Cars that fit 3 or 4 car seats??

[Just Me]

We have a Tarago and fit four car seats for four kids under four ... they are great because the bolt is attached to the back of the seat in the front row and we had to have two bolts installed in the backrow, also in the back of the seat so there are no straps going across the car. They are tucked away neatly.

We could comfortably fit three seats across when we had just three. We also kept the back row of seats folded up because we didn't need them and could fit so much in the car. With the fourth, we had to move two seats into the back so that we could move the seat to get the kids into the back of the car. We currently use a capsule, one S&S Meridian AHR and two Maxi Riders AHR. The two Maxi Riders are in the back and the capsule is in the centre of the first row of back seats. With the handle it is just a bit too wide to open the seat entirely but it will push forward far enough that we can still get into the back (the whole front row of seats can move right forward so that you can reach them from the front seat which we have also done. The car seats are too wide to fit in any other way.

Once DS2 moves out of the capsule, we will get DD1 a S & S Hi Rider as they are much narrower carseats. That will go in the middle of the first row of back seats and the Meridian will stay in the front row for DS2. DD2 and DS1 will be in the Maxi Riders on the back seat.

We can fit a double pram in the boot easily and there is lots of under floor storage space where we keep a picnic rug, a towel for each of the kids, raincoats, their folding chairs, some sandpit toys etc. You wouldn't even know they were there.

I also love that the doors slide so if someone parks too close to me in the car park, I can get into the car no problems because they open sideways and not outwards.

So far I have no cons. We love our car and have had it for nearly two years. We bought it second hand when it was 2 years old - brand new they are over $50'000 because they are in high demand as government cars and hire cars but there are heaps available that are two years old and the price is significantly reduced. I wouldn't buy new because the depreciation in the first two years is pretty extreme. Also ours came with a couple of bumps and scratches which we have added to - having kids and getting kids and prams in and out of the car.

It is a great car with lots of storage and compartments, it is reliable and safe.

ETA: DH will be test driving a Mazda CX9 in the next couple weeks as his new work car so I will let you know what we think.