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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
Hi - just wondering if anyone out there has a vehicle with the car
seat LATCH in the middle seat? Seems like a lot of the auto manufacturers included a tether hook for the middle seat, but only put the LATCH anchors on the side seats. I think this is ridiculous!!!! Isn't it common knowledge that most parents seat their children in the middle seat because it's the safest position in the vehicle? What is the point of installing the LATCH anchors for two of three possible seats? I just don't understand it. I have been looking at SUVs and the only one I've seen that has a middle seat LATCH anchor is the Saturn VUE. Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid, because I've heard stories of some people incorrectly using the side anchors to secure a child seat in the middle seat position! I've heard that some dealers may install a LATCH anchor for you if you ask (perhaps at a charge). Is this true? I know they will install tether hooks, but I've never heard of a LATCH achor. Can someone confirm that they have successfully done this and how much it was? Thanks! Paula |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
On 2 Nov 2003, Paula wrote:
I have been looking at SUVs and the only one I've seen that has a middle seat LATCH anchor is the Saturn VUE. Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid She's looking at SUVs instead of safer passenger cars, and bitching about two child seat anchorages instead of three. Sad. Not amazing or surprising, but sad. You have to have a licence to go down to the lake and fish, but they'll let anyone who can figure out how to fit tab "A" into slot "B" be a parent. DS |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
"Paula" wrote in message
om... Hi - just wondering if anyone out there has a vehicle with the car seat LATCH in the middle seat? Seems like a lot of the auto manufacturers included a tether hook for the middle seat, but only put the LATCH anchors on the side seats. I think this is ridiculous!!!! Isn't it common knowledge that most parents seat their children in the middle seat because it's the safest position in the vehicle? What is the point of installing the LATCH anchors for two of three possible seats? I just don't understand it. I have been looking at SUVs and the only one I've seen that has a middle seat LATCH anchor is the Saturn VUE. Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid, because I've heard stories of some people incorrectly using the side anchors to secure a child seat in the middle seat position! I've heard that some dealers may install a LATCH anchor for you if you ask (perhaps at a charge). Is this true? I know they will install tether hooks, but I've never heard of a LATCH achor. Can someone confirm that they have successfully done this and how much it was? Uhh... Last time I checked all seatbelt latches in cars and trucks were either firmly anchored to the frame or attached to the body with bolts and sufficiently large washers. Seatbelts for all passengers have been standard since '68 on all autos IIRC. Anyway, as otehrs have said, if you are looking for the safest possible vehicle for your child you should be looking at full-size cars. They are very safe in accidents, and also give you a much better ability to avoid an accident than a truck. Cory |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
Daniel J Stern wrote:
On 2 Nov 2003, Paula wrote: I have been looking at SUVs and the only one I've seen that has a middle seat LATCH anchor is the Saturn VUE. Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid She's looking at SUVs instead of safer passenger cars, and bitching about two child seat anchorages instead of three. Sad. Not amazing or surprising, but sad. You have to have a licence to go down to the lake and fish, but they'll let anyone who can figure out how to fit tab "A" into slot "B" be a parent. DS What's even more sad is that she's posting from a .ca address. Is there some kind of Canadian equivalent of CAFE that has killed off all the decent cars there too? Or has the SUV craze just spread that far that fast? (not that the VUE would last 5 minutes off road, anyway... at least not if I were driving it...) nate -- go dry to reply. http://www.toad.net/~njnagel |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 04:15:05 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote: Daniel J Stern wrote: On 2 Nov 2003, Paula wrote: I have been looking at SUVs and the only one I've seen that has a middle seat LATCH anchor is the Saturn VUE. Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid She's looking at SUVs instead of safer passenger cars, and bitching about two child seat anchorages instead of three. Sad. Not amazing or surprising, but sad. You have to have a licence to go down to the lake and fish, but they'll let anyone who can figure out how to fit tab "A" into slot "B" be a parent. DS What's even more sad is that she's posting from a .ca address. Is there some kind of Canadian equivalent of CAFE that has killed off all the decent cars there too? Or has the SUV craze just spread that far that fast? (not that the VUE would last 5 minutes off road, anyway... at least not if I were driving it...) Canada doesn't have enough of an automotive market to get significantly different vehicles than you do down south. However, smaller cars are more popular up here than there. Our top ten list is as follows: Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan GMC Sierra/Chevrolet Silverado pickup Ford F-Series pickup Honda Civic GM's front-wheel-drive minivans Chevrolet Cavalier Toyota Corolla Ford Windstar Ford Focus Pontiac Sunfire Fortunately no SUVs there, but that will probably change in a few years... -- Brandon Sommerville remove ".gov" to e-mail Definition of "Lottery": Millions of stupid people contributing to make one stupid person look smart. |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 04:15:05 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote: Daniel J Stern wrote: On 2 Nov 2003, Paula wrote: I have been looking at SUVs and the only one I've seen that has a middle seat LATCH anchor is the Saturn VUE. Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid She's looking at SUVs instead of safer passenger cars, and bitching about two child seat anchorages instead of three. Sad. Not amazing or surprising, but sad. You have to have a licence to go down to the lake and fish, but they'll let anyone who can figure out how to fit tab "A" into slot "B" be a parent. DS What's even more sad is that she's posting from a .ca address. Is there some kind of Canadian equivalent of CAFE that has killed off all the decent cars there too? Or has the SUV craze just spread that far that fast? (not that the VUE would last 5 minutes off road, anyway... at least not if I were driving it...) nate You know, she could just not know. And she isn't going to learn if you insist on being jerks. We're supposed to be here to support one another, if that is not the case, maybe I should leave... Angi |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Nate Nagel wrote:
I have been looking at SUVs Does anyone else know if other car manufacterers are including a middle seat LATCH anchor, or is this the only one? This is really stupid She's looking at SUVs instead of safer passenger cars, and bitching about two child seat anchorages instead of three. Sad. Not amazing or surprising, but sad. You have to have a licence to go down to the lake and fish, but they'll let anyone who can figure out how to fit tab "A" into slot "B" be a parent. What's even more sad is that she's posting from a .ca address. Is there some kind of Canadian equivalent of CAFE that has killed off all the decent cars there too? For most intents and purposes, the Canadian auto market is the same as the US auto market. All the regulations are identical or damn close, and in the absence of specific regulations, Canada tends to just do (or allow) whatever the US does -- and this is as GM likes it. DS |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
And so it panned out that the following script was sculpted by
none other than Daniel J Stern: For most intents and purposes, the Canadian auto market is the same as the US auto market. All the regulations are identical or damn close, and in the absence of specific regulations, Canada tends to just do (or allow) whatever the US does -- and this is as GM likes it. The federal government has always been a bunch of gutless pansies, so it's really little surprise that they feel unable to stand up to GM, when I think about it a little more carefully. -- E.R. aka S.J.G. aka Ricardo - Xlate & correct for e-mail reply '91 mx6gt, white, 5sp MT, V1, CB |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
And so it panned out that the following script was sculpted by
none other than Nate Nagel: She's looking at SUVs instead of safer passenger cars, and bitching about two child seat anchorages instead of three. [...] What's even more sad is that she's posting from a .ca address. I believe shaw.ca (also my ISP) is still staunchly western based, and there's a fair statistical chance she lives in southern Alberta - a lot of Yanks, or close descendants thereof, can be found there (probably a lot of SUVs too - lol). I think many immigrated here from Montana a couple of generations ago. Is there some kind of Canadian equivalent of CAFE that has killed off all the decent cars there too? Or has the SUV craze just spread that far that fast? The minivan "craze" is stronger than the SUV craze - Canajuns are typically quite a pragmatic bunch. :} -- E.R. aka S.J.G. aka Ricardo - Xlate & correct for e-mail reply '91 mx6gt, white, 5sp MT, V1, CB |
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Why are new cars missing car seat LATCH for rear middle seat????
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 14:46:52 GMT, Angi wrote:
We're supposed to be here to support one another, if that is not the case, maybe I should leave... Well, those jerks are posting from rec.autos.driving, not mkp. -- Daye Momma to Jayan "Boy" EDD 11 Jan 2004 See Jayan: http://jayan.topcities.com/ |
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