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Having 2 little bundles of joy under 3 means lots of swapping and changing of 2 car seats in the back of the XF.
Both the seats we use are Isofix seats (the ones that have the metal bars that clamp onto the supports in the car).
Well trying to access those metal bars is an absolute nightmare! I don't know if its just because the leather is new but the leather covering the bars must an inch to an inch and a half overlapping and it has almost no give in it whatsoever. That combined with the thick foam padding around the bars means it takes a lot of time and some considerable force to get the seat in. I'm pretty sure my wife will not be able to insert the isofix seats on her own.
You'd think with the recent legislation that forces more children into car seats that this would be an area that they would look at. Other manufacturers seem to have solved this with various flaps or plastic inserts (including all the ars I've had over the past 3 years).
It's a small thing , but very important to families - its hard enough getting your brood out and about what with nappies, wipes, snacks, changes of clothes etc etc and just seems a bit cheap for a car of this quality.
Both the seats we use are Isofix seats (the ones that have the metal bars that clamp onto the supports in the car).
Well trying to access those metal bars is an absolute nightmare! I don't know if its just because the leather is new but the leather covering the bars must an inch to an inch and a half overlapping and it has almost no give in it whatsoever. That combined with the thick foam padding around the bars means it takes a lot of time and some considerable force to get the seat in. I'm pretty sure my wife will not be able to insert the isofix seats on her own.
You'd think with the recent legislation that forces more children into car seats that this would be an area that they would look at. Other manufacturers seem to have solved this with various flaps or plastic inserts (including all the ars I've had over the past 3 years).
It's a small thing , but very important to families - its hard enough getting your brood out and about what with nappies, wipes, snacks, changes of clothes etc etc and just seems a bit cheap for a car of this quality.