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March 2013 Moms
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Anyone else looking at cars?
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I have a Mazda 3 at the moment which by all means would be fine when baby comes around. We also have 2 dogs and take them with us when we travel around 3 times a year maybe? as of now by the time we get the dog us and our stuff in the car it is full so we can't imagine what we will do when we have to take baby stuff also. We have been talking about getting a new car for a while now and decided that we would actually test drive some today.
We were looking at the ford escape, chevy equinox, kia sportage and Honda crv. We were actually very surprised when the lady showed us the subaru outback. We both really like it and it has a ton more features and lots more room then the other cars. We're thinking we may take my car tomorrow to get appraised and maybe make the trade in did I mention it's also on sale at the moment? so I was just wondering if other moms to be had been looking at cars or anything?
We were looking at the ford escape, chevy equinox, kia sportage and Honda crv. We were actually very surprised when the lady showed us the subaru outback. We both really like it and it has a ton more features and lots more room then the other cars. We're thinking we may take my car tomorrow to get appraised and maybe make the trade in did I mention it's also on sale at the moment? so I was just wondering if other moms to be had been looking at cars or anything?
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Re: Anyone else looking at cars?
Preemie ID DDs; then DS; then natural M/C; now due 10/17
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I have a Honda Accord right now and I'm pretty sure that will be plenty big for a baby and baby gear since this is our first and we don't have animals. However, I want a new different car since hauling baby gear in and out of a car trunk isn't all that fun ( I know that sounds minuscule but lifting it up and out instead of just pulling it out is a bit tricky with strollers and such). My hubby really likes the Jeep Cherokees, and I want to try the Honda Pilot but we haven't driven anything yet. Good luck!!
We are hoping to test drive minivans this weekend. We bought a CR-V after DS1 was born, and while we could fit 3 car seats in the back, it would be really tight! Plus, I'm not sure how I feel about one of my boys sitting that close to a newborn. A minivan would make life so much easier. I'm in love with the idea of pushing a button and the doors opening.
Married to J since 5/05, Mommy to T (10/08), L (08/10) and C (02/13) who was born at home.
We bought a car a year ago planning for the day we had a family because I didn't want to have to get another car down the road. We have an 80 pound dog who takes up a whole bench seat by herself and my old Mountaineer wasn't going to cut it (plus it was getting up there in age and developed its own "personality"). We ended up with a Ford Flex and I LOVE it. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It is basically a minivan without sliding doors - no offense to any of you minivan mamas out there but I just was not ready for that step.
The 3rd row folds flat like an SUV's "trunk" does when not in use and the 2nd row on our model is individual buckets. Have I mentioned that I love it?
We bought a Chevy Tahoe last year when my car died, in hopes we would be having a baby soon. We also have an 80 lb golden retriever. At the time, we were living in new Orleans and drove to NJ to visit our families 2 times a year. We have since moved back to NJ, but we're still an hour from family and drive there almost every weekend, so we are still happy with the purchase. Plus, I feel safer being high up. Good luck, I love new cars!
I have to start by saying minivans are awesome. PP poster was right about the whole door opening at the push of a button feature. So nice! Plus the sliding doors are really nice for getting babies in & out. Really, any car where you don't ben over to reach the car seat is nice.
Of the ones you mentioned, my BFF had a CRV and loved it. They just had their 3rd and got a different car and she really, really misses it.
We had drove Kia Sedonas (vans) for about 10 years and they were great. At one point we considered the Sportage but it just wasn't as comfy.
I never thought of this. I tired to highlight the lifting out vs just pulling out but can't figure our how to highlight it with the iPad. I agree though! It'd be much nicer to just be able to take things out instead of lifting it all in and out
I'd love to be car-shopping but DH will not have that until we have at least 2 if not 3 babies and since this is number 1... I am stuck with my 08 Dodge Avenger for a while... BUT - At the auto show I saw that the new dodge journey has a seat option for built-in boosters!! To me that is SO exciting! Also, they have third row seatng and since DH works at Chrysler I get a discount...
All I can honestly say is that my household is supported by American Auto Companies... In Michigan it is a bigger deal than other places, but help support Americans and Buy American... Even if Honda is made in Ohio or Illinois or wherever, bottom line profits still go out of the country.
Happy car hunting!
Subaru manufactures a GOOD car. My DH knows, as he drives them competitively, year-round, on some sketchy surfaces (gravel, asphalt, snow, ice). We NEVER get caught in bad weather during the winter, and never have to worry about getting stuck in the snow/ice/etc. as a result of the AWD.
Friends of ours, who I guess were thinking about starting their family when they bought this (then put the brakes on the baby-making), bought a Mazda 5. It's like a miniature mini-van. Still has the sliding door, and lots of space in the rear, but isn't quite as cumbersome as an actual minivan.
