Baby Seats and New Camaros...

[markbolt]

Originally Posted by Mike24

Im looking for advice. My wife and I are expecting our first child in late Aug. I was hoping to add a New Car about that time (hopefully a Camaro). She has an 08 avalanche which she loves I have a single cab work truck. <--- bad for babies. When shes at work I would need a Car I could put the baby in. My truck isnt an option for her its a company truck.

So I guess what Im asking is how child seat friendly is the Camaros back seat in they event Id need to put the little one back there??? Has anyone done it? Good? Bad? Impossible?


Thanks Mike

The back seat is worthless other than helping keep insurance down. Since it is still considered a four seater.

[2ndgenz28]

Wow never thought of that one, anyone got booster seat laws?

We just got a new one, kinds up to 11 I think or under 4'11" have to use a booster.

[ScottZ28]

Originally Posted by markbolt

The back seat is worthless other than helping keep insurance down. Since it is still considered a four seater.

What are you talking about? How is it worthless? Back seat is fine for the baby seat as all of the previous posters have said and young children fit just fine. Even adults can fit back there for short trips. In addition, it can be used to store things that don't fit in the trunk. Try and do these things in a two seater.

[Cacadeech]

Originally Posted by Indpowr

I know we are working on a seat bottom in custom leather.

Very interested. I have one in a booster, and the other will be in one in about a year or so. The baby seat and booster in the backseat are kind of unsightly when the kids aren't in them. I'm sure yours would look much better.

[markbolt]

Originally Posted by ScottZ28

What are you talking about? How is it worthless? Back seat is fine for the baby seat as all of the previous posters have said and young children fit just fine. Even adults can fit back there for short trips. In addition, it can be used to store things that don't fit in the trunk. Try and do these things in a two seater.

As I stated it is useless to me, if it doesn't fit in the trunk the I don't need to be hauling it. I"m only talking about me no one else. You might be able to fit a kid back there. I would not know. I've never had kids.

[ScottZ28]

Originally Posted by markbolt

As I stated it is useless to me, if it doesn't fit in the trunk the I don't need to be hauling it. I"m only talking about me no one else. You might be able to fit a kid back there. I would not know. I've never had kids.

You did not state that it is useless to you, that's why I made the comment.

[TXCammy]

Originally Posted by Mike24

Im looking for advice. My wife and I are expecting our first child in late Aug. I was hoping to add a New Car about that time (hopefully a Camaro). She has an 08 avalanche which she loves I have a single cab work truck. <--- bad for babies. When shes at work I would need a Car I could put the baby in. My truck isnt an option for her its a company truck.

So I guess what Im asking is how child seat friendly is the Camaros back seat in they event Id need to put the little one back there??? Has anyone done it? Good? Bad? Impossible?


Thanks Mike

The biggest problem I see with this is taking the infant seat/carrier in and out. Not alot of clearance between backseat and frontseat to remove the carrier part of the infant seat. However, I wouldn't let that stop me from buying one.

[Avalnch]

Don't forget to put down a folded towel under the car seat or it might scatch up your upholstery. That's what I do in my Avalanche. If the child seat uses belts, just make sure you cinch it down tight with the towel underneath. For forward facing seats, I make sure the towel hangs down lower than the seat bottom so their feet don't scuff. The red in the pic represents a towel.

[Krozzbow]

I can wait to show my wife this thread. She’s been batching me from the first day I ordered my Camaro. Yap, yap, yap about how I’m the only knuckle head to buy a sports car before my baby son’s arrival and how ridiculous it looks on the Camaro.

[HIGHOCTANE]

Originally Posted by Indy2010

It's pretty much the same for me, but I do have to move my seat up a little for my two year old to keep his feet off of the back of the seat.

My 6 year old rides on the back behind the passenger seat all the time...she knows better than to purposefully put her feet on the seats,but stuff happens.
I got a cheapy seat back protector at Autozone for like $3...just a piece of clear viynl with a cutout at top that goes around the headrest posts and 2 elastic straps on the bottom. When it is installed you can't really even see it from anywhere but the back seat and it saves the back of the seats from scuffs.

They make several different kinds...

[cbaez]

Just ordered my Camaro. I have a 4yo,2yo, and 9month. My husband asked me if all three kids seats will fit. I told him that there was a trunk for him.