R33 And Babycapsules

[Kas]

I have an r33 gts skyline n i love my car,,,,awe. However, my sister has a 10month old boy and her boyfriend spits his lid if we even suggest putting the babyseat in my car as it only has two doors <thats his only objection>. The car has a center anchor point and the baby seat fits fine facing the rear, but if it faces front u have to chock the bottom around the center hump of the seat but the actual baby seat is tight and secure. The fathers only objection seems to be that the car is two door, which i get, but its not like its a suzuki swift, it might only have two doors but its still basically a full sized vehicle <even if the boot might belong to a car half its size!> I cant find any official safety ratings either good or bad and was wondering if anyone had any opinions or tips?

[stomper]

Move the centre anchor point to the right or left, behind the seats - unfortunately the mount is through the speaker grill.

I have had my daughter in the car for the last 18 months - and there has never been an issue securing her chair and now booster.

Either her fathers just a skyline hater - so it never really matters what you do or how safe the car is, or he has some other issue that is causing his brain fart. I have never had an issue with access to get her in or out, although i am happy to bend his knees - (the dudes not a pirate is he??)

Tell him to drink some milk and stop being such a cat!!

[mad082]

yeah the issue of it being a 2 door is a major soft cock excuse. ask him if he thinks a 4 door barina is more safe than a 2 door skyline? if he says yes then tell him to grow a brain. a 2 door skyline is pretty much just as safe as a 4 door skyline. that said, as far as actual safety ratings go, there would be plenty of cars out there with higher safety ratings as i don't think they are that high on the safety ratings (not that bad, but not that good either).

[Kas]

THANX, that was very hillarious! LMFAO. Hilarious and probably wont help me anyway, his mind be made up. He's a Holden man, say no more However if i do ever have myself a wee one, im more than prepared to fold myself into a pretzel to get the lil bug in the back, n in the even of an accident <God Forbid!> ill just have to fish said infant out thru the window,

[nickcorr]

Had my daughters capsule in the back of my old GTS-t several times, with no problems at all, but it was easier to use the side mounts rather that the central one for the teather. I did have a 4 door, but that really is not the point here...

Actually, a 2 door car is stronger than the 4 door version of the same vehicle. You have all the structural metal near the rear seats, which in a 4 door, is the rear door...

The other point is that you are actually less likely to have the accident in the first place.. By owning a Skyline, you show that you actually enjoy cars, and therefore look after it better than most, get it serviced and make sure that the tyres are safe. You also have brakes and a chassis of much higher quality than certainly the Holden equivalent..

You enjoy the car, and spending time with you Sis and Nephew.. As for the pretend Brother in Law, leave him to play with his Daewoos... after all, that is what most Holdens are..

[mad082]

unfortunately brakes and chassis don't help once you have the accident, and the later model commodores and falcons (from mid 90's onwards, and especially from around 200 onwards) are pretty safe as far as occupant safety goes in a crash. the reasonably new stuff would be much safer than an old skyline.

also just because you own a skyline doesn't mean you look after it better than someone who owns a commodore. just because you don't see heaps of bogans driving around on spinners in a skyline doesn't mean it doesn't happen. also i think you will find that a lot of skyline (and other import owners) get booked for driving around with bald tyres, etc. you've got to expect to see more accidents on the news involving commodores and falcons than skylines for the simple fact that they would out number skylines by at least 100 to 1.

[FrangaR33]

unfortunately brakes and chassis don't help once you have the accident, and the later model commodores and falcons (from mid 90's onwards, and especially from around 200 onwards) are pretty safe as far as occupant safety goes in a crash. the reasonably new stuff would be much safer than an old skyline.

also just because you own a skyline doesn't mean you look after it better than someone who owns a commodore. just because you don't see heaps of bogans driving around on spinners in a skyline doesn't mean it doesn't happen. also i think you will find that a lot of skyline (and other import owners) get booked for driving around with bald tyres, etc. you've got to expect to see more accidents on the news involving commodores and falcons than skylines for the simple fact that they would out number skylines by at least 100 to 1.

+ 1

Times have changed Skylines are no longer only driven by the privledged and are well maintained, i'd say per capita Skylines are much worse maintained than Commodores and Falcons. Simply put there driven by families who want to keep the kiddies safe, so are therefore better maintained.There are a million shitter VN's on the road but for every thousand Commodores much less would be in crap condition compared to a thousand skylines. I love the Skyline I will defend it to the hilt but lets face it they're mostly driven by f**kwits trying to show off, not by the type of fine enthusiasts you will find on SAU, especially with the price of the 33's and even now the 34's getting so damn cheap.