phhht i have a bnr32 with 2 kids haha

 

To the OP. WOW we have so many of the same cars! When I picked up the F over 3 years ago I too had ZERO kids. I now have two and can understand how the car sits most of the time. I drive mine maybe once a week when I go out for a quick spin when the kids are asleep. I picked up an 06 Prius as a daily that I love and my wife drives a Highlander Hybrid.

Anyway, the F is a horrible fit for infants. Rear facing seats do not fit well unless the people in the front seats are super tiny and sit close to the dash and when the kids are old enough for front facing seats then you have to worry about them messing up the car either by kicking things, spilling things, etc and it's just too much to worry about. I picked up a used certified Prius as a daily and love it for the fuel mileage, low maintenance and it's a great family hauler.

I have to admit though, that I do think about selling the F at least a few times a month and I always bring myself back as know I would regret it later on. It's a car to keep for life like a Supra.

 

Hmm have just purchased an IS-F as a more practicle car had to trade in my SLK 350 as no room for wife and little one...suppose however impracticle a car might seem, there is always a more impracticle one!

Sorry to hear about selling your car though, hope you can get another one day!

 

How could you buy a prius? I hat those things!!

 

I don't have kids so I can buy more toys! And keep the toys I have nice!

 

Funny..... I am in the process of selling a 370Z and will more than likely be looking at an ISF for the 'practical car' as I have two kids and a wife. I will be picking up a 4Runner tommorow for the 'family' car.

That said, I also work at bank and my cars either never get driven, or spends a bunch of time in airport parking (the former with the Z). A little worried about dings in airport parking, but at least I can drive the F everywhere else and take both my girls with me so they can scream "FASTER FASTER" in in concert. That should be fun as oposed to hearing just one yell it....

 

Hopefully within a year I will be picking up a 2011 or newer ISF to replace my 4Runner. We have a kid on the way in June. A Recaro baby seat will hopefully fit ok.

 

Yup kids do have that tendency to need more space....we have one with one more on the way so I sold my IS-F about 3 months ago in preparation for a larger car. The IS-F is a really great car but just too damn small (tiny trunk, seats only 4, etc)

It's a normal shift as we get older - never could understand why my boss traded his 997 Turbo for a X5 but now I totally understand.

What Lexus needs is a performance SUV like the X5M and then they will have more repeat customers



PRSUIT460: It has nothing to do with baby seats but more or less to do with all the "associated gear" a baby needs. Our Bugaboo barely fit in the trunk with all the other stuff we had to carry. Also Recaro seats are useless until after your baby gets older. Infants need to sit rearward facing and that just about means our front passenger seat needs to be all the way forward (unless you and your wife are super short). Not the ideal baby car since most experts recommend kids sit in the middle seat for safety and the IS-F has no middle seat!

 

I hated them too, but realized later it wasn't really the car that I didnt like it was the people driving them. You know the ones that abuse HOV and cover the rear with bumper stickers.

Anyway, the car is a fantastic family car and makes the F feel amazing every time I get back in it.

 

..that Shelby is gorgeous!