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So I've been lurking the minivan forums for weeks now. Gone on a few test drives. And one question still remains. How do you get people into the back seat when there are car seats installed in the second row? Yes, I know you can push the seats together to make a bench, but then you lose the console. Is this the only way to do it? Can a person squeeze behind the 2nd row seat without taking out the carseat? 7 passenger Sienna- 2nd Row seat flips forward- definitely impossible with a carseat installed Odyssey- I cant remember exactly, but I know it doesn't flip forward like the Sienna. T&C- ??? If anyone has knowledge about these I would greatly appreciate it. It would save me another trip back to the dealerships dragging along my 6 month old and 4 year old. |
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Replying to: awindram (Oct 19, 2007 9:42 am) |
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Replying to: awindram (Oct 19, 2007 9:42 am) |
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Has anyone seen any real pics on the upcoming VW minivan?
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Replying to: awindram (Oct 19, 2007 9:42 am) With only 1 child car seat installed, I squeezed between the 2nd row seats in either the 02 T&C LX or 06 Sienna LE. Best to keep Ody or Sienna 2nd row seats separated to prevent children fighting. I tried moving our right middle seat to middle position in our 06 Sienna but it was more difficult to squeeze past the seat on the right side than thru the middle. Have you considered the 8 passenger Sienna where you could put child seats in left and middle seats of 2nd row and take out the right middle row seat for easy access to 3rd row seats? Slide the middle seat of 2nd row forward to separate children to reduce ability to fight. 
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Replying to: hansienna (Oct 19, 2007 6:52 pm) So then I went Ody shopping. Honda has GREAT deals going on for the 2007's. I was pretty psyched about the Stow and Go 8th seat. But then I drove the Sienna and Ody back to back and fell in love with the Sienna. Much smoother ride and better acceleration. Also I loved the Silver Pine Mica on the Sienna. T&C- Once I read the threads about its MPG I dropped it from the running. I think I'm going to go with the 7 seat Sienna and push the middle row seats together. The kids are far enough apart in age that they don't fight. In fact the 4 year old is great at entertaining the 7 month old who is still rear facing.
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Replying to: awindram (Oct 21, 2007 6:12 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 22, 2007 5:30 am) You are right about the indentations. I had two car seats in our Murano for the past 2 years and after the last cleanup session (when we take them from the car for a complete detailing) two months ago, we misplaced the upper portion of the padding. The indentations seem to be going away but I wonder what happen if we hadn't noticed it sooner. PS: Dried up milk is very difficult to remove from upholstery as some our furniture can attest.
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Replying to: nastacio (Oct 22, 2007 5:45 am) We never really ate in the car. Nothing that could stain anyway.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 22, 2007 6:31 am) If only the worst food-related mess was of the non-ingested kind  Leather, when well cared for, also resists wear better than regular upholstery. |
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