Does anyone else have to get a new car?

JumpAroundBucky

I currently drive a Mitshubishi Eclipse convertible (which I LOVE SO MUCH), but I can barely fit a duffel bag in the back seat, let alone a car seat. So, I have to sell my car and get a new one. (so bittersweet!!)

Is anyone else moving up to a bigger ride? What are you thinking about getting?

And for those of you who already have a baby friendly vehicle, any suggestions?

rnfromtn

We had to trade in our truck with DS.  We got a Nissan Rogue.  I like it, but in hindsight, I may have liked the CRV better. 

eponine7682

We do! We are looking into a K.ia So.ul

Brummy14

We likely will be upgrading my Civic (which I love ) to get a Rav-4. Waiting for the next round of 0% financing to come around (they JUST had it last month, and we're expecting another round in the next 2-3 months).

We would have kept my car if we only had one, but now that we're expecting twins...that completely changed the game! 

Mommyluv384

We had a Chevy hhr. It was small. We travel a lot and there's no way we could fit 2 car seat plus dog and 2 adults. We went with a town and country mini van. We plan to have this car for at least 5 years so we wanted room to grow

znianiswan

We had to trade in our truck with DS.  We got a Nissan Rogue.  I like it, but in hindsight, I may have liked the CRV better. 

 

 

shipsshoessealingwax

My Dodge Neon is good to go, but idk if DH will keep his Accord or sell it. We've talked about the possibility of trading up before & even did some test driving - we LOVE the Nissan Murano. Little overkill for one, but maybe down the road...

Allycat11

We probably will, just aren't sure exactly what yet. DH drives an old Jeep that would have enough space but I don't think it will be reliable enough.  I drive a 4 day Saturn that would be more cramped than I would like.  Right now we are comparing a few models of SUVs and a few mini vans.

Eags

We just bought a Toyota Prius (which is suprisingly large enough for even a Britax Chaperone) in Feb. and a Honda Pilot in May.  I forsee using the Pilot for traveling since there is so much room.

lulamagoo

We have a jeep Cherokee and a BMW sedan, I love both. They are reliable and safe. Both are great in the snow too, which is a major plus. 

MizzPea28

We currently have a Mazda protege.. so we definitely need an upgrade. I'm really loving the Chevy Cruze. It's nice and roomy and has lots of trunk space.

kllrbnny

We recently bought a Cadillac SRX from 2006 which has an available third row of seating. Its perfect for us b/c we have 2 LOs that live with us, one that visits often and one on the way. We aren't minivan people at all and this vehicle still has the big muscle car engine to keep my gearhead husband happy. The kids love it too! My 4 yr old daughter always complains when we ride in the Chevy Aveo instead.

ajatmont13

I think we're going to have to get a cross-over vehicle like a ford edge or something similar.  Also - JumpAroundBucky - I'm guessing you're a UW-Madison alum?  Me too!   Do you still live in Madison?  I'm in Lake Mills so I didn't go too far!  

JumpAroundBucky

ajatmont13:

I think we're going to have to get a cross-over vehicle like a ford edge or something similar.  Also - JumpAroundBucky - I'm guessing you're a UW-Madison alum?  Me too!   Do you still live in Madison?  I'm in Lake Mills so I didn't go too far!  

Actually DH is a Madison alum, I'm not. We lived there for three years and recently bought a house about 20 miles west of Milwaukee! I still work in the Madison area though, so I'm there about once a week.  

this decaf life

We got a Toyota Rav4 about 3-4 months ago & love it.

ETA We bought it because my Saturn Vue completely died for no apparent reason... so I wouldn't suggest a Vue. 

spappy

We have a Chevy Equinox(mine, and I LOVE it) and a Chevy Silverado (H's, which I also LOVE).

 

IF I have more than 2 kids, I would like a third row SUV over a mini-van. unless I can get a fully decked out, which most likely won't happen. lol.

 

 

Celicachic25

DH and I both own 2 door sport cars and we are looking for a new car for me.  Although I have fit a carseat in the back seat it is not ideal for daily or almost daily travel.  I am not ready for a minivan, seems like to big of a change from my toyota celica.  We have looked at a lot of cross overs.  Right now we are looking at and liking the Mazda cx5, just not sure if we want to pay the money or if we will out grow it too soon. 

