Holden Captiva 7 vs Honda crv vs Mazda cx5 v Subaru forester

[AndiE]

No way known will you get 3 car seats across the back of a captiva. We have one and the middle seat isn't a full size seat. You also can't put a tethered/anchored car seat in the back either because it's illegal but you can have an untethered booster no problems. The honda odyssey will fit the 3 as will a kia carnival if you like the people mover type cars.

We have a Captiva 7 and can fit three seats across. A Qld Ambulance Service employee fitted all three (albeit it took a bit of arranging and rearranging), so I know it's ok, even with that middle seat being a PITA

We bought the most slimline booster seats we could find - Infa Secure - and we have a rear facing Safe and Sound Meridian. The boosters are next to each other, with the SandS (obviously) on the other side. They are all touching each other, but I find if I pull the booster nearest the window toward me a little, it gives me enough room to clip the seatbelts in.

I love my Captiva

ETA: The QAS employee (who's been fitting car seats for ages) said the foreign-made SUVs were the hardest to fit the three seats, but Aussie made cars were easier. Not sure if this helps one iota ...