Pram won't fit in boot :(

Mrs Dot · Sep 13th, 2009, 16:52 PM

I drive a Kia Picanto and dh has an astra. I love my little car but it has very limited bootspace (I'm talking 4 carrier bags of shopping and that's it!) and had thought of getting a new one but am still paying off the finance on it, so if I get a new one on finance they'll add what I owe onto the monthy payments of whatever the new one would be. So this weekend me and dh have decided that I will have his car whilst on mat leave as the astra would only be sat on the car park at his work, and he takes my car to work instead. Then when I go back to work full time, I can then afford to get a new car when I'm back on full pay again.

What I was wondering though, is could I put the car seat in the front of mine if I turn the airbag off on the passenger side, and put the folded pram on the backseat with the seatbelt round it to keep it in place and stop it flying forward if I had to stop suddenly?

Lil C · Sep 13th, 2009, 17:16 PM

Aw we hired a picanto when we were in Spain and had to put the sears down to get our shopping in, they're soo cute! But I have an old shape astra and I love it so I'm not much help! Sorry x

DizzyMoo · Sep 13th, 2009, 18:10 PM

I didn't know you could turn airbags off in cars, I was gonna say the baby would be allowed in his/her carseat in the front providing an air bag isn't fitted so with regards to turning it off i didn't know that was possible.

This link tells you exactly what is & isn't allowed hun x
http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/law/index.htm#under3

purpledahlia · Sep 13th, 2009, 18:31 PM

Why would you not put the chassis for the pram in the boot? The wheels will get dirty surely you wouldnt want that strapped on your backseat? if its in the boot it will lie flat and if you stop suddenly then it cant get far as theres the backseat in the way. The carseat should be ok in the front provided the airbag is off. But Its not as safe as the backseat if someone drives into you head first. If its to be looking at the baby you can buy little mirrors a bit like rearview ones that clip on so you can look in your mirror and see baby.

_Vicky_ · Sep 14th, 2009, 03:22 AM

I can turn the airbags off if mine so would think that would be fine. I am having mine on the backseat though - just because there is two of them I guess lol.

dougie · Sep 14th, 2009, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by purpledahlia

Why would you not put the chassis for the pram in the boot? The wheels will get dirty surely you wouldnt want that strapped on your backseat? if its in the boot it will lie flat and if you stop suddenly then it cant get far as theres the backseat in the way. The carseat should be ok in the front provided the airbag is off. But Its not as safe as the backseat if someone drives into you head first. If its to be looking at the baby you can buy little mirrors a bit like rearview ones that clip on so you can look in your mirror and see baby.

i think the point was that it wouldn't fit in the boot :/

new mummy h · Sep 14th, 2009, 04:51 AM

werehaving the same problem - we have a 3 dr clio - so i donteven think im going to get the baby in the back haha!!

we're off to look at another car in the next few weeks and hopefully have one sorted before the baby comes

we'd love an Audi A3 but i think its a bit expensive for us!!xx

Cupcakeangel · Sep 14th, 2009, 05:38 AM

I just changed my car for the same reason - I was driving a lovely wee mitsubishi colt but with a second on the way I knew the pram wouldn't fit in the tiny boot and I would need two car seats so couldn't tip the seats forward to make room. Do the rear seats split in your picanto? Maybe you could get the pram in that way? I've changed up to a 5 door astra as, even if I'd turned the airbag off on the front seat of the colt to put a baby seat in there, there just wouldn't be any space for shopping etc.

loopy_lou · Sep 14th, 2009, 06:17 AM

Can you put your back seats down? That would make your boot bigger?

"KIA made a big thing about interior space, leg and headroom. With the rear seats up, luggage capacity is a poor 157 litres, but fold the rear seats down and you get a flat floored compartment capable of taking 882 litres if you load it to the ceiling" You can leave this permantly down and you would have plenty of room for shopping and the pram.

I have the same problem and my back seats down fold down i bought my car a year ago and i have been looking for a pram i can fit into the boot when i have the roof down and i think i have found one but i would have to but the baby in the front seat with the front air bag off.

