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dietcokeplease · Aug 1st, 2003, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by Rakey
Just to try and put your minds at rest, you don't have to use Isofix. The method of fitting a seat in the car and restraining with the 3 point belt is just as secure, when fitted correctly. Isofix was only really developed because over 40% of seat in use on British roads today are found to be ill fitted. All seats on the market are tested to the same standard across Europe, ECE 44.03, so to be sold they must be safe, and it is a very stringent test, I have seen it. Sorry should explain I work in the Nursery industry, so sold car seats and been part of teams that have developed and designed them. Oh yes, sorry there are different and varying results from seats, and if you really want to get more info Which is a good source of advice as they regularly do car seat reviews.

I recommend that you take your car to mothercare or Halfords and try the Britax seat or the Maxi Cosi Priory, the two best junior seats on the market place. When they have fitted them in your car, if you wish to test how secure they are fasten the harness and pull on this, don't try to rock the seat on the frame as it will move, the harness tug is the correct way to check the fit. A good hard sharp tug in a forwards motion, like if there was an impact.

As for invalidating your insurance, how do BMW know who you are insured with and the under writings of the policy? Its rubbish!

Thanks for the info Rakey.

I think a lot of M2ers get sucked in by "MINI Approved" and blindly buy MINI Accessories or Services because they have been tested annd approved by MINI.

Take MINI Accident Management for example- "Repaired using genuine MINI parts by MINI trained technicians at a MINI Approved Bodyshop." It's just a cheap trick to make you believe that you won't get this service elsewhere. 90% of MINI/BMW dealers don't have their own bodyshop. They just farm out the work to a 3rd party.

Any reputable Insurance Approved Bodyshop will use genuine paint and parts.

Without denigrating some excellent salesmen out there, some of them are just plain lying:

Rule No.1 Never believe a salesman
Rule No.2 If he's telling the truth, he's probably embellishing it.
Rule No.3 See Rule No.1

Aug 1st, 2003, 10:48 AM	#19
dietcokeplease Official MINI2 Fluffer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Spearmint Rhino Local Time: 05:24 AM Posts: 5,315 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Rakey Just to try and put your minds at rest, you don't have to use Isofix. The method of fitting a seat in the car and restraining with the 3 point belt is just as secure, when fitted correctly. Isofix was only really developed because over 40% of seat in use on British roads today are found to be ill fitted. All seats on the market are tested to the same standard across Europe, ECE 44.03, so to be sold they must be safe, and it is a very stringent test, I have seen it. Sorry should explain I work in the Nursery industry, so sold car seats and been part of teams that have developed and designed them. Oh yes, sorry there are different and varying results from seats, and if you really want to get more info Which is a good source of advice as they regularly do car seat reviews. I recommend that you take your car to mothercare or Halfords and try the Britax seat or the Maxi Cosi Priory, the two best junior seats on the market place. When they have fitted them in your car, if you wish to test how secure they are fasten the harness and pull on this, don't try to rock the seat on the frame as it will move, the harness tug is the correct way to check the fit. A good hard sharp tug in a forwards motion, like if there was an impact. As for invalidating your insurance, how do BMW know who you are insured with and the under writings of the policy? Its rubbish! Thanks for the info Rakey. I think a lot of M2ers get sucked in by "MINI Approved" and blindly buy MINI Accessories or Services because they have been tested annd approved by MINI. Take MINI Accident Management for example- "Repaired using genuine MINI parts by MINI trained technicians at a MINI Approved Bodyshop." It's just a cheap trick to make you believe that you won't get this service elsewhere. 90% of MINI/BMW dealers don't have their own bodyshop. They just farm out the work to a 3rd party. Any reputable Insurance Approved Bodyshop will use genuine paint and parts. Without denigrating some excellent salesmen out there, some of them are just plain lying: Rule No.1 Never believe a salesman Rule No.2 If he's telling the truth, he's probably embellishing it. Rule No.3 See Rule No.1 There is just one moon and one golden sun; And a smile mean friendship to ev'ryone; Through the mountains divide, and the oceans are wide; It's a small world after all.