Do you and spouse drive SUV/vans?

Reilly626

I figure for the first year while I'm home as long as I have a mid-size SUV we are fine? My husband drives a small 4 door commuter car (Nissan Versa). Eventually we will trade it for the big SUV like the Pilot, but with the cost of gas it seems wise to stay this way? How do you you all work it?

ks3pink

Obviously mine aren't here yet but DH got rid of his Z71 and bought a suburban.  He does a lot of babysitting and school pick up and so on so he definitely needed something easier for 3 kids.  I have a Traverse that I love

snoangel79

I drive a Saab 93, so it's a 4 door car. My husband drives a Tahoe though. The Tahoe is the main vehicle. I can fit the babies in the Saab for short distance rides. My neighbor across the street fits 3 in their BMW 3 series (twins and a toddler), they also have a Pilot though...

violaplayer

We have a commuter car - Hyundai Elantra and a Nissan Quest minivan for when we are doing things with the babies.

 

ETA: The infant car seats didn't really fit in the hyundai - DH and I are both tall (5'9" and 6'3"). Convertibles fit a bit better but we're still a bit short on leg room. Hence the van, it's more comfy for everyone. 

Ames0299

I have a quest as well and DH just got a new Malibu.    We can all fit in the Malibu now, but when the boys come we will strictly use the van.

 When his lease is up we are going to decide whether to get another car and then lease a Tahoe/suburban or keep the van as its paid off and lease a Tahoe/suburban.  Mainly because we camp and we will need to get camper and of course something to pull it with.  

DarthNBJenni

We have 4 kids, so yes. He has a Dodge Caravan and I have a Ford Freestyle. 

April320

You should be fine.  For the first year I kept my Hyundai Santa Fe (mid-size SUV).  DH has a Mazda6 sedan.  I think we've only put the babies in his car once or twice, when my car was in the shop, but they fit fine in both the infant seats and the RF convertables.  At 13 months we traded my SUV in for a Toyota Sienna becuase we needed more room for all of us, plus all of our stuff when we take some longer road trips this summer.  And the non-sliding doors were driving me nuts in parking lots. 

erniebufflo

We have one car. It's a Pontiac Vibe. Works fine for now.

everam01

The twins are our only children, so we drive a Subaru Outback (my car; the main car for the boys) and DH drives a Honda Accord. DH is tall (6'3") and fits fine in the Outback with rear-facing convertibles.

leebi07

The twins are 21 months and our only children and we drive a Corolla and a Camry both are 4 doors.  It's worked so far for us

jbl126

I drive an Acadia and DH drives a Honda Accord 4 door.  The Acadia is our main car when we have the girls and need the space in the back for the stroller or anything else.

But we have no problems using the Accord either.  I actually want to downsize from our Acadia.  Still an SUV but not as big.

MelleTX

Mine won't be here for a while, but I drive a Volvo XC90. It better work because it's only 18 months old and I cannot afford a new card right now. I am short though (5'2") so I assume it will be fine. 

hayleydeee

I'm a huge car snob, and have really resisted getting a van. But, everyone I know who has one loves them.

I'd still be driving my little 2-door if there had been anyway to make it work! 

I'm driving a 4-door BMW 3-series sedan (all 3 car seats are crammed into the backseat!). I had to be careful when selecting car seats and finding a double stroller that would fit in the trunk, but it works.

DH has a VW Jetta. But luckily he doesn't have to drive to work often because his compony provides commuter shuttles. We are considering trading in the VW for a 3rd row SUV because it would make trips easier, and we want something with towing capacity.

hlsgarcia

We have a full size SUV (Toyota Sequoia). It's our main vehicle and the only one our twins really know.

We have 2 other vehicles that are paid off. A Z71 extended cab truck for when we want to go 4-wheeling (the carseats fit ok in it, but at the expense of some leg room for DH and I) and we also have a little cavalier that we use as a comuter car for the gas mileage, but we would never put them in there unless we absolutley had too.

Jen0204

We just got me a Rogue (I had a Prius, things fit but it was really low on trunk space) and H has an Accord. Things fit fine in both, but if we need more trunk space we use the Rogue. We don't plan on having more kids so unless things get cramped with sports or we end up carting friends around and want the extra row we don't have plans to upgrade to a larger SUV.

MrsLnt

We have a commuter car (Camry) and a family car (Pilot). MH drives the Camry to work and I drive the Pilot. I SAH and we've never found a need for us to each have an SUV or large vehicle. 

luvnnyc

We have a Nissan Rogue as our main car. Just praying all 3 will fit in the back for a while because we have zero plans to upgrade anytime soon. We bought this car right before DS was born. DH drives a Nissan Altima (4-door) to work, but it's old so we hardly ever go out in it. 

cindiesheart

  I have a 2 year old in a car seat, a 6 month old in a car seat and just found out were expecting again.... The suv I do have will not fit another car seat so its time to start looking around.... Im thinking a mini van is going to be the best choice.

groovygrl

First 2 years we had an SUV (acura MDX) that I drove and a sedan (nissan maxima) that MH drove. It was fine- we used the SUV for all weekend & travel activities & he did drop off every morning in his car but we didn't have a need for major space in 2 cars. That being said, the Maxima was getting way up tehre in miles & having problems so we got a new car & ended up w/ a 2nd SUV only b/c we figured we'll be getting rid of the Acura in a couple yrs and go back to a sedan for the 2nd car. (we have no plans to have a 3rd child though.)

nursemama2be

We just got a new 2012 GMC Acadia, 8 seater. My DH drives a GMC sierra truck, with 4 doors. We can fit the twins (when the are born) in both easily

pea-kay

I drive a minivan, DH has the Corolla I used to drive before I had the boys. So they only ride in my car.

amy1007

Nope a 4 door sedan with 3 carseats in back!

TripMomma

We got a Honda Odyssey when the trio were about 8 months old. We loved it! When Jericho came along it we felt like we needed to go bigger. We now drive an Escalade ESV and I never want to drive anything else. It is a gas pig but so roomy and comfortable.

ColleenS629

I have a Lincoln MKX. DH has an Elantra. We always use my car but we could use his if we had to.

MIMoM2be

DH has a Chevy Cruze, I have a Jeep Patriot. We only have one 'set' of carseats, and they're in my car.