Bye bye 6 series - Ideas for baby friendly car

LordVader · 2 Oct 2019 at 14:37

Well only a couple months till first kid and decided my 6 series coupe needs to go for something abit more practical.....can't Imagen you can even get a baby seat in back of a F13?!

After a couple calls to BMW they have offered me a semi decent cash price so now got around 26k to splash on something but kinda struggling.

Any suggestions, obviously SUV style car comes to mind.

chroniclard · 2 Oct 2019 at 14:39

Babies are huge, have you considered a Humvee?

Literally any car with 4/5 doors and a decent sized boot is fine.

LiE · 2 Oct 2019 at 14:48

Up the budget a little and go for an Audi S4 Avant. Thank me later, cracking car.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...&sort=relevance&transmission=Automatic&page=1

LordVader · 2 Oct 2019 at 14:55

LiE said:
Up the budget a little and go for an Audi S4 Avant. Thank me later, cracking car.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201909282723901?make=AUDI&radius=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&year-from=2016&price-to=30000&postcode=mk22lq&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&model=S4 AVANT&sort=relevance&transmission=Automatic&page=1

That is a nice looking motor! Not sure I dare spend that much money on something private though hence why I'm not going to even try and sell mine privately.

The spec of mine is
2017 6 series 640D
M Sport Plus package
Variable Damper Control (VDC)
Comfort Access
High-beam Assistant
Surround-view
Adaptive LED Headlights with Matrix function

So a great great car. Brought it without even a thought about kids and now the reality has set in 2 doors just isn't going to work

LiE · 2 Oct 2019 at 15:03

LordVader said:
That is a nice looking motor! Not sure I dare spend that much money on something private though hence why I'm not going to even try and sell mine privately.

This particular example has Audi warranty until May 2020 so no risks there. You can also then take the extended insured warranty if you wanted to when that ends.

SDK^ · 2 Oct 2019 at 15:03

Are you 'buying' or saying 'goodbye'.... buy or bye?

:: EDIT :: Someone changed the title for you

Ryan-3 · 2 Oct 2019 at 15:16

Equivalent 5 series?

Dis86 · 2 Oct 2019 at 16:13

Lol what? The boot and back of a 6 series is massive.

LiE · 2 Oct 2019 at 16:23

Dis86 said:
Lol what? The boot and back of a 6 series is massive.

I did think this, but it's still a coupe and with a baby that is a massive pain.

Yaayuh! · 2 Oct 2019 at 16:33

Ryan-3 said:
Equivalent 5 series?

Exactly what I was thinking.

AiiR · 2 Oct 2019 at 16:34

MeAnBoY · 2 Oct 2019 at 16:53

How about the grand coupe if 4 doors solved your problems?

Will child seat fit? Worth checking.

LordVader · 2 Oct 2019 at 16:58

Dis86 said:
Lol what? The boot and back of a 6 series is massive.

Yes the boot is massive and adults can sit in the back reasonably ok. Getting a baby seat in the back even though it's got isofix points would be a massive pain.

Hotwired · 2 Oct 2019 at 17:08

MeAnBoY said:
How about the grand coupe if 4 doors solved your problems? Will child seat fit? Worth checking.

4 door coupe... do they not care what they stick the word on?

Dis86 · 2 Oct 2019 at 17:20

LordVader said:
Yes the boot is massive and adults can sit in the back reasonably ok. Getting a baby seat in the back even though it's got isofix points would be a massive pain.

Baby seat in the front. Job jobbed!

Mysterae_ · 2 Oct 2019 at 17:36

I had the same issue with my 640d F13 when our lad was born. He's almost 4 years old and I've still got the 640d! You can do it with a front facing child seat. He sits high up and can see out of the window and prefers facing front as opposed to rear facing in the other half's car.

Don't get rid of the 6 series, get a Grand Coupe version if you really have to.....

Bug One · 2 Oct 2019 at 17:48

Sorry, are you thinking a 6 series is too small to hold a pram / car seat?

Most people manage perfectly fine with something the size of a Corsa.

mjt · 2 Oct 2019 at 18:02

What's your budget? I'd be looking at a 5 Touring, A6 Avant or E Class equivalent.

I don't have time for the whole "OMG BABIES ARE TINY Y U NEED HUMVEE" ********. If you want to have a small, impractical car, good for you! I don't, and neither does anyone else.

Bug One · 2 Oct 2019 at 18:20

Could you just swap yours for the 4 door version.

Journey · 2 Oct 2019 at 18:52

Baby friendly car? One that doesn't chuck out shed loads of CO2 and doesn't destroy the environment.