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For those with 3 or more kids...

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What do you drive? We are looking into a new SUV and although we only have one DD now, we are wondering what we will do if we have more than one more. Thanks!
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Re: For those with 3 or more kids...

  • Smileygirl75Smileygirl75 member

    ha ha ha.  I have five children and we drive a Dodge Grand Caravan.  I really like it, but we're at capacity now and looking at something *gulp* larger.

    Our van doesn't have stow'n'go seats as it's a little older, I would HIGHLY recommend the stow'n'go.  I hate, hate, hate taking the heavy seats in and out every time we need to move something. In reality, DH hates it because I can't lift the bench seats.

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  • simplyatomicsimplyatomic member
    imagesmileygirl75:

    ha ha ha.  I have five children and we drive a Dodge Grand Caravan.  I really like it, but we're at capacity now and looking at something *gulp* larger.

    HTH

    This except we don't need larger lol

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  • littlemissylittlemissy
    We have a Ford Freestyle.  I think it is now called the Taurus X.   I like it a lot, but it has one drawback - you can't get to the third row without flipping a second row seat forward (If you have a car seat or booster there, you have to move it first).  It works for us because the 5 y.o. and 3 y.o. sit in the third row in their car seat and booster seat.  The baby sits in the car seat behind the front seat passenger.  The middle bench splits so I flip the seat behind the driver.  In actuality, I rarely flip it because they like to hop over the seat, but it's a reach to help them with their seat buckles.  I hope that makes sense.  Oh, and there is an option to get 2 bucket seats for the middle row instead. (This changes it from a 7-passenger to 6-passenger vehicle). The thing I really love about it though, is that it drives much more like a car than a van.
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  • CiarraiCiarrai

    We have a Toyota Sienna (minivan).  I prefer that to a giant SUV.  My friend had a Yukon but you couldn't fit anything in the trunk if the third row was up - not even an umbrella stroller.  I love love love my Sienna and I so never dreamed I'd want or drive a minivan.  It's all that we can all fit into.  FWIW - I love the Sienna's second row.  It's bucket seats so the kids have some space but the seat on the right has two positions - directly behind the passenger against the door and more towards the middle.  By putting that seat in the middle, no one has to climb over any seats to get to the back row.  None of my kids can buckle themselves (just too small physically) so this way I can even reach in to buckle DD#1 without climbing all the way in the van and especially not over any carseats.  Love that part.  Has great trunk space too!  Fits a ton.  We've had two adults in the third row with DD#1's car seat (Britax Marathon).  It's tight, but not awful or anything and perfect for around town when we have company.

     

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  • BoizmomBoizmom member
    We have a Honda Odyssey.  LOVE IT!  I had always said I was never going to drive a mini van.  Well, 3 kids later and I'm driving one.  It's got plenty of room.  Something I had never thought about was when my kids got older and having their friends in my car too.  My van has more then enough room for that!
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  • shopgirl78shopgirl78 member

    imageBoizmom:
    We have a Honda Odyssey.  LOVE IT!  I had always said I was never going to drive a mini van.  Well, 3 kids later and I'm driving one.  It's got plenty of room.  Something I had never thought about was when my kids got older and having their friends in my car too.  My van has more then enough room for that!

    This.  I just took a friend and her 7 mo old infant out with me today.  I also did something similar for a playdate earlier this month.   I love having all the extra room enough though we are done with 3.  The features I love are the sliding doors (my kids no longer open doors on other peoples cars!), I like how low to the ground it is, my toddler can climb in.   Right now I think I have 3 strollers in the back and room for groceries! Love the trunk space which is nil in a large suv.  


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  • SweetBaby2004SweetBaby2004

    We have a Mazda 5 - it's Mazda's minivan.  It seats six and was cheaper than the Sienna or the Odyssey (I LOVE both of them).

    We currently have three and are planning on one more and at that point, we may upgrade to a bigger minivan so we are not at capacity.  It fits a ton of stuff in it (we have taken it on 3 big road trips with all three kids and are amazed at the room we have).

     

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