Rear facing Radian behind driver?

luckygirl07

Is it possible to rear face a Diono radian (either 120 or RXT) behind the driver?  

If you have done it, what vehicle to you have?

We need to rent a vehicle for vacation, and I don't know how big of a car/SUV we need to put 2 RF Radians.  I tried carseat.org, but can't find the answer and can't post over there yet.  We have an Odyssey, and I am planning on putting all 3 in the 3rd row and taking out the captains chairs.  Thanks!

HokieLaw

We do.  We have Radian RXTs in MH's F150 (it's a four door big thing).  I tried them in my Ford Explorer and although they FIT, we had to move the drivers and passengers seats up so far that we were uncomfortable.  It also caused a blind spot on the passenger's side.  Now I have Britax Boulevard CSs in the Explorer and I love them.  I actually wish I had just bought them and not the Radians at this point.

luckygirl07

Can you fit 2 boulevards and a radian across the seat I wonder?  My problem is that I need 3 car seats, and I thought radians were the only ones skinny enough to fit 3 across.

GypsyEsq

Have you looked at this blog? It is very comprehensive on installs and "best" seats for the Odyssey.

ETA: you can post as a guest on carseat.org, and they will respond.

ETA again: this post on carseat.org states that they have a RF Radian/Diono behind the driver.

dr.kmok

We have our Radians rear facing in a Toyota Highlander.  We have the second row moved as far back as it will go and there is ample room to adjust the driver's seat for either of us to drive comfortably (DH is 5'10" and I am 5'6").  Good luck!

luckygirl07

GypsyEsq:

Have you looked at this blog? It is very comprehensive on installs and "best" seats for the Odyssey.

ETA: you can post as a guest on carseat.org, and they will respond.

ETA again: this post on carseat.org states that they have a RF Radian/Diono behind the driver.

Thank you!  Those are both very helpful.  I didn't know I could post as a guest.  It said to register in order to post, but then you have to wait until your account gets approved before you can post. 

I'm a little less worried about them fitting in the odyssey since we have the 3rd row, but didn't know if I could fit one RF in an SUV if we rent one.  I know they take up a lot of room when RF.  I guess we could always upgrade to a minivan or larger vehicle when we get there, but I like to plan ahead.  

schoolsoutbride

We have them RFing in the captain chairs of our sienna.  Bc they have steel shells you can push them against the seat more than a normal seat (accordi g to diono engineers).  The angle adjusters give more room, but I think they have to be a year for those.

scraw99

We have 2 RF'ing in our Prius.  DH is only 5'10" and he says it's closer to the steering wheel than he'd like but he hasn't complained.