NiallOswald:
Am I alone in not getting the whole 'got a baby, need a big car' thing? Unless I've missed something, babies are small.
You are right, they start out small, but require rather alot of things taking along, prams, seats, feeds, nappies, spare clothes. The list is endless, but in reality you don't need a big car.
Look at it this way, when I was a nipper (born in 67), child seats were not in existence, so baby would go on the back seat in a cot! prams did not fold up and so wheels and chassis would go in boot of car (albeit, mainly estates), nappies were not petite pampers but bloody great terry toweling. Babies change bag with spare clothes, feeds etc. resembled that of Sherper Tensings back pack. Add in that cars (Whilst being estates) were smaller and people managed. Also add in that there was me and my brother, mum and dad all packed up in a Hillman Avenger estate. No problem.
Now, it's true that cars have grown in size since I was born and baby clobber has shrunk or can be shrunk to fit in car boots. Tell me why people need bigger cars?
Therefore, Niall your question is a valid one.
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