What type of car do you drive with you CsV??

djb_yan · 17-09-2011, 19:45

Planning for a potential future with this breed and my current cars probably isn't fit to drive them around.

So what do you drive to chauffeur them around in?

Shadowlands · 17-09-2011, 20:09

Hello and welcome to the forum

We drive a Japanese make pick-up truck - lots of space in the back! Whatever you go for, it needs to be covered (against the elements) but have good ventilation. Shadow now doesn't like to be inside a car because she sees the back of the truck as her 'portable den' and the front is for humans

leila · 17-09-2011, 20:13

we have a KIA Rio

we have 2 csw´s on the back seat. but in the future, we would like to have Škoda Octavia combi. The best is a SUV for sure

djb_yan · 17-09-2011, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by leila

we have a KIA Rio

we have 2 csw´s on the back seat. but in the future, we would like to have Škoda Octavia combi. The best is a SUV for sure

The 2 are comfortable in the back of a rio? That makes me think - I was debating whether or not a SUV was totally necessary or would a family-sized sedan suffice?

Thanks for the replies, keep them coming! Definitely want to get a feel for the right vehicle

happyfeet · 17-09-2011, 21:11

Hello and yes welcome from another newbie

I have a landrover discovery and although she is ment to travel in the boot she likes to take the back seat when ever she can!

michaelundinaeichhorn · 17-09-2011, 22:22

An old disused prison van...

Cheers,
Michael

tupacs2legs · 17-09-2011, 22:43

I don't drive

but my boys favourite modes of transport are trains and tubes,we often get lifts in a cadilac which he hates!(Could be the leather seats) But he loves their open backed jeep

leila · 18-09-2011, 07:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by djb_yan

The 2 are comfortable in the back of a rio? That makes me think - I was debating whether or not a SUV was totally necessary or would a family-sized sedan suffice?

Thanks for the replies, keep them coming! Definitely want to get a feel for the right vehicle

we can use only back seats. the back is full of my boyfriends music - car audio freak

Mikael · 18-09-2011, 17:32

I drive a Volvo V70 whit a dog cage that is crash tested in a V70

" VOLVO FOR LIFE "

Rasty whit Zilja and Zeta

The SP test (Swedish Testing Institute)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rXQ9UecZ8c

Best regards / Mikael

Shadowlands · 18-09-2011, 19:04

Michael,

Do they make these cages for other vehicles? We could do with a proper one.

yukidomari · 18-09-2011, 04:57

I used to drive a Honda Fit, and now a Scion xD..

I would suggest that if you are planning to do things with your dog that would require leaving him/her in the car, like perhaps at a trial or show, that you get a car that has enough space in the back to fit a 500 series crate.

As it goes, my Scion doesn't fit a crate, so I can't leave my CsV in the car by himself for any length of time. He helped me 'remodel' the insides of my Fit once when I did..

you might also look at what anchor points are available in the back. when we shopped for cars, we specifically made my car the 'dog car', (we also have a SUV but OH says dogs are off limited.. ) so it was important for me to have various anchor points in convenient areas - all my dogs ride belted in crash-tested seat harnesses that need them.

17-09-2011, 19:45	#1
djb_yan Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 7	What type of car do you drive with you CsV?? Planning for a potential future with this breed and my current cars probably isn't fit to drive them around. So what do you drive to chauffeur them around in?

17-09-2011, 20:13	#3
leila http://www.tobrok.sk Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nitra - Mojmírovce, Slovakia Posts: 550	we have a KIA Rio we have 2 csw´s on the back seat. but in the future, we would like to have Škoda Octavia combi. The best is a SUV for sure __________________ www.tobrok.sk

18-09-2011, 04:57	#11
yukidomari Moderator Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 847	I used to drive a Honda Fit, and now a Scion xD.. I would suggest that if you are planning to do things with your dog that would require leaving him/her in the car, like perhaps at a trial or show, that you get a car that has enough space in the back to fit a 500 series crate. As it goes, my Scion doesn't fit a crate, so I can't leave my CsV in the car by himself for any length of time. He helped me 'remodel' the insides of my Fit once when I did.. you might also look at what anchor points are available in the back. when we shopped for cars, we specifically made my car the 'dog car', (we also have a SUV but OH says dogs are off limited.. ) so it was important for me to have various anchor points in convenient areas - all my dogs ride belted in crash-tested seat harnesses that need them. Last edited by yukidomari; 18-09-2011 at 17:52.

17-09-2011, 20:09	#2
Shadowlands Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vidin Posts: 391	Hello and welcome to the forum We drive a Japanese make pick-up truck - lots of space in the back! Whatever you go for, it needs to be covered (against the elements) but have good ventilation. Shadow now doesn't like to be inside a car because she sees the back of the truck as her 'portable den' and the front is for humans

17-09-2011, 21:11	#5
happyfeet Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: on a farm Posts: 78	Hello and yes welcome from another newbie I have a landrover discovery and although she is ment to travel in the boot she likes to take the back seat when ever she can!

17-09-2011, 22:22	#6
michaelundinaeichhorn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bad Dürkheim Posts: 2,249	An old disused prison van... Cheers, Michael

17-09-2011, 22:43	#7
tupacs2legs rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: london Posts: 320	I don't drive but my boys favourite modes of transport are trains and tubes,we often get lifts in a cadilac which he hates!(Could be the leather seats) But he loves their open backed jeep

18-09-2011, 19:04	#10
Shadowlands Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vidin Posts: 391	Michael, Do they make these cages for other vehicles? We could do with a proper one.