A few weeks ago, I purchased my first four-door car, a silver 2005 XJR (X350, supercharged 4.2L V8, 255/35/20 tires).

Two years ago, my wife and I decided to (at long last) have a child. I traded in my beloved daily driver (a c5 corvette hardtop) for a 2004 GTO. Ten months wrenching a baby car seat in and out of the minuscule monaro rear seat was ridiculous. Maybe a coupe didn't fit into my life anymore, so I re-evaluated my requirements for a daily driver.

• It would need more than two doors (to permit insertion of a child seat)
• Ample legroom (to allow a passenger in front of the baby)
• Be reasonably fast (in case my daughter got into trouble at day care and we needed a quick getaway)
• Have responsive handling (without which my fragile mind might break)
• Not break the bank (I've recently discovered that babies literally eat money) I set the upper limit at $40k.

Given those criterion, an XJR was the most mature, sensible choice. (It didn't hurt that I'd always wanted a Jaguar.)

 

Welcome, congrats XJR is a combined sports car in a sense too
Enjoy

 

Welcome to the forum,

Congratulations on the car and the baby.

 

Hey there, welcome aboard, great to have you here with us
Congrats on the baby and an XJR would be a very nice addittion too


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Welcome to the forum