Datatek
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And when the L322 is off the road?
errmm....err....lets not worry about that just yet!!
No, this is something we need to consider yes!
SpanishTony
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Datatek
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In an L322? You jestHave a little faith
plumbfisher
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Keep the P38!
martynv8
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Keep the P38!
+1
+ isofix has never been a problem for me with the P38. I just got the family fix base for easy switching between cars.
Druim
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errmm....err....lets not worry about that just yet!!
No, this is something we need to consider yes!
Isofix in the Fiat:lol::lol::lol:
There is indeed isofix mounts in the back of the Fiat 500.....
It is actually said that isofix can do more harm than good....
Isofix is a solid fixing and the belt has some give....research states that in the event of collision, more force is transmitted to the car seat using isofix, as the belt will give and stretch and slow the impact time down resulting in less force transmission!!
The problem lies (and why isofix is recommended over belts) is that you can't really go wrong placing and securing the baby seat with isofix, its click and go!! Whereas research also suggests that almost a 1/3rd of belt secured seats are installed incorrectly....
Isofix - you were lucky (prompts 4 Yorkshiremen sketch)
When I were a lad we didn't even have seatbelts, I once went from Staffordshire to Scotland standing in the front footwell of my Dad's Rover 90 with my nose pressed against the windscreen (true)
And you tell young people that today - they won't believe you . . .
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Datatek
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I can top that, drove right across France and Germany with little lad in a carry cot on the back seat or standing between the front seats of my Morris 1300 and a year later drove back.
StuckAgainSteve
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Isofix? Us four boys would race to get into the back of my old man's Comma van first - why? The first two would get the relative comfort of the wheel arches to sit on - the next two would get to sit on one of the (many) toolboxes - as my old man was a plant engineer the tools were huge and heavy - spanners the size of your arm - if he turned the van over there would be four minced kids left when the doors were opened! Considering he had a habit of nodding off on the motorway (Mum would prod him to wake him up) I'm surprised we're still alive! Them were the days eh?... :lol:
West Slope Rover
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My RRC is stuffed to the gills with my tools and its tools, so I've worried about that myself.
brianp38dse
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Comma van, father had two of those yellow ex gpo first van i ever drove, before that morris minor van parents in the front 4 kids in back sitting on the plumbing tools, oh the fun
now ive got 2 kids and cant go out as a family in my van as its only got room for 3
now ive got 2 kids and cant go out as a family in my van as its only got room for 3
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StuckAgainSteve
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Comma van, father had two of those yellow ex gpo first van i ever drove, before that morris minor van parents in the front 4 kids in back sitting on the plumbing tools, oh the fun
now ive got 2 kids and cant go out as a family in my van as its only got room for 3
My old man's was a yellow ex GPO one too - but resprayed blue - on the outside only!
tomcat59alan
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my mate (now deceased) used to buy ex GPO vans by the shed load. You got the colour of the van you wanted depending what was in the spray gun.
brianp38dse
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For the money the old gpo commers were great, the roof rack was amazingly heavy duty, and the old man still has the alloy racking in use in the shed, the three foot long starting handle was great never a problem on a cold morning.
