Hope this is the right section! would love some help!
We currently have a Mazda 3 sedan, DH thinks there will be enough space for 3 carseats pram etc in there, but there will be not enough room for shopping too will be really squishy, also I have a really bad back, so putting a kid in the middle and trying to do seatbelt up its going to be a nightmare!
Sooooo for those with 2 kids about to get a 3rd or have 3 or more kids, what car do you have??? what do you recommend?
My friend had the mid sized Jeep. It was a fantastic height for putting kids in, would easily fit 3 car seats and there was enough room in the back for both our prams, nappybags and about a week's worth of groceries.
df has a vn commodore sedan, theres enough room in the back with ds1 & 2 in booster seats to put dd in and out of her car seat. there would be enough room in the boot for the pram if it didnt have 2 huge sub-woofers!! i have a vn station wagon witch we are looking at getting a 3rd row seat put in for when bub no 4 comes next year. do you use the pram when you go shopping? i know we dont safeway and coles both have great trollies now that carer for families with more then one small child.
as for the nappy bag, it fits at there feet on the back floor as they dont realy use the space.
we have a vy commodore station wagon, enough room for 3 car seats and enough room in the boot for my double seater pram and all the shopping u could ever do!
I have a hyundai Santa fe, I love it. It has room for three seats for three under 4, the pram and shopping no problems and it's cheaper than the other suv's. I have a bad back too and it's easy getting the pram in and out.
We have a mazda tribute and we can fit 3 car seats across the back and the back has room for a pram and a fortnights groceries. We can pack enough stuff in the back for a week away!
We are currently looking into the Nissan Dualis + 2. It's a mid sized seven seater.
We currently drive a Mondeo and they fit our 3 in the back very easily.
Looking into a 7seater as DS1 wants to bring friends home from school
We have a mitsubishi 380 and you can fit 3 car seats well in the back n the boot is HUGE!! We bought it when we got pg cause I had a 3 door Hyandai accent... and that was NOT going to work! lol. It's a good sized car if you want a sedan still instead of a SUV or station wagon.
My brother n sister in law have a Suzuki Grand Vitara 7 seater and they have all 3 kids in the one row, fit prams, shopping, etc in the back cause you can fold up the seats in the back to make a huge boot area. We will prob get something like this in a couple of years cause we want 4 kids.
We have a vs commodore sedan. There is enough room for 3 carseats across the back and pram and groceries in the boot. I think if there is ANY chance you are going to go for number 4 you would be better going for a 7 seater. We have had to upgrade 2 times due to having more kids, the 1st one was a little 2 door and couldn't fit a reverse carseat in, and the 2nd one couldn't fit 3 carseats across the back.
My gf has a Volvo XC90 (I think) that has the capacity for seven seats and easily accommodates their three kids (they got it when all three were under five), plus my DD in another car seat when we stay (and three adults).
although we dont have 3 children, we are about to have our first baby and one BIG dog (think small horse :P) and we just bought a 2004 Subaru Outback, after having a 2004 Mazda 3. It's higher than a normal sedan, so its easier to put the kids in and out, and it is ALOT bigger inside than the mazda 3, and the boot is DEFINITELY big enough for at LEAST one pram, and plenty of shopping. not sure about 2 prams, as im not sure how big your prams are, but we have a strider dlx. so that gives you abit of an idea how big the boot is? and not to mention added "SUV" features, like AWD, hi and lo range AWD, and what not.
Subaru's are also known for their quality too, so unlike some other cars, they last alot longer, and although sometimes their parts may be more expensive than say ford, hyundai, holden, etc. you really do get what you pay for. the parts LAST and the cars are just generally durable and very good quality. as well as everything about the car.
we used to also have a 1995 Subaru Liberty sedan, which had 275,000km on it, and it still drove better and had a better gearbox (both manual cars) and just a better feel than my husbands 2001 Honda Civic with 120,000km! we sold the car so we could get a wagon, but yeah.. just a bit of history there
perhaps, if he's not keen on an "SUV" can you suggest possibly a Subaru Forester? or even a Nissan X-Trail, or Honda CR-V as theyre alot smaller than normal suv's, but big enough for your needs. and because its 4 cylinder its still good on petrol, in comparison to larger SUV's which are often 6 cylinder and also alot heavier, which sucks more fuel. because i know my DH was against "big" suv's as well (though he did have a soft spot for territory's ) but he still liked those, as theyre smaller, so use less fuel because of that, and also theyre still 4 cylinders, but still have enough power.
when we were looking around for cars, i went around to different dealers and looked at wagons, and SUV's, and got an idea of their boot space (as that was a deciding factor so we can have a dog in the boot, and baby in the back seat lol) and got ideas from that. that way we werent wasting time looking at cars that looked nice, but werent practical for our circumstances, iykwim? maybe that's possibly an option? although it can be time consuming, i just went to local dealers (we have about 10 in penrith) and only looked at wagons and small SUV's, and got an idea of everything we liked there
anyways, i ramble
hope i helped!
ETA: everyone has their own opinions of what an "SUV" is, i know my DH classifies them as anything that is a 4WD, like subaru foresters, nissan x-trails, ford territory's, hyundai tucson, etc. anything big really, lol. but others may only classify them as the "big" 4WD's, itms? maybe ask your DP what his idea of an SUV is, and see how negotiable he is? i.e. if he doesnt like ford territory's, ask if he would consider one if it were on gas? or if he would consider an x-trail or forester, etc.?
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Help what car to get for 3 kids under 5 :)
Good sized boot if you aren't using the third row.
so we could get a wagon, but yeah.. just a bit of history there
) but he still liked those, as theyre smaller, so use less fuel because of that, and also theyre still 4 cylinders, but still have enough power.
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