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I have this awful picture in my mind of a car seat, attached to the center rail, so you can pull him up front to feed him donuts. :lol:

Jim

 

Add a muzzle and we will be all set. Maybe also trim it in carbon fiber and put JCW on it. Now that will sell!

 

Amen to that! I was the same way and the olden days for me were not that long ago

 

Amen, brutha, amen! Didn't take many "pull to the side of the road"s and my kids understood exactly the behavioral expectations, and the consequences. As I had, at their age, in the 1963 BelAir (283, clutch, and mom could chirp 'em into 2nd if she really wanted!).

And no, speaking directly of the elephant on the table, in no way was any of this even close to "abuse" in any form of the word.

 

Jim, it doesn't matter...no one uses a dictionary anymore, spell and grammar check does that for you....and no one can make change anymore either :mad2:

 

Yeah, my ear still hurts when I see a crushed flower...

 

Congrats on the pending new addition to your family.

All I have to say is there must be something in those donuts at Tim's..... :smilewinkgrin:

 

Kinda depends on your flexibility (as in "can you get the child in the back without hurting yourself?), whether you've got long drives to see grandma and grandpa or other folks, whether you've got another vehicle at your disposal, and how needy you're going to be with the little one - will you be bringing playpens and highchairs and the latest in high-tech strollery? Or can you survive on the shell of a single organic peanut, an infant carrier hand-spun from tree bark, and your birkenstocks?

Anything is possible, heck I've taken vacation for a week with 4 fairly grown people in the Mini (with a trunk rack or trailer), but then again, I'm kinda crazy that way.

In short, it can certainly be done if you can fit your life in it, and deal with a little bending.

 

The Countryman might be more what you are looking for.

Jim

 

My child (Crashton) usually drives his own MINI:biggrin5:

 

:lol:

 

I am quite happy with our conversion to the Clubman. Is it as practical as an Accord or Camry or whatever...no but it is a heck of a lot more fun!!

 

Robb and I have an '09 MC and an '08 Clubman AND a 5 month old. We planned ahead when we bought the Clubman for the future of having children to haul around since at the time we had an '06 MC. I have to admit it is a lot easier to get our little girl in and out of the Clubman than it is the Cooper, but it is completely do-able in both cars, and through the doors not the boot! There was no way we were going to give up our MINIs so we did a lot of research on what fits in a MINI and what doesn't for car seats and gear. PM me if you want to know what we went with. We can easily haul Anna, a large diaper bag, her stroller, a play mat, a bumbo etc etc with the seat down. We also have a roof rack with a basket for when we go camping and take our German Shepherd and Boxer with us (who do fit with Anna in the Clubman) In conclusion: no need to get rid of the MINI just adjust to gear that fits!

 

Oh and CONGRATS!!!

 

Congrats! I can't speak for having a newborn in the MINI, but I can say that I think it would have been a lot easier to get a toddler out of a Clubman.

 

Thanks Dad! :biggrin5:

 

Congrats!

The Clubman worked great for our 2 kids until a few months ago when their current ages led to fighting when in close proximity and driving their mother crazy. She traded it for the suburban. I think it would definitely be great for 1 kid.

 

Hummmm, maybe there is a market for a "MINI Straight Jacket". :lol:

Jim

 

Now THAT is funny, on so many levels...