No More Boxsters ?

[Pilot2519j]

An Obamobile runs on hot air which the government gives at no charge!

[Sammy]

Buy a "Smart" car... and then run it over with the Hummer you bought as the baby-mobile...

Or is this too much money???

[nola911]

Nick.. I did the same thing 1 year ago. When I had the baby girl I sold my boxster. I bought the 996 thinking it could do everything I needed it to do. That was a mistake. A huge one.

Though fun, the 996 is not a family car. It does not do baby seats well. I sold mine, bought a proper 3 row suv.

My dad has the clk500... It really is a great and comfy car. it has tons more room than the 911 and is much more practical. It has a trunk that can do strollers, back seats that do forward and rear facing seats and is a much better (smoother) driver.I was about to buy the clk55 just last week to fill the "toy void" but bought something else instead.

My vote is for the CLK..

EDIT: I want to add that I totaled an eclass last year and you would be amazed at how little damage was done to the car. In an 8 car pileup, the merc took it extremely well.. front and rear had trucks on top. I had 0 damage, and not as much as a sore neck. Heavy=safe when it comes to your child.

[NickCats]

Max,

Thank you SO much ! I was really hoping you would chime in. Of course the 911 is my first choice, but my concerns are exactly what you addressed in your post.

Nick

[Kirk]

I don't consider the backseat in a 911 to be useful, for even children. How about the 968? Didn't they have a reasonable back seat and are still relatively modern?

I think the CLK and any of the BMW's (including the M3) are just boring looking. I'd personally want a two door 2+2 with RWD or AWD. Preferably European and sexy looking (rules out Benz). This is what I've been shopping for and I pretty much have it narrowed down to the G35/G37 (great back seat even for an adult, although not European), Porsche 968, or the Maserati Coupe GT ($30K used with low miles).

Kirk

[mdex]

Originally Posted by Kirk

I don't consider the backseat in a 911 to be useful, for even children. How about the 968? Didn't they have a reasonable back seat and are still relatively modern?
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Kirk

I grew up in the back of a 911... it did get a little tight as I got older, but I never minded since I was in the back of the Porsche!

[Mike_Yi]

'10 Camaro SS