Need help picking C5 A6 or 02-04 A4?

[Cody Forbes]

Funny, I have remarked that my A8q is possibly too little for us with only 1 kid (4yrs). The issue isn't leg room or anything like that, but cargo. An A8L would be nice so the little guy wouldnt be resting his feet on the front seats though. I do a good bit of traveling with the family and end up filling the trunk easily and having some spillover into the back seats. On our last trip from NC to MO and OH in my 5000tq (which has similar trunk and interior space to the A8q, only a bit smaller) for Christmas at the in-laws if we had another car seat to add we simply couldn't unless we mailed the gifts. 

Personally I wouldn't want to daily drive any car without 4 doors, but I am generally offering for friends and/or co-works to ride with me to lunch etc. on a regular basis and plenty of other times the back seats see regular use. That's why cars come in all shapes and sizes!

-Cody (mobile)

On Jul 14, 2010, at 8:06 PM, Eric Sanborn <esanborn at gmail.com> wrote:

> When we had our first kid I was driving my 4ktq and my wife had a CRX Si.
> We use Britax car seats which are awesome (especally if you don't have
> latch), but they are huge.  It fit fine rear facing in both cars.  It did
> require the middle seat for the Audi.  Once we had our second my wife got a
> four door Civic (still have the CRX).  The kids are now 4.5 and almost 7 and
> can buckle themselves in so about two months ago my wife went back to a 2
> door car.  They are now both in high back boosters and my wife is driving a
> 2003 two door GTI.  She loves it.  It is easier to reach back at a light and
> help them if needed, and it is plenty of room for them.  The two door car
> with flip forward seats is actually much easier for installing car seats
> when needed.  We can fit 5 in the car if needed, but with as wide as booster
> seats are it is a chore.  For reference I am 6 ft and my wife is 5-9.  Both
> our kids are tall for their age.
> 
> By all means drive the car you want to have, but resist the knee jerk
> reaction most people have to get a bigger car when they consider having
> kids.
> 
> To throw my 2 cents in.  I had a 98 C4 Avant for about 10 months and
> absolutely loved it, but it was butt slow and just too big.  I know you are
> looking newer than this so may not be helpful.
> 
> -Eric
> 
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Michael McLaughlin <mcloffs at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> If space is a consideration at all, especially in the back seat, I'd
>> skip the A4. We have a B5 A4 and a B5.5 Passat in our household and
>> the difference in rear-seat room is considerable, so much so that
>> we're going to sell the A4 in anticipation of having children.
>> 
>> -Mike
>> Spokane, Wash.
>> 
>> 
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