We are in no position to be car-shopping ourselves at the moment, though. We just got ourselves a used Audi A3, and are simply relieved that both our vehicles now work (yay) and have four doors (yay) for ease of getting car seats in and out! Good luck, and have fun in your search!
I got a new Chevy Equinox last July & I love it. After having it for a year and a half, I have no complaints. We have an 80lb lab that loves to ride around with me and I shouldn't have any issues fitting her and a carseat once the time comes.
My sister used to have a Subaru Outback & she loved it.
We have a Jeep Liberty. I was not sure if I wanted to keep buying Jeeps or if we should get something else until we were in an accident. The thing is built like a tank. DH was driving and a deer jumped into the path of the car from a bank on the interstate. We were going over 80 miles an hour and the deer bounced off the front of the car spun through the air and then hit the back. There was damage to the Jeep but I did not feel the impact and my dog did not even wake up. After that experience, I am sold on Jeeps, now if I culd convince DH to drive slower.
We'd love to get a new one, but our car is paid off and still runs perfectly. We've decided to try to hold out another 2 years until we buy a house so that we're completely debt free when we get apply for a mortgage.
(We only have 1 car at the moment- we live in NYC and there's no need for another. I take public transit everywhere and H drives to work)
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Blah, same with me. My car is paid off and perfectly fine but I have been itching for an SUV. My H put it in our long term budget for 2-ish years for now and keeps telling me that he would rather get a really nice SUV in a couple years than a moderate one now, but I am still impatient!
I never thought about how annoying it is going to be lifting stuff out of the trunk as opposed to sliding it out. (I think this qualifies as a first world problem...)
We knew we'd need to upgrade when we had kids as I was in a Jetta before. We probably could have pulled it off, but the backseat was microscopic. It died about a year ago, so we went ahead and bought our family car then.
I got a Honda Pilot - I liked all the holders and organizers throughout the car, that it has a third row, but everything folds completely flat if you don't need the rear seats. It's great now with two dogs, and I'll be glad we have that third row space when we need to hit the road with a car seat, luggage, two dogs, a stroller, etc.
BFP #1 9/1/11, EDD 5/15/12, Missed M/C at 9w4d, discovered at 11w3d, D&C 11/2/11
BFP #2 6/20/12, Baby Boy born 3/2/13
BFP #3 October 2016, EDD 6/11/17
OP - are you me three years ago? LOL
When I was pg with DD, we had a Mazda3 and two dogs (well, we still do, actually) and I knew we'd need something bigger to haul the dogs, baby and all our gear to our parents house and on vacations.
We pretty much looked at the same cars you have, and ended up buying the 2010 Subaru Outback. We love it - great gas mileage, drives nice, lots of room (though we also bought a pod to go on top). We had a pretty severe winter right after we bought it, and it was worth its weight in gold just for getting us through that. Ours has over 60000 miles on it, and has had been completely reliable.
We've had it for about 2 1/2 years now and we fully expect that it will be just fine with 2 kids (we just may have to use the pod a little more!)
However, our dream/future car will be a Honda Pilot. 3rd row...mmmmm.... My bro and family have one and it's just simply perfect.
BFP #1: 9-20-2010 EDD: 5-25-2011 DD #1 born: 5-23-2011
BFP #2: 6-14-2012 EDD: 2-15-2013 MC: 6-19-2012 5w5d
BFP #3: 7-18-2012 EDD: 3-26-2012
This is too funny!! But glad to hear that it's treated you well, we also talked about getting the storage pod (or something like it) so glad to hear that works out well too!!
This is what we're doing (we are a two Prius household), unless I have twins with this pregnancy. We have family who only visits once or twice a year so we should be able to get away with it. I would rather find out for sure that it doesn't work than upgrade out of one or two perfectly good cars unneeded.
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We have a Subaru Impreza (similar size/layout to the Mazda 3) right now that's our main car, and my beaten up Jeep Cherokee that's our occasionally-used second car (DH and I commute together for the most part). The Impreza would be ok for daily stuff, but not for trips with two kids, plus a rear-facing convertible seat gets a little dicey in there- we had it in the middle when DD was RF.
We'll probably trade in the Jeep (*sniffle*) for a Subaru Forester, we've loved our Impreza. I've also looked at bit at other Jeep models (mostly the Grand Cherokee), and friends of ours just got a Honda CR-V that they're thrilled with.
We HAVE to upgrade... THANK GOODNESS! Right now I have a Chrysler T&C minivan and I hate it! I know this sounds ridiculous, but it's so "boring" and makes me feel super unattractive.
But it only seats 7 total, so we're maxed out and with #6 on the way we need to get something that seats 8.
So far we're both really loving the GMC Acadia.