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Don't know how I'll fit another car seat in my little SUV (Jeep Liberty)-

Bride2004Bride2004
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Does anyone have an older Jeep Liberty with more than one carseat in it?  With DS we had his seat (SnugRide then convertible) in the middle because the bulge would stick out between the two front seats.  Now, we have his booster on the passenger side.  We went to BRU the other day and only tried to fit one car seat in my car (Evenflo Symphony) and it was a joke.  We tried putting it in the middle, side and there is no way it would fit.  It doesn't help that DH and I are tall so we can't push the seats up.  I know I'm going to have this problem with most seats.  If you don't have much space in your car, which car seat do you have?  Getting a new car is not an option for us.  Thanks! 
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Re: Don't know how I'll fit another car seat in my little SUV (Jeep Liberty)-

  • sarajo317sarajo317
    My best friend has a G6... and she fit two boosters and the Graco Nautilus in her itty bitty car!!! Boosters on the outsides and the infant/toddler seat in the middle... When her son was a small baby.. she had two boosters and the graco carrier carseat!
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  • Ashl07Ashl07
    I actually have a 2005 jeep liberty. We have a britax convertible on one side and we have more than enough space for a graco infant seat in the other. I don't know why it isn't fitting well. I'm pretty short so moving my seat around is pretty doable! I wish I could help more, but these two seats fit well in our jeep.
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  • mrskinsler04mrskinsler04 member

    I have a Nissan Cube and VW Beetle. Ummmm. It's a hot mess. I am really short, DH is super tall. I had a Britax Roundabout behind where I sat and had another forward facing behind where DH sat.

    DH has a large truck and that is going to be our "family" car. But to be honest, with 3 kids I don't see us going too many places all together. Oldest DD starts school this fall so I will be doing whatever running I need to do with the other 2 while she is there.

    It has been a serious stress point for me. This baby was a surprise or I would have never bought the Cube. But it is paid for and I really don't want another car payment.

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  • AliciaS1411AliciaS1411 member
    I drive an 03 Liberty and lemme tell you: the Britax chaperone in there is a JOKE. We're planning on buying a new car before the baby comes. 
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  • Bride2004Bride2004

    imageAshl07:
    I actually have a 2005 jeep liberty. We have a britax convertible on one side and we have more than enough space for a graco infant seat in the other. I don't know why it isn't fitting well. I'm pretty short so moving my seat around is pretty doable! I wish I could help more, but these two seats fit well in our jeep.

    No, this is helpful, thanks.  DH and I each are almost 6' tall, so our seats are pretty far back.  It's not a problem when the seats are forward facing but I don't know how I'm going to fit one in there rear facing.

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  • sda6485sda6485
    With DD born in 2006, we had a 2004 Lib and it was horrible!! We ended up trading it in January (DD was born in August) and that was only with one because the room was ridiculous! We now have a Chevy Malibu Maxx (I call it the mama malibu edition lol) and a Nissan X-Terra and everything fits fine and dandy in both!
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  • Ashl07Ashl07
    Our britax is still rear facing, since I mainly have the car and that seat is a MONSTER it is on the passenger side.
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  • 1happygurl1happygurl
    try a sunshine kids Radian car seat.  VERY small foot print.  A bit pricy but it will last.  You can fit 3 of these across the back seat of a sedan so I'm sure one will fit in your car :)  Good luck!
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  • trish051003trish051003
    We had the honda crv and had the baby seat on the passengers side and had to move the seat up - not super comfy for the passenger but it worked.   Then we put the big kid behind the driver.
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  • crlaceycrlacey

    imagetrish051003:
    We had the honda crv and had the baby seat on the passengers side and had to move the seat up - not super comfy for the passenger but it worked.   Then we put the big kid behind the driver.

     

    Since a new car is not an option, it sounds like the best option would be to put the forward facing child behind the driver to give the driver the most room while maneuvering. Then the passenger will have to deal with less space with the rear facing seat behind them. I know it's not what you want to hear since you'll probably end up being the squished parent when the two of you are together.

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