Well the wife broke the news two weeks ago that she was pregenant with our second(about 9 weeks along). Our daughter is 4.5 so a nice spread between ages and we are quite happy (even though we are "older" wife just turned 40 the end of Oct and I will be 43 in May)....but anyway, she returned from her doctors yesterday and we have the shock that it might be TWINS!!!!!


That throws the best laid plans out the window for sure LOL! Anyway I currently have on 07 Acura MDX which I LOVE, the wife has an 09 Acura TL. The MDX will definitely not cut the mustard for 3 kids in the back with car seats...especially the big behomoth ones for the infants!


I am a stay at home dad (which I LOVE) but I REFUSE to drive a mini van once the new ones arrive next June. Anyone have a good suggestion for a large SUV that I can have little issue with having 3 car seats in, and still have plenty of room to load stuff up for vacations and beach runs?


Thanks in advance!

 

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I like my Ford Focus wagon but it's too narrow for 3 kiddie seats in the back. (And Ford discontinued the economy wagons anyway.)

Honestly I'd go and test drive some vans. If you're going to buy big and 'anti-green' you might as well have the space.

 

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Vans are out of the picture, even the wife doesn't want one. I know they are the ultimate family friendly vehicle but it's just not going to happen in my house. Maybe I can get an SUV Hybrid and not be totally anti-green

 

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i am completely with you...1) i cant stand driving by or behind mom's driving mini-vans and talking on cell phones...they seem unaware of their surroundings...2) cross-overs look soo much more cooler then mini-vans.


we bought a 3rd row Nissan Pathfinder, plenty of room, a lot of options, and looks a hell of a lot better then a mini-van.

 

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I've got a 2005 Toyota Highlander and a 2002 Toyota Rav4. Our son will be five in March, and his little brother will be here in exactly six weeks. Once they are both in front facing car seats, the Rav4 has plenty of room. There's just not enough to comfortably place a rear facing seat in that car anywhere but the middle. The Highlander on the other hand, has enough room for three rear facing across the back - and I don't even have the third row seating.

 

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Second Jen's post.


What about a Ford Flex?

 

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Thanks for all the pointers. I will just hit the dealers with all 3 seats and go from there. I want to make sure I have enough room in the back as well. We have a vacation home we go to constantly in the summer and on weekend trips my MDX was very full. So I want a lot of space in the back even with the back seat full of the little ones!


At least I have until late May - Early June

 

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My wife was totally afraid of getting a minivan too. (I wanted a cheap sedan but she was convinced we needed a giant car for our one child.) I bought the wagon as a compromise but we had rented one for a week a while before we bought and liked it anyway.

Not too long ago she had to drive a neighbours van around and came back from that saying that it was nice and she didn't know why she was afraid of them.

 

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We're at the same refusal stage, but it makes no sense to get an SUV, really. They're just as good or bad on gas, they have less room for things, and usually harder to get in/out of them and fit multiple car seats in them.

We only have 2 kids so sticking to our Honda Civic, squeeze the dog in between the back and front seats if we really need to take everyone somewhere at once.

My husband is probably getting a minivan sooner than later so he can fit music gear in, and as a side thing, we can fit the whole family in comfortably for a road trip or something.

 

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just buy the loser cruiser and drive around with your head bowed in shame. It's inevitable.