Anyone Getting a New Car?

Pikmin620 · February 2012

I currently have a 2 door Civic - not so suitable for an infant along with two dogs who travel a LOT with us. So we're looking into new cars and hoping to get one by time my maternity leave is up.

I've been lusting over the Yukon Denali XL or a Chevy Suburban. We're going to test drive some on Saturday and I can't wait. Although, my dream of a Ford F-350 has sadly been put on hold for the time being.

Anyone else getting a new car to accommodate their growing family?

jami1006 · February 2012

I am! My husband totally surprised me by suggesting I buy a new car. I currently drive an 02 Nissan Altima and love it. It's getting higher in miles but still runs fantastic. I really think he made the suggestion so my bills would increase and baby shopping would decrease. I've bought a lot of stuff for LO!

I'm deciding between the Toyota Highlander or Ford Edge. I prefer the Highlander over the Edge but will let money guide my decision. Whoever gives me the better deal wins! I am getting impatient to just buy already. I've been comparing vehicles for about three weeks now and am ready to be done.

Pikmin620 · February 2012

jami1006:
I really think he made the suggestion so my bills would increase and baby shopping would decrease. I've bought a lot of stuff for LO!

Haha, love it!

jami1006:
I am getting impatient to just buy already. I've been comparing vehicles for about three weeks now and am ready to be done.

That's how I feel.. I'm not a patient person AT ALL and I just want a new car now. DH wants to hold off since we can get by with switching cars during my maternity leave (he drives a Jeep Wrangler) but I want my car now! I hate having to wait lol.

joshandpanda · February 2012

We knew we wanted to start a family soon, and knew we needed to get rid of a short box S10... so back in August (before we knew I was KU) we got a 2011 Subaru Legacy... Its very spacious and I love it!

jpcvet · February 2012

I thought about it. Then one afternoon of car shopping reminded me that I would rather deal with the smaller car (and better gas mileage) than deal with car shopping.

Pikmin620 · February 2012

joshandpanda:
We knew we wanted to start a family soon, and knew we needed to get rid of a short box S10... so back in August (before we knew I was KU) we got a 2011 Subaru Legacy... Its very spacious and I love it!

Congrats! Those are good looking!

jami1006 · February 2012

I am nervous about taking on my first car payment in 10 years right before a new baby. I'm sure it will be fine but since I'm a FTM I'm worried things will be way more expensive than I planned.

CC.to.be · February 2012

We are buying a Buick Enclave next month. I can't wait they are sooooo nice. We also looked at the Yukon Denali's too. We really like those as well but wanted something a touch smaller and better on gas.

jp0129 · February 2012

We just bought a new car a year ago. We bought a Kia Optima.. Its super nice and fully loaded. I love it! Well now DH wants us to get an SUV. He wants a Tahoe. I said umm no I dont want a gas guzzler. I get 35 mpg right now. I told him I will look at SUV's but not a tahoe. Plus I am spoiled I have Nav, touch screen, blue tooth, sync, and satellite radio and a bunch of other features. I said if i have to give up those I dont want a new car.

bellelamb · February 2012

It's not brand new but I just got a new to me town and country today! I love the extra room for soon to be three boys and a lab. I just got it today and I'm happy to be the official soccer mom

ElinJ · February 2012

We are, but not until sometime this summer after the baby arrives. Our plan is to save as much as we can, and pay for a big chunk of it in cash, then get a smaller loan. My car will be fine, VW Jetta. But his is old, unreliable, the A/C doesn't work (he doesn't mind, but we don't want the baby riding without A/C or Heat!). So, we're going to get a mid-sized SUV. We're thinking along the lines of Ford Edge, or Jeep Liberty. Or whatever we can find a good deal on that we like. We don't buy brand-new vehicles, so we're going to look for a pre-owned. Something that is about 2-4 years old.

pischkepear · February 2012

We need a new car. We have a chevy aveo and a 2 door ford mustang, so we're hoping to sell the mustang. I really wanted a Nisaan Rogue, but I don't think we can afford to take on car payments when we will have to worry about budgeting for daycare in the next year. So craigslist here we come!

jami1006 · February 2012

bellelamb:
It's not brand new but I just got a new to me town and country today! I love the extra room for soon to be three boys and a lab. I just got it today and I'm happy to be the official soccer mom

I've been referring to my car search as turning me into a soccer mom.

lindy27 · February 2012

We bought a Prius a year ago, and love it so far. It will be plenty big for 1 child and a dog.