>not my car just a good photo my car is red

MUMOF5 · Sep 14th, 2009, 06:28 AM

I want baby in the front with me too but we cant turn our airbags off

. I think baby in front seat with pram in back is a good idea

, maybe get a plastic cover for your back seats though incase the wheels are wet/dirty?? xx

Sep 13th, 2009, 16:52 PM	#1
Mrs Dot Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North West England Posts: 2,067	Pram won't fit in boot :( I drive a Kia Picanto and dh has an astra. I love my little car but it has very limited bootspace (I'm talking 4 carrier bags of shopping and that's it!) and had thought of getting a new one but am still paying off the finance on it, so if I get a new one on finance they'll add what I owe onto the monthy payments of whatever the new one would be. So this weekend me and dh have decided that I will have his car whilst on mat leave as the astra would only be sat on the car park at his work, and he takes my car to work instead. Then when I go back to work full time, I can then afford to get a new car when I'm back on full pay again. What I was wondering though, is could I put the car seat in the front of mine if I turn the airbag off on the passenger side, and put the folded pram on the backseat with the seatbelt round it to keep it in place and stop it flying forward if I had to stop suddenly?

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Sep 13th, 2009, 17:16 PM	#2
Lil C Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 723	Aw we hired a picanto when we were in Spain and had to put the sears down to get our shopping in, they're soo cute! But I have an old shape astra and I love it so I'm not much help! Sorry x

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Sep 13th, 2009, 18:10 PM	#3
DizzyMoo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,902	I didn't know you could turn airbags off in cars, I was gonna say the baby would be allowed in his/her carseat in the front providing an air bag isn't fitted so with regards to turning it off i didn't know that was possible. This link tells you exactly what is & isn't allowed hun x http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/law/index.htm#under3

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Sep 13th, 2009, 18:31 PM	#4
purpledahlia Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14,871	Why would you not put the chassis for the pram in the boot? The wheels will get dirty surely you wouldnt want that strapped on your backseat? if its in the boot it will lie flat and if you stop suddenly then it cant get far as theres the backseat in the way. The carseat should be ok in the front provided the airbag is off. But Its not as safe as the backseat if someone drives into you head first. If its to be looking at the baby you can buy little mirrors a bit like rearview ones that clip on so you can look in your mirror and see baby.

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Sep 14th, 2009, 03:22 AM	#5
_Vicky_ Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Derbyshire - UK Posts: 5,928	I can turn the airbags off if mine so would think that would be fine. I am having mine on the backseat though - just because there is two of them I guess lol.

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Sep 14th, 2009, 04:51 AM	#7
new mummy h Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,521	werehaving the same problem - we have a 3 dr clio - so i donteven think im going to get the baby in the back haha!! we're off to look at another car in the next few weeks and hopefully have one sorted before the baby comes we'd love an Audi A3 but i think its a bit expensive for us!!xx

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Sep 14th, 2009, 05:38 AM	#8
Cupcakeangel Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 178	I just changed my car for the same reason - I was driving a lovely wee mitsubishi colt but with a second on the way I knew the pram wouldn't fit in the tiny boot and I would need two car seats so couldn't tip the seats forward to make room. Do the rear seats split in your picanto? Maybe you could get the pram in that way? I've changed up to a 5 door astra as, even if I'd turned the airbag off on the front seat of the colt to put a baby seat in there, there just wouldn't be any space for shopping etc.

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Sep 14th, 2009, 06:17 AM	#9
loopy_lou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 2,656	Can you put your back seats down? That would make your boot bigger? "KIA made a big thing about interior space, leg and headroom. With the rear seats up, luggage capacity is a poor 157 litres, but fold the rear seats down and you get a flat floored compartment capable of taking 882 litres if you load it to the ceiling" You can leave this permantly down and you would have plenty of room for shopping and the pram. I have the same problem and my back seats down fold down i bought my car a year ago and i have been looking for a pram i can fit into the boot when i have the roof down and i think i have found one but i would have to but the baby in the front seat with the front air bag off. >not my car just a good photo my car is red

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Sep 14th, 2009, 06:28 AM	#10
MUMOF5 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 3,605	I want baby in the front with me too but we cant turn our airbags off . I think baby in front seat with pram in back is a good idea , maybe get a plastic cover for your back seats though incase the wheels are wet/dirty?? xx

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