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Re:Ferrari is bricked during upgrade due to no mobile recept... by SilasX on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @01:57AM (#24762683)
I hate to sound inflammatory, but just to get everyone on the same page, and because I was wondering the same thing:

I thought Ferraris were show-off cars for the rich, and if you were rich enough to have one, and had a child, then you would (sensibly) own a separate, functional car when you actually intended to drive that child around (or employ some car/chauffeur service or whatever).

Edit: I googled Ferraris with back seats, and got this article which opens by acknowledging that people don't expect them to exist or for Ferraris to be kid friendly, so I think I (and the heavily downvoted GP) can be forgiven for harboring this misconception.

>>Adam Merlin, President at Merlin Auto Group, confidently answers, “Every time I speak about Ferraris being kid friendly, people think I’m nuts. And for the most part, I am. After all, even Ferraris that do have back seats often require the rear passenger to sacrifice leg room, so you can imagine peoples’ reactions when I allude to fitting car seats back there. However, after trying a plethora of Ferrari models, I can confidently say there are models you can choose from, if you have a family and still want to spoil yourself by driving a Ferrari.”

https://www.merlinautogroup.com/kid-friendly-ferraris.htm

Re:Ferrari is bricked during upgrade due to no mobile recept... by nrmitchi on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @11:34AM (#24766576)
I agree with you, and honestly I should have been more clear here.

I also think there are different definitions of "kid friendly".

Using a Ferrari to take your 3-month-old toddler to a doctors appointment? That seems like a waste.

Taking your 7 year old kid on a drive in the "fun car"? If I had a Ferrari, and a kid, this would 100% be happening.

Re:Ferrari is bricked during upgrade due to no mobile recept... by SilasX on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @11:53AM (#24766753)
But you just need booster seats for 7 y/os, which simply lie on top of the OEM seat without risking this kind of incident, right?
Re:Ferrari is bricked during upgrade due to no mobile recept... by nrmitchi on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @12:34PM (#24767157)
I have 0 experience installing a booster seat in a Ferrari, but frankly I would expect any form of child seat to be installable without risking this kind of incident.

I don't have the knowledge to get into any specifics about this. The point is just that there are plenty of valid use cases for having a child seat in a Ferrari.

Re:Ferrari is bricked during upgrade due to no mobile recept... by SilasX on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @12:53PM (#24767377)
On that point, I completely agree.