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I'm going to be needing a bigger car soon as my wife and I have a third baby coming and I'm trying to decide if there may be some good deals about as a result of the lockdown and economic slowdown. Crystal ball gazing, as no one knows how long this will be restricting normal life but what do people think? Maybe some good deals on new in the next few months but drying up as production stops? Maybe some good deals on 2-3 year old cars coming to the end of PCP deals over the next 3 to 12 months? If things go on longer then maybe a continued ability to squeeze a deal/dealers working harder, but with less stock once factory closures impact the stunning deals dry up? ( If there are any stunning deals that is). Probably looking at a pug 5008 or if I saw something truly amazing deal wise, an Audi Q7 or land rover Discovery..... Welcome to my world of 7 seater blandness and desperately seeking to avoid an s-max/MPV.

Sorry, I meant oil temp, I was (am) guessing with no water cooling the turbo the oil temp might be somewhat higher.

did you notice any change in engine temperature with the check valve closed? I've a 2014 tsi vrs which slowly slowly, year on year the normal engine running temp has been climbing. It was ~102/103C oil temp when new and now its usually ~108C. I wonder if my check valve is getting more and more sticky? I also thought the cabin wasn't as warm as it should be a couple of times recently, not completely cold, but didn't comfy until I dialed in a temp a degree or more warmer than normal....I put it down to just getting old! Now I'm thinking it might be worth changing the check valve. what is the cost of the part please?

Oh and yes Alex, I agree. We intended to keep #1 and #2 rear facing while they had leg room, I thought about 2, but they both became vomitersa at16-18 months and were instantly improved by turning to face forwards. If the forward view from the back of the vrs wasn't so bad I suspect that would have ended all vomiting.

There's definitely going to be compromises made on safety... But with 3 I'll have scope for some acceptable loss, right? 😂 Seriously though, since we don't actually do many miles a year, and even less as a whole family..... And I suspect that will definitely be the case initially when #3 arrives, wife and I are content to use older style seats that may have less protection, so long as legal. Scot, yes but there's another bit I think about traveling in the front if there is space for a car seat. I did check the other day and although I could read a bit in two ways, I determined no car seat wasn't legal for planned journeys.

I get what you're saying Alex and I agree. #1 is currently in a maxi Cosi rodi high backed booster, a really old one we scrounged up from my brother and SIL when my nephew grew out of it. It is definitely easy to reach over/climb over to get to the middle and strap someone in there. However I was surprised to find it's wider than the Joie ianchor thing. I'm definitely hoping to do as you say though and that George seat would be good, I'd (wrongly) assumed any group 1/2/3 seats would be bulkier so thanks for that find! MIL works in Asda too so might be able to save a chunk, not that they are costly. Wife also has an i10, so current Joie and maxi Cosi in the rear of that for 1 and 2, 3 in the front with strapped in gemm (or clipped in the base in the back, #1 in the front). Then in the Octy hopefully 2 of those from George either side of the gemm in the middle.... And when#3 outgrows the gemm it's...hmmm....if they are small it could be late enough to go forward facing and into another George but there's probably going to be 3-6 months where they will need to face backwards (15 months I think is allowed to face forward, need to check).....so hopefully I can squeeze 2 George beside the based up ianchor to one side.... Or I'll need another seat for a while. I'm going to have to get the current seats out, and a tape measure, and see how far off things are. Already checked the wheel arch bulge to wheel arch bulge as 118 cm, and arm rest to arm rest as 128cm, so it really comes down to shape and where the wide bits are.

Yes I'm not wedded to using the iso fix bases and using the belts to secure gives a bit of sideways wiggle room to help everything fit. The youngest will be in the carrycot type seat (Joie gemm) and probably strapped directly in rather than on the iso base, if he/she is in the front that is the only option. #2 in the group 1 seat however does need the base as although the base can be strapped in the group 1 seat must attach to the base, but that likely isn't really an issue as the seat is the wide bit. I think things may fit, but it might be a real faff to get the kids in and belted up, but if we can live with it for a year then once #2 moves to the group 2/3 seat it should get easier....I hope.

will do.

cheers. Now I know a width dimension is not everything, shape is, but those are quoted as 42cm wide (and 38 deep...think its that way around). I've just found a simple halfords seat at 41cm..and at 27 quid its cheap enough to risk trying https://www.halfords.com/kids-zone/car-seats/child-car-seats/halfords-essentials-high-back-booster-seat I may be off to halfords in Brixton to see if I can convince the shop assistant to let me try 2. Wife in the boot for about 14 months until #2 reaches 4 yo and then 2 of those would seem viable. I'll let her out to pee and feed her of course

this one?

🤣 I would, but the wife would kill me! ah, someone else mentioned the volvo seats, cheers, I'll take a look.

yeah I know....someone will suggest a multimac but most will suggest a kodiak or a n other 7 seater, but...well ...someone must have done it! I've had the wife in the back seat between 2 large isofix group 1 car seats for a fairly long journey and she is willing to do that so littl'un #3 can go in the front but I'm interested to know if people have got 3 kids in the back and how. when #3 arrives in the summer #1 will be almost 5 and #2 almost 3, so currently in a highback booster seat and an isofix group 1 seat, but it would only be 8 months or so before #2 would be 3.5 and can also go in a high backed booster. From a read of the regs it seems legal to use simple boosters without a back too, less safe but legal and an option perhaps for the eldest if it means squeezing in next to #1 in the isofix group 1 and #12 in a high back booster is possible. Oh and the group 1 seats we have, Joie ianchor, can fix in with the sat belts instead of the isofix, so shuffling it over half and inch or so is probably possible. So, any way to do it? Oh and currently we are a very low mileage car using family, hence why we are thinking we are prepared to put up with a bit of faff and less comfort instead of the expense of a car swap, that may change of course.

Has anybody tried or heard of this? its popped up on my facebook a fewtimes. I know ceramic coatings are the dogs danglies but expect them to be costly, and need meticulous application technique and the best/effective ones have lmited supply to agents. So £16 a bottle? A large car may need 2 bottles from comments on the facebook ad, but still Its tempting https://9hnano.co/product/9h-super-ceramic-car-coating-w2-gbp?fbclid=IwAR3fxMMq2A5gSDR4HVnk9RrUyD0JlqwVEXTHcpjbivucjtXhMglmEcbL4jo I do have lots of autoglym egp, lots of pourboys wax, and litres of bsd...so i really really don't need it. So i'm hoping you'll tell me it isn't that great....sort of!

a link? no. it wouldn't work anyway, this topic is 2 and a half years old. Have a search on Tyre leader and a few of the other wheel and tyre websites and you'll find the right size rims fairly cheaply....£55-£60 upwards. Or these days you may find a scuffed gemini on ebay for not much more which you may prefer.

I don't use wheel cleaner, even muc-off can be nasty to some stuff. the rims have a ceramic sealant and this gets topped up with a squirt of sonax bsd from time to time. usual monthly wash when I do the car is just with the car shampoo, and old wash mitt and the brushes to get to the back of the rims and the caliper. the wheels get a clean, and de-iron when swapped (summer/winter) but are never heavily soiled. when swapping the backs will get a squirt/wipe with sonax too so dirt really does n't stick. No need for aggressive wheel cleaners if the wheels are kept clean regularly.