We only have 1 car now and are looking for a 2nd one. Unfortunately going from 50 mpg to the other cheaper options, makes everything look bad. My husband wants a hatchback so we might get a Honda Fit or Kia Soul.

sstrom22 · February 2012

We are, but mostly because DH's convertible isn't exactly baby-friendly!! Ha! I have a Toyota Corolla, which will fit the carseat just fine, but the convertible has to go... we're looking at a Ford Escape - something larger, but not quite as big as the Explorer.

Good luck with your car shopping! Have you watched "Up All Night"? They have an episode about buying a family car that is hilarious

MrandMrsHull · February 2012

I wanted a Tahoe- but could not stomach the crap has mileage.

After some test driving we ended up at with a 2011 Sienna. Mind you I swore I would never ever ever drive a mini van. But let me tell ya, that thin is the sh!t- I can get my great Dane and Aussie mix in the back with tons of room to spare still have 3 seats in the middle row (one of which comes out so that there is usually bucket seats) and every option you can think of.

Hmm, someone actually designed a car (I still have trouble calling it a minivan) ad actually put some thought into what is practical...what a concept

Oh, ya, AND I get 22mpg!

Suck it Tahoe

Manda3596 · February 2012

We bought one about 10 month ago, in anticipation of having a child. I had a 2007 4-door Grand Prix, which wasn't bad, but we have a dog, too, and go to the cabin a lot, so we needed something with a back hatch instead of a trunk. We actually ended up buying a 2008 Saturn Vue crossover, which wasn't even in our radar until we saw one on a lot. It doesn't have 4-wheel drive (when the roads are bad here I work from home, and my husband has a pickup for us to haul with), so it actually gets great gas mileage. I get 26 MPG in it.

stemms8810 · February 2012

I am on the opposite end. Mine will be paid off in about 3 months and I am looking forward to no car payment for a while hopefully! But I have a Ford Escape so it's a nice family car. Not the best mileage, but good for a small SUV.

IsaacA · February 2012

SO and I agreed that we would be buying a SUV with some of the tax money (down payment) this tax season. His car will be paid off next month and mine's been paid off for a year (even though I bought mine 2 months before he got his). However, since both of our cars still work great. He works a mile away and I only drive to the store and to school. We decided to hold off until next year to get the SUV. Since my car is basically the "extra car right now".

I have Chevy Cobalt, he has Mazda 6 (both are 4 doors) and with 2 kids that should be okay for now.

We would like a Buick Enclave or a GMC Acadia. We still have to go test driving though..... maybe I can convince him to do that before the baby arrives to see which one we like better.

meeko1985 · February 2012

We are looking at nissan rogues and chevy equinox's this weekend!!!

TPOX · February 2012

We just got a new car, but not because of the family. My old one was 9 years old with 200K miles on it, and had poor gas mileage (I commute 140 miles round-trip). I now have a Prius v and it's *awesome*.

blw1003 · February 2012

We did! I've never had a new car (and dread ever having to deal with shopping for one again!), but we bought a Chevy Traverse in December and I LOVE it. We looked at the Chevy Equinox too. I loved it, but then realized it didn't provide a whole lot more space than the Alero I was getting rid of. We went with the 7 passenger Traverse so it has captain's chairs with a pass through to the back. For now, we will be folding the back row down to have plenty of room for the stroller, luggage, and dog kennel when we travel. It has plenty of room for future growth and for being able to take other people with us even with a car seat. Good luck with your car shopping!

REOM · February 2012

We bought a 2012 Toyota Sienna this weekend.

I'm officially a minivan momma! Embarrassed

We looked at EVERY SUV and crossover out there, and found something wrong with each one. Too big, not enough storage with 3rd row, too difiicult to reach 3rd row, etc, etc. The Sienna is just so darn convenient, couldn't pass it up!

kmd0528 · February 2012

I want a new car but don't really need one yet. I currently have a Chevy Trailblazer (it's 5 years old), it'll be paid off in a year. Every few weeks, I talk about getting something newer. I want an Audi Q5 or a Cadillac SRX..... .we'll see

sandrajean09 · February 2012

We did! I was driving a pile of junk Chevy impala with a leaky floorboard, broken wiper motor, and broken heater core that we'd already fixed once and the car wasn't worth shelling out the $500+ dollars to fix everything. We bought a dodge nitro and I love it! Between LO and our dog, it'll be great and my stress level is so much lower knowing that I'll have a 100% working car.

agymer · February 2012

We are actually trading in our 2009 Chevy Malibu for a Suzuki XL-7 Luxury. It was a big decision becuase I LOVE my Malibu, however it doesn't leave a lot of room once a car seat is in the back. I have a 3 yo in my daycare that (until March) I have until 1130pm and take him when I go places and it's hard to fit other stuff around him--let alone our own child where we have to take luggage and 2 Mini. Schnauzers! The trunk is deep but has a very small opening!

