Best SUV for 3 kids (car seats)
Hi we are currently in the market for a new SUV and we're wondering what other people with 3 kids in car seats have? Are you able to access the 3rd row with car seats installed?
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. Our boys are 2 and 4 with one on the way. We looked at a 2016 Pilot Touring which has bucket seats in the second row. My concern was how hard it would be to buckle my oldest up in the 3rd row.TLSRULZ wrote: ↑ We got an odyssey with two car seats in the middle.. it's a bit of effort but I can tilt the seats with the car seats attached. Now I have Dionos so they are heavy and that is why I said it take a bit of effort.
What are the ages. If older ones are big enough at least they can get into the seats and u just have to buckle up.
You can remove the middle seat in tje second row to get access to the rear. Or if your car seats are slim you can even put all three car seats I'm the middle row. But then that leaves open to kids fighting with each other over toys, food or anything really.
Dont forget with mini vans the sliding doors is a amazong. Dont have to worry about hitting other cars... especially after the fall asleep and you have to put them in or out
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Was just about to say, they are great for third row access with car seats and do 3 across the second row with no problems.PerrierWater wrote: ↑ If you're not afraid of boring CVTs, the Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60.
The middle row bucket seats can slide/tilt/articulate forward with car seats in place. So passengers can enter the 3rd row without removing the car seat in the 2nd row. Plus, they have one of the biggest 3rd rows in the class.
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yes my 4 .5yr old can get into the van and into her car seat and almost buckle up independently... we always watch her and check of course. So with time it should not be too much of an issue.. The 3rd row is 60/40 so if you keep one fold one down you could access the 3rd row from the back to get them buckled up.
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This.MacGyver wrote: ↑ Go to a dealer and try installing all car seats in it, buckle all kids up while they're wearing winter coats, take it for a test drive. Gives you a good perspective on whether that $40k-50k vehicle is going to be livable for you and your family.
Try the Odyssey too while you're at Honda...
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Presumably the newborn is on the "outside". So one older child is either climbing over (or you are breaking your back carrying him over) another car seat, with his boots dripping in slush at least 3 months of the year. And all 3 kids are within easy grasping distance of each other (stealing toys, putting whatever object in the other kid's mouth, etc.)
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