[Gunkk]

Originally Posted by IOMike

With me being 6'1, how does it look to have two forward facing car seats in the Camaro back seat? I know I can't put a (will be) 5-year-old in the front, so both would have to be in the back. I generally sit pretty close to the wheel for my height.

IMO, you gotta sit in one with your kid in the back seat to be sure.

I am 6'0" and could barely fit with my son behind me when he was 6 and not in a car seat, with my 5'4" wife and then 16yo daughter on the pass side. With a child car seat in the back, the kids' legs will be sticking straight out and you're likely gonna get some kicking plus footprints on the back of the driver's seat.

Also, turn off the easy-exit automatic seat movement feature or it will smash your kids legs. Learned this one on a test drive.

[SSJ455]

The trunk has a pretty small infant containment system. You can put toddlers back there but with no way to keep them in place, when you take a turn too fast, they will bang into each other.

[Ventmaster]

Originally Posted by SSJ455

The trunk has a pretty small infant containment system. You can put toddlers back there but with no way to keep them in place, when you take a turn too fast, they will bang into each other.

U R a funny guy!

[Ryanbabz71]

They get bigger and start complaining about space lol. My son not pictured (front seat) barely fits back there being 5’11 now . I have a crewcab Silverado for family trips


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[detamble13]

You could look at a 5th gen. Not as new but has more space in the back seat. My kids at 5' and 5 3" fit but it is tight. If I were to buy a 6th gen they would see no advantage to the purchase.

[SSJ455]

Originally Posted by Ventmaster

U R a funny guy!

Funny how?

I have to give credit to Bill from Curious Cars on youtube.

[IOMike]

Originally Posted by jlaudio11

What F150 do you have? My bolt on ecoboost runs 11’s and fits my 6’ 180lb 13 yo way better than the Camaro. Have you looked into the atsv or ct4’s? Same alpha platform but with 4 doors. Getting two little ones out of car seats in a Camaro sounds like it would get real old, real quick.

2022, 3.5. Runs a 13.6@100 according to draggy. I know a tune will drop that into the mid 12s on premium, but it has 9000 miles and a warranty..lol

No matter how fast it is. It's not the same. I want to love an ats-v, I just wish they had gone V8.

[IOMike]

Originally Posted by detamble13

You could look at a 5th gen. Not as new but has more space in the back seat. My kids at 5' and 5 3" fit but it is tight. If I were to buy a 6th gen they would see no advantage to the purchase.

I have looked into these too and they do feel like a great compromise, due to space. I understand they are a very good handling and driving car just not as good (12+ ss). I really enjoyed my LS2 GTO and G8 and these are a good mix. Both of those were autos and I'm set on a manual too, which is easy enough to find in the 5th gen Camaro

[Ventmaster]

If space and performance are both at a premium than the boat was missed with the last generation Chevy SS, may it RIP! I really tried to get my oldest son to buy one. https://www.ssforums.com/cdn-cgi/ima...92-jpg.307489/

[RideWithDanger]

I really enjoyed this thread. I have a rear facing car seat on the passenger side and its one of those where you leave the base in the car and just latch the car seat into it. Makes getting my son in and out a breeze! It makes the passenger seat very cramped but luckily my wife is small lol.

But now we have another little one arriving SOON. Unfortunately for me that means no family trips in the Camaro until my son is big enough for a forward facing car seat behind me, and our new baby can take the old rear facing one behind my wife. Having them both going forward facing will be great and I can't wait for that!

We have had so many people joke about me selling my Camaro now that we have kids but before I can even respond, my wife is quick to say "No way, we both love it. It's staying!" I think I picked the right one!

[keep_hope_alive]

Anyone under 5' 4" and under 160lbs will be comfy in the back seat. This covers most kids to a point. In my case, up to 17 yrs old. Entry/exit is awkward with the way the seatbelt is secured. They usually step over in my car, not under.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by RideWithDanger

I really enjoyed this thread. I have a rear facing car seat on the passenger side and its one of those where you leave the base in the car and just latch the car seat into it. Makes getting my son in and out a breeze! It makes the passenger seat very cramped but luckily my wife is small lol.

But now we have another little one arriving SOON. Unfortunately for me that means no family trips in the Camaro until my son is big enough for a forward facing car seat behind me, and our new baby can take the old rear facing one behind my wife. Having them both going forward facing will be great and I can't wait for that!

We have had so many people joke about me selling my Camaro now that we have kids but before I can even respond, my wife is quick to say "No way, we both love it. It's staying!" I think I picked the right one!

She is a treasure, take good care of her

[Ryanbabz71]

Originally Posted by detamble13

You could look at a 5th gen. Not as new but has more space in the back seat. My kids at 5' and 5 3" fit but it is tight. If I were to buy a 6th gen they would see no advantage to the purchase.

I previously had a 2012 convertible before my 2018 1LE. Both of my kids prefer the 2018 backseat surprisingly. They both said the seats are more comfortable.


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[detamble13]

Originally Posted by IOMike

I understand they are a very good handling and driving car just not as good (12+ ss).

Not as good as a sixth gen which is 2016+. 5th gen was 2010 - 2015 with the 10-13s being the best looking.

Originally Posted by RideWithDanger

We have had so many people joke about me selling my Camaro now that we have kids but before I can even respond, my wife is quick to say "No way, we both love it. It's staying!" I think I picked the right one!

I fell in love again with my wife when she got on board with the purchase and our first kid was only nine months old. I didn't wait long after she said ok to go into the dealership.

Originally Posted by Ryanbabz71

I previously had a 2012 convertible before my 2018 1LE. Both of my kids prefer the 2018 backseat surprisingly. They both said the seats are more comfortable.

How tall are they?