I run a daycare so I wanted something with 3rd row seating-especially for the summer- When numbers are lower we may actually be able to go somewhere!!!! lol We were suppose to get it last Thursday but our uncle works for a dealership so he found the car, bought it from another dealership and they ran an inspection on it since it's all under warranty and decided they wanted to changed the catalic converter. Then the Suzuki dealership ordered the wrong part! awesome. So now it's a waiting game...I'm hoping for tomorrow though (but I won't hold my breath, lol)

moocow12 · February 2012

We just traded in our Element (4 bucket seats) for a Honda Pilot. We are hoping to add one more baby after this one within the next 5 years, so we just took the plunge and got an 8 seater now.

balibaby · February 2012

REOM:

We bought a 2012 Toyota Sienna this weekend.

I'm officially a minivan momma!

We looked at EVERY SUV and crossover out there, and found something wrong with each one. Too big, not enough storage with 3rd row, too difiicult to reach 3rd row, etc, etc. The Sienna is just so darn convenient, couldn't pass it up!

Eek! Jealous, and I never thought I'd say that. I am obsessesed with the limited one, it is so stinkin' nice. I agree it is so much easier to access the third row than the SUV's etc. I really wanted a Sequoia, but now I want this.

Juleslynn79 · February 2012

Yes! I have a Toyota Camry right now and it's looking like we'll be trading it in for a Sienna. We looked at the Highlander, but there just isn't enough room for other things like a stroller and groceries when the 3rd row is in use (which it will always be).

mrsbecky07 · February 2012

We just got a Toyota Sienna. I freaking love it. I hate big SUVs (driving them and being on the road around them) and I found that at any rate, in general, the minivan fit our needs much better. We have two large dogs (golden retriever and yellow lab) and already they love the minivan, even without baby in it.

Note to those considering the smaller SUVs - they don't necessarily have more room. My aunt has a Highlander and we had a Vue and we could fit more in the trunk of my brother's Acura sedan than in the trunk area of those cars (and his backseat is actually more comfortable as well.) If you want a new car for the room, i'd take a tape measure with you to compare! (which sounds so dumb I know, but for us it helped to figure out what cars actually had the most room).

KRB8 · February 2012

I just traded in my 2005 Mustang convertible last weekend. Yep, I went 18 months with DD1 and that car. It wasn't so bad. Now I have a 2009 Honda Odyssey. I do love my Odyssey but I miss my Mustang.

queenaag · February 2012

We did! I went from a 2 door Dodge Stratus (my very first car...sad to see it go) to the new Dodge Charger....and am loving it! I was so set on going to an SUV, but fell in love with the Charger instead.

Jules_NC · February 2012

We traded my G35 (which I LOVED) for a new Nissan Quest (mini-van) last October. The car was fun to drive, but it was very cramped for trips and the backseat would be very very tight with 2 car seats. The front passenger seat had to be all the way forward for the rear facing car seat and we lived with that for almost 2 years!

I love, love, love our Quest. I was not sold on getting a mini-van, but it has been awesome. It's no car and I'm used to driving "fun" (fast) cars, but it has already made life easier with just 1 toddler.

sweetsugarmama · February 2012

I got a new car last year that I love, a hyundai veracruz. I think we've figured out a way to put two babies plus DD in the 2nd row and we're hoping to make it work. DH, on the other hand, had a 2 door VW. He traded it in for a minivan. He got the Grand Caravan RX (RT?). It's the "man van," black leather interior with red stitching, dvd, touch screen sound system, huge hard drive and other manly stuff. He loves it. I got him these for christmas, with a mom, dad, little girl and two boy storm trooper stickers and put them on the van.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/62954120/stormtrooper-family-car-sticker-now-with

caitlynryan · February 2012

we have a subaru forester already, traded in my little acura for a hyundai elantra and i love it.

Mamasaurus · February 2012

I have a 4-door Scion xA that will do just fine, but our other vehicle was a Mustang. The back seat barely held my purse, so never mind a baby seat. We traded it in a few months ago for a new-to-us Mazda. It's one of the smaller SUVs out there but has third row seating and car seat anchors that are very easy to access.

lnh2008 · February 2012

We purchased a Chrysler Aspen in November. My husband refused to become a minivan dad. I guess he is too cool ::rolls eyes::

winter-shock · February 2012

Last summer when we knew we were going to start trying we bought a new Toyota Sienna. I LOVE it. I swore I would never drive a mini van...well I would highly rec it to anyone who plans on having more than one child. So easy to get kids into carseats, especially when there is bad weather outside you dont have to stand in it. It's also great when you need to stop the car quick and get back to baby. And it simply holds SO much!

ajs327 · February 2012

We just bout a dodge journey this week, love it!

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