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Re: 1994 F-150 Extended Cab Child Seat Safety
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:35:22 GMT, "M White" <mike@avauntltd.com>
wrote:
>Hi,
> Does anyone have experience using a child car seat in the back bench seat
>of an F-150 extended cab (particularly a '94). Mind you, not crew cab. I
>don't have the full seating to work with. Is it safe? Is it unsafe? Is it a
>really bad idea to try it? I am completely new at this (first baby on
>his/her way), so please be honest. I'm not keen on trying to sell the truck
>to get another vehicle, so if I can deem it safe that'd be great. But I
>don't want to kill the kid because it's too inconvenient for me to sell the
>truck.
Newborns get strapped in backwards and will stay that way for several
months. Not sure where you are, but the local Highway Patrol here
will have info on properly securing your little ones in your vehicle.
I was in the same boat 12 years ago and ended up selling my pickup and
buying a 4Runner. That was plently big enough until kid number 2 came
along, then I bought a Suburban.. (Biggest piece of crap I've ever
owned)
> Next question... does Ford make a mini-van with rear-wheel drive like
>Chevy Astro? What other rear-wheel drive mini-vans are out there? I prefer
>domestic vehicles (Big Three in Detroit), even if they're made to last just
>long enough to leave the dealership, which seems to be the case anymore.
Not that I'm aware of.. I think all the mini vans these days are
front wheel drive to create more room in the passenger compartment. I
think of the Astro as a mid-sized van...
Thankfully, I was able to avoid the whole mini-van issue as my wife
wouldn't be caught dead in one. hehehe
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