LSU628

We bought a Mazda CX-9 after my VW Passat crapped out on me. I love that it has the option of the 3rd row, or a lot of space when it is folded down. I did a LOT of research and the CX-9 I felt was the most bang for my buck and got a lot better mileage (I do a lot of interstate driving) than most larger SUVs.

augieskitchen

Yep, I just got a Chevy Equinox yesterday. I had a sedan before but I knew I would need something bigger once LO comes and plus we have a large dog so there would be no room in the sedan even with one child.  Plus my car had almost 200,000 miles on it, so it was time for an upgrade. I am loving the Equinox so far!

dragossoul84

We just bought the Mitisbushi Outlander it can seat up to 9 I think. We really needed something that could fit multiple car seats as we are adopting and could haul everything at once as most of my DH husband lives 6 hours away or further

ungraceful13

We will likely get rid of my Mustang. You can fit a car seat in it but it really sucks. We would like another Ford Escape (my husband had one for years before he totaled it). We got a Ford Focus in January when the car was totaled. We love the Focus but want an SUV.

goofyteacher

We upgraded a while back knowing it would be necessary once I did get pregnant.  We went with a Chevy Equinox and I love it!  Tons of features/space for a very reasonable cost.

artroyer

last august i had to get a new car, and planning ahead i went with a small suv, knowing that we wanted a family sooner rather than later.  i went with a hundai tuscon and LOVE it!  I'm not a minivan person or a huge vehicle person so i was very pleased and surprised with how much room my little suv gives me!  there will be plenty of room for a car seat (or seats, in the future) and i can still fold down one side if needed and still have the car seat back there...

 strongly recommend it

JenScott-4-09

We are waiting until my first ultrasound which is 6/19 to see if there is one or two in there. That will help us decide. If both embies stuck then we will trade my Rav4 in for the Sienna, but if there is one, we will just keep my Rav4. I love it. It just doesn't have room for 3 car seats. Even two is pushing it with space.

Southernpeach80

We are going to have to do the same thing. We really like the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

schuebja

We currently have a Chevy Trailblazier and Ford Taurus.  My Taurus is falling apart, so we've been talking about upgrading to an Equinox or an Acadia.

6fsn

We were fine with 2 carseats in my Matrix and DH drove a 4Runner we would use for bigger trips.  That just wasn't going to work for a 3rd carseat so we just bought a Sienna.

We were looking at some of the 3rd row SUVs, but the reality with a lot is they are a pain to get back to a carseat in the third row.  For older kids it would be ok, but the carseat would suck.  I also notice you lose a TON of storage when you have the 3rd row up.  Stuff for 3 kids for a week just wouldn't fit.

JenScott-4-09

6fsn:

We were fine with 2 carseats in my Matrix and DH drove a 4Runner we would use for bigger trips.  That just wasn't going to work for a 3rd carseat so we just bought a Sienna.

We were looking at some of the 3rd row SUVs, but the reality with a lot is they are a pain to get back to a carseat in the third row.  For older kids it would be ok, but the carseat would suck.  I also notice you lose a TON of storage when you have the 3rd row up.  Stuff for 3 kids for a week just wouldn't fit.

We have totally looked at SUVs with third rows too, but I agree with you on the Sienna. So much room! My DH still makes fun of me for even thinking I want a minivan, but it really is so convenient and drives really nice too. I am even thinking about getting one even if there is only one little bean. It would be nice to have all the space! And let's not forget the automatic doors! With infant seats I think this would be awesome.

TaylersMommy

Southernpeach80:

We are going to have to do the same thing. We really like the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

 

Be careful with that option, it is barely big enough for a our Britax with DD forward facing. I guess it depends how tall your hubby is, mine is 6'3 and needs the seat all the way back, which doesn't leave a lot of leg room for poor DD

CupcakeKaper

We have a Kia Sorento which we love...and it's a good thing we got the third row of seats because we will need it now 

alkvoelker

We have a 4-door Dodge Ram 1500 and a 2-door Toyota Solara. We're thinking DH will be driving the car for work (better gas mileage) and since I will mostly be a SAHM, it won't bother me driving the truck. If I have to take the car the car seat shouldn't be a problem. Plus side, the car is paid off. No sense in us adding another car payment with a baby on the way. Although said car currently needs some work done....

dande2129

We've been looking into it. I have a 4 door Civic, and FI has a two door Civic. I'm sure the baby would be okay (at least as an infant) in my Civic with DS, but FI's two door is going to be a huge problem.

