Reply With QuoteYes - I carry my kids there.
Dub Crazy
What is the fascination with side rear airbags? Do you carry rear passengers that often? If you do, what is the risk of having a crash?
We all want our passengers to be safe but given the possibility of a side impact crash is "very unlikely" I'm not sure that it would be a "must have" for me.
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I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
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Yes - I carry my kids there.
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Dub Crazy
What? like every trip?Originally Posted by DionM
I carry my kids in my car too but it would only make up 10% of my total mileage. Take into account the number of accidents I've been involved in in the last 20 years (zero) & the total number of accidents from the side in 35 years of driving (zero). Add in several defensive driving courses to combat the growing number of people running red lights & stop signs & the risk is negligable.
I guess I'm just a bad parent...
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic
I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
Volkswagen Fan
Not sure of your angle with your statements Brad. It's personal preference, simple as that. I replied to your question, and now you've taken this thread in some random direction about parenting.
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Dub Crazy
Fair enough. I work in risk/whs so tend to pull things down into acceptable / non-acceptable risk. Bad habit.
It's a forum, threads sometimes take a random direction. OTOH, you've had your question answered on Skodas, so you may as well lock the thread.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic
I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
Volkswagen Fanatic
Buy a late model Statesman if you want leg room. It is the same as the Superb in my experience of owning both. The rear airbags may be an issue as I am not sure if the Statesman has them.
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The only issue I have with the Statesman is the sheer size - they are a bit big.
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Surprisingly they are just about the same length as a Superb but they are a bit wider.
Volkswagen Fan
Yep, that's the tricky bit with parking. They also seem to age badly for some reason?
Ironically I went and tried an A8. No go.
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Dubber
at your height I wouldn't bother looking at an Octavia. I'm 1.9m and if have the seat back nearly all the way then the seatbelt is about 3cm-4cm off the front of my shoulder because the pillar is too far forward.
Superb is a brilliant car and perfect for the bigger fellas, especially in the back, it has ridiculous amounts of leg room.
I'd steer clear of a Statesman as well, the fuel bill alone would scare most off but wait till you have to replace a tyre as they are about $500 a corner
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