Family of 3, with a 2yo. An additional child is not ruled out, but I'd like to hear your opinions for both (1 kid or 2 kids).
I would mainly drive it for weekend getaways (camping, zoo, maybe up the mountains etc.), as well as occasional kid drop offs.
I like the spacious feeling of Tanto, but I'm thinking of eventually upgrading into a non-kei car. Mainly for safety reasons, as well as comfort while driving longer distances.
As a bonus note, I'm still relatively new to driving; had my license for 2.5 years and only drove this kei. In the first few months, while still getting used to the car, I managed to scrape against the remains of a protruding wall on the left-hand-side (blind spot) while turning left. Luckily it's a 10 year old second hand kei so I wasn't too bummed out.
The major reason I bought a second hand kei was that if I damaged it (which I did), it wouldn't be too much of an issue. Still debating on a brand new regular car vs second hand as well.
One of my worries is how long it would take for me to get used to a larger chassis. If anyone has any feedback for that, would love your input as well.
by Ikeda_kouji