MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: celica on April 19, 2009, 11:03:57 pm
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any young parents with new borns with a MK5 golf, want to know if a Bugaboo Pram fits in the boot?
thanks
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I would think it would fit as we have a big maxi cosy pram and it fits fine. You can take the car to mothercare when u get the car and try it first
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well if only i had a mk5 golf lol
something to bare in mind.
any pics of the maxi cosy pram in the boot? is it a tight fit, much room left for other stuff?
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which specific model have you got? i can try and base it on dimensions on that then
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Plenty of room for other stuff and the wheels just slide off so it can sit flat to floor and give u lots of room. I have had my boot with suitcases and types of stuff in there with the pram LOL so plenty of room
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I have a bugaboo and a 4 week old son!
Yes it fits in the Mk4 and Mk5 without removing the wheels too - although parcel shelf is lifted putting it in one way. Base with carry cot on top fits, carry cot on the side facing back seats with base in behind on its side also fits.
This is with the carry cot base obviously with him being a new born.
god you find all sorts of info on these forums! :drinking:
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thanks. wouldn't want to take wheels on and off at all times though, too much hassle
neg, does it fit flat to the floor at all, or does the base and carry cost have to fit on it's side?
do you lift out your parcel shelf, or does it just about fit with it on the side with the parcel shelf lifted alittle?
i was also debating about a r32 and the boot looses some inches due to the 4wd system and is almost flat to the lip of the opening, which would mean a definate parcel shelf out job
again pics would be appreciated
great, love forums ;-)
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Do you have the baby yet ?, John Lewis will test the prams in your cars if you want to see if they fit
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Do you have the baby yet ?, John Lewis will test the prams in your cars if you want to see if they fit
due to join the club in August.
I'm in the middle of car hunting, and it will be the main car for the next 12 months most probably from now, hence thinking about other things too. dare i say it, i might forget the performance side of things and go sensible, like Qashqai.
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If you put the base in first then the carry cot on top the boot shuts but the parcel shelf just lifts a bit as you shut the boot - no problem though.
If you put the carry cot in first on its side pushed upto the back of the rear seat and the the base on its side then they both fit again no real problems.
I will get a pic next time its in the boot. Not really hard to remove the wheels though anyway but like I said I dont bother.
Its great for controlling with one hand when out and about.
We also got the maxi-cosi attachment brackets so the car seat fits onto the base too for the quicker trips.
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hi neg.
thanks
pics would be great in the different positions as you mention.
do you usually put them both on the side or just flat down?
taking the wheels on and off isn't really an option, as the wife won't be impressed i feel (so maybe the require a bigger car first)
the maxi cosi is our preference too. is there much room for two adults in the back when it's fitted in the back?
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If you get a Golf and you have little ones, get a 5-door - It will make all the difference.
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I have a Bugaboo Chameleon and it fits in the boot no problem with room around for a weeks shopping.
We started with a Touran when my little girl was born mainly for when we went away we had plenty of room for travel cot etc
But as soon as she got to 1 I went straight out and got the ED30.
At the end of the day putting up with the Touran for a year was no problem and at least it was VW
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it will definately be a 5dr
wouldn't mind seeing how much room there is when it's flat in the boot or on it side etc.
i can then picture what it might look like in the r32 (dreaming)
but other half likes the qashqai
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5 door would be easier - if only the mk5 had the mk4 style seats in would be easier in the 3dr too.
saying that you manage with a 3dr ... and it looks better :P
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You could always take your pram to a dealer and try it? :)
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I have a 7 week old son, and a black 5 door GTi. We've got an iCandy Apple pram which is similar in size to the Bugaboo, and it fits in the Golf fine. Was a bit of a challenge when we went away over Easter mind. It was like a big game of Jenga!
One thing I would recommend is a Maxi Cosi CabrioFix car seat with the Isofix base station. It is a massive time saver.