Neither of us want to get rid of our cars. Mine is paid off. His isn't. Maybe looking into getting a used CRV or Pilot, but I just don't know if we can stomach the extra expense at this point. We'll see. 

Kingston54

I got an Acura RDX with LO#1

 

DaniZiggy

I feel your pain, My fianc?e bought a Mazda RX-7 convertible like 5 months ago. We were not planning on getting pregnant until after we were married, but well....stuff happens....so we thought it would be plenty of car for us. It has no back seat what-so-ever, and is actually kind of a dangerous car because it needs a lot of work (it had no brakes when we bought it). We have to wait a couple months for him to get a job to be able to get one but we are REALLY hoping to have a new car by the time labor comes (7ish months from now), so we don't have to depend on someone else to bring me and baby home from the hospital.

landosmommy

We had to dump the Jetta for a bigger car when I got PG with Landon. We got a 2011 Toyota Highlander & I love it. It's been great with the 2 cars seats we've used so far. It's got a lot of room for the stroller in the back plus groceries (that is of course if the 3rd row of seats aren't up). I totally recommend the Highlander.

tinktink20

I had a Subaru Impreza, which I LOVED, but it doesn't work with two car seats in the back.  I'll be getting a Suburban or a Pilot, most likely.  We just have to decide if we're getting a trailer or not, to determine if we need a towing vehicle or not.

jaimie68005

We had a ford focus when it was just me, DH and our 2 boys, when we started TTC we realized there's really no way to be fitting my 3 year old(soon to be 4) in his booster seat and my 6 year old who i still keep in a booster seat and an infant car seat in the back seat of it.

We were already contemplating getting a new car and decided something with a 3rd row would be a lot easier, but I'm that mom who refuses to drive a mini van..lol. I'm just not a big fan of the mini van, so we ended up getting a 2012 Dodge Journey which i am IN LOVE with! And we got a great deal on it and the payments surprisingly aren't much more than when we had the focus. And surprise barely a month after we get the Journey, we get pregnant! So it all worked out great so far.

 

FTM12

Yep!  We just bought a Ford Edge.  Had a lot more head room/space compared to some of the others we looked at.

HappyMama30

We had a Honda FIT and it was huge pain to get the infant car seat in the back.  We had to push the passenger seat all the way forward and I had to sit in the back if the three of us were going anywhere together.  NO room for a big stroller.  We bought a Nissan Pathfinder (aka 'the bus") and I love it.  It has three rows of seats, but we keep the third row down all the time for groceries and our huge double BOB stroller fits in great.  We have a third baby on the way, and I am sure I can three kids across the middle row of seats.  My two children are still able to fit rear facing in their Diono and Britax, so there is lots of room for car seat jenga.  Moving up to a bigger vehicle is always nice!

ByGrace22

LSU628:

We bought a Mazda CX-9 after my VW Passat crapped out on me. I love that it has the option of the 3rd row, or a lot of space when it is folded down. I did a LOT of research and the CX-9 I felt was the most bang for my buck and got a lot better mileage (I do a lot of interstate driving) than most larger SUVs.

I love my CX-9!  We came to the same conclusion on this car - a lot of bang for your buck, and plus 0% financing to boot.  We bought it in January planning for number three, and even took our infant seat to the dealership to ensure we could do three-across. The third-row gives us more seating options when the kids get bigger, but the trunk is HUGE with the seats folded down.  For comparison, our top three vehicles were this, the Honda Pilot, and the Dodge Durango.  I traded in my well-loved civic, which I do still miss.  The CX-9 drove most like a car to us, which was a huge plus.

MintBerryCrunch

LSU628:

We bought a Mazda CX-9 after my VW Passat crapped out on me. I love that it has the option of the 3rd row, or a lot of space when it is folded down. I did a LOT of research and the CX-9 I felt was the most bang for my buck and got a lot better mileage (I do a lot of interstate driving) than most larger SUVs.

LOVE my CX-9!