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Anyone have a car/SUV recommendation?
I am in the market for a new car/SUV. I currently have a Jeep Commander (which I absolutely hate). The only way my infant seat fits properly in the back seat is to have the passenger seat pushed forward the whole way - which makes it impossible for anyone to ride in the passenger seat when I have the baby with me!
Therefore, I am looking for a nice car or SUV that will comfortably fit my entire family --- including what will soon be 2 car seats!
Any suggestions are welcome 
TIA! Have a great Friday!!
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Re: Anyone have a car/SUV recommendation?
I dont know anything about the Ford Edge. But we have a Toyota RAV4, and it is perfect for a family of 4. We have plenty of room for both car seats, plenty of room in the trunk for 2 strollers (a double and a single), a travel booster seat, plus anything else we need to shove back there.
But there would be no room for a third car seat (or even a third person) in the back seat between the two car seats. I wouldnt get the RAV4 if you plan on having more children though. (And I dont have any pets, but it might be too small if you are trying to go somewhere with animals too).
I drive the dreaded minivan. Yes, the sliding doors are amazing (you don't need to struggle with them and there's no chance your kid is going to throw them open and ding a car- bonus when you upgrade for the automatic doors and hatch (how moms live without this feature I don't know!)
I love my Stow and Go feature and that both kids seats (since they won't stow with car seats on them) have their own little bin of things- I can carry extra food, clothes, diapers, blankets, toys, games, etc. without ever grabbing a diaper bag.
Oh, and I'm in my 20s. I think that convenience is timeless- and much like I don't carry my DD around in 4 inch pumps with my hair perfectly blown out I have sacrificed looking sexy while driving for being able to get everyone and everything in and out the door quickly.
we have a GMC terrain. It is great, big enough for car seats, booster and storage. No pushing the seats forward which was a huge concern of ours. My parents have a ford edge and the MPG is horrible! They are looking to trade it in ASAP. Other SUV we considered was the Equinox, almost the same as Terrain but little less finished and a little less expensive, not by much!
Are you looking for style, good gas mileage, convenience, cost...?
You may not want to hear it, but I really wish we had bought a mini-van when we only had two kids. We didn't get it until we just about had three, but the convenience is awesome even for two kids. We bought a Dodge Grand Caravan '10. It really doesn't look that much different than the Journey. We bought a black one - it's looks good. It's good on fuel, has great features (power sliding doors/gate, power windows (even on the sliding doors), climate control for back and front, a decent sound system, touch screen for media center, stow and go, etc. - you can pretty much get whatever you want and it's still not too badly priced).
I was very anti-minivan.......until we sucked it up and bought one. I felt like we were signing our lives away when we bought it. But, now I wish we would have gotten it sooner! Weird....
I have a Chevy Traverse and I LOOOOVVVEEE it! I have the model with 2 bucket seats and a third row that can be folded down flat, and I usually keep it that way, which provides a lot of space for strollers/groceries/etc.... It's nice to have a lot of extra room in the back for my family of 3-soon-to-be-4 because we hardly ever have more passengers than just us. But if we do, we can always put the back seat up in a snap.
Even the basic model comes with On-Star, Bluetooth (which means hands-free phoning, yay!), Remote Start, and Remote Open on the back hatch. I now can't imagine living without these functions. I think Consumer Reports now ranks it as the #2 SUV choice behind the Buick Enclave...which is the same car, only with a few more features and a higher $. If you are looking at the Edge, I would DEFINITELY suggest you check out the Traverse before buying. They may have added even more features to the 2011 that I don't even know about!