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andrewparker, thanks
again wouldn't mind seeing some pics with it in etc.
found this on the icandy:
"Folded Dimensions
Width 60 cm, Length 100 cm, Height 40 cm ( with out wheels 37 cm) this is with the seat unit on.
Seat unit off is Width 60 cm, Length 96 cm, Height 32cm."
do you fit yours on its side or just flat in the boot?
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I agree on the bases - I have one in each car and it makes it so much easier. Plenty on ebay too :wink:
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andrewparker, thanks
again wouldn't mind seeing some pics with it in etc.
found this on the icandy:
"Folded Dimensions
Width 60 cm, Length 100 cm, Height 40 cm ( with out wheels 37 cm) this is with the seat unit on.
Seat unit off is Width 60 cm, Length 96 cm, Height 32cm."
do you fit yours on its side or just flat in the boot?
I think it only fits flat in the boot, though I haven't actually tried it on it's side. I can't see it working though...
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andrewparker, pics of it flat would be ace
the other member said they put it on it side (as above)
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I have a Quinny Buzz 3 which fits flat into the boot of my 5 door no problem and without removing the wheels. I also have a Maxi-Cosy car seat with the isofix base which is excellent.
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be good to see some pics.
as i might consider a r32 (budget pending etc.), but as it looses the depth in the boot it would be tighter if lying it flat or on it's side, due to the back seats angle which reduce the width and length of boot space
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As you can see, not a huge amount of room left!
Oh, and it doesn't fit on it's side.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andrew-parker.com%2Fphoto.jpg&hash=035085a1929976ad2b880d444fc6fb163aabcfe9)
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andrewparker, thanks. that's great. gives me a good mental picture
(think the r32 boot probably starts on your buggy black centre cap lol)
do you think yours would fit if it was raised up about 8cm (at a guess)?
travel systems aren't the smallest of things though
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Yeah, definitely. We normally put the carry cot on top so there is enough room. Taking the wheels off gives even more room on top.
On a day-to-day basis it is fine, it will easily swallow a large shop at Sainsburys with the buggy frame in the boot. It can just be more difficult when going away for a weekend. But then I guess that depends largely on how many pairs of shoes your missus wants to take with her!
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quality.
are carry cots collapsable?
with just the frame like in the pic, at least can fit supermarket shop/ shopping around it (and carry cot in theory could be on passenger seats etc. i guess)
on your weekend trips, surely the baby needs more things than the other half ;-) or is it just shoes shoes shoes
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My wife likes her shoes! A young baby hardly needs anything to be honest.
The iCandy carry cot is collapsible, though it is a bit of a faff, so you wouldn't want to do it on a regular basis.
Regarding the carry cot fitting on the passenger seats, with our Maxicosi seat the carry cot can't sit along side it, it's too wide.
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i didn't think it would be that long not to fit in the back seats, but then again i can imagine it to be
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If you get a Golf and you have little ones, get a 5-door - It will make all the difference.
100% agree.
I have 2 young daughters (aged 1.5 and 3). I used to have a small Fiesta Zetec S (3 Dr) which we learned to get along with. It was a bit of a hassle getting the kids in and out the back seats etc, but I got used to it - and I liked the fact that they had no door handles or window switches etc to mess about with. So much so, that I almost went for a 3 door Golf! It wa sthe wife that persuaded me to get the 5 door. And Im glad.
The time to change cars came when we purchased a double pushchair - where one child seat is behind the other. It wouldnt fit in the boot unless I put it in on its side, diagonally, after removing some bits of the pushchair, and removing the boot shelf!! It was a complete B****!
This large 2 seater fits in the GTI perfectly now. Still have room for shopping as well!
Im also glad I went for the 5 door as well.
Personally, I like the sporty looks of most 3 door cars. However, I think the Golf is one of the very few cars that actually looks awesome as a 5 door as well as a 3.
Is it bad that I sometimes make the kids take their shoes off in the car, so that the back of the front seats dont get dirty when they throw a tantrum? :grin: