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Oddball · 09-01-2004, 06:35 PM

I have a question that I would like your opinion on.

My "daily driver" is a 2001 Honda Accord V6. Absolutely beautiful car with plenty of power. It is a pleasure to drive. I have three young children (3, 1, 1). For the past few months I have gotten away with having all three in the IROC (no air bags) when I needed to take them as three car seats do not fit across the back seat of my Accord. As funny as it sounds I have to take the t-tops off so I can "top load" the twins in the rear seat.

We already have a minivan which my wife drives but sometimes with her job she is stuck at work and I have to pick them up from day care.

When the winter comes or if it is raining I may not be able to use the IROC and when the twins are in booster seats they can't go in the back seat as it does not have a shoulder belt.

This leaves me with two options:

1. Install an air-bag cut-off switch in the Accord (I already posted a messge asking if anyone knows a shop that will do this), whihc is now allowable by the NHTSA if you sign a form.

2. "Trade up" for a similar vintage "bigger" car. Many of them retail for the same amount as the Accord so there may be a slight cost to trade as I'll get wholesale on the trade.

What I'd like to ask is do you think I should try for the air bag cut-off, or try for a bigger car? If I go the bigger car route I like the 300M but will be open to anything, even something with three rows that is not a gas-guzzling phallic-symbol tank. What kinds of cars would you recommend in a 2000 - 2002 vintage?

09-01-2004, 06:35 PM	#1
Oddball Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Blackwood Posts: 473 iTrader: (0)	Keep my car or upsize? I have a question that I would like your opinion on. My "daily driver" is a 2001 Honda Accord V6. Absolutely beautiful car with plenty of power. It is a pleasure to drive. I have three young children (3, 1, 1). For the past few months I have gotten away with having all three in the IROC (no air bags) when I needed to take them as three car seats do not fit across the back seat of my Accord. As funny as it sounds I have to take the t-tops off so I can "top load" the twins in the rear seat. We already have a minivan which my wife drives but sometimes with her job she is stuck at work and I have to pick them up from day care. When the winter comes or if it is raining I may not be able to use the IROC and when the twins are in booster seats they can't go in the back seat as it does not have a shoulder belt. This leaves me with two options: 1. Install an air-bag cut-off switch in the Accord (I already posted a messge asking if anyone knows a shop that will do this), whihc is now allowable by the NHTSA if you sign a form. 2. "Trade up" for a similar vintage "bigger" car. Many of them retail for the same amount as the Accord so there may be a slight cost to trade as I'll get wholesale on the trade. What I'd like to ask is do you think I should try for the air bag cut-off, or try for a bigger car? If I go the bigger car route I like the 300M but will be open to anything, even something with three rows that is not a gas-guzzling phallic-symbol tank. What kinds of cars would you recommend in a 2000 - 2002 vintage?