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#3 of 42 Re: three kids and strollers [kbedwards] by kbedwards Oct 04, 2007 (9:08 am)
Replying to: kbedwards (Oct 04, 2007 9:05 am) Side note - with three kids, I would recommend going the Honda Odyssey route. I just don't think these smallish (interior wise) CUV's are made for more than 2 (young) kids, not to even mention three carseats. Replies to this message: rookie22 (Oct 05, 2007 1:49 pm)
#4 of 42 Re: three kids and strollers [kbedwards] by rookie22 Oct 05, 2007 (1:49 pm)
Replying to: kbedwards (Oct 04, 2007 9:08 am) I was actually hoping to put the two rear facing carseats in the 60% of the second row and not move it at all. I can still get into the third row by moving the 40% portion. I think if I do that, the car seat in the middle of the second row will protrude enough to prevent the 40% portion from moving forward.   As for going the minivan route is concerned, we're trying to exhaust all our SUV/CUV options before we make the plunge into the Minivan land
#5 of 42 Go to the dealer with the car seats. by ocala Oct 18, 2007 (6:01 pm)
That's what we did. We also have two little ones. Now the older is in the booster and the younger in the rear facing infant seat. We went to a few different auto dealers with our car seats and installed them. You should do that. I think that you cannot fit 3 seats in the 2nd row, or even 2 seats next to each other. I haven't tried. Either way, there is no LATCH in the 3rd row, so take that into account. We fit a twin stroller in the trunk with the 3rd row up. It is a relatively small stroller, Peg Aria twin. All visibility is lost, though.
#6 of 42 Re: three kids and strollers [rookie22] by nastacio Oct 19, 2007 (10:27 am)
Replying to: rookie22 (Oct 03, 2007 2:52 pm) We have 2-1/2 old twins with one on the way   Our first choice was a minivan but they were all too low for our steep driveway (yeah, great excuse We took both an Outlook (the Enclave cousing) and a CX-9 for a test drive and the fitting room.   We have a Graco twin-stroller and we needed to lay it on its side to fit the CX-9 trunk, taking up all space with 3rd up.   We are more and more leaning towards a Saturn Outlook (the Enclave is $3-4K more expensive on average due to more equipment). The Expedition is actually smaller in some regards than the Enclave, unless you are going for the extended version.   In the Outlook, the twin stroller laid flat with 3rd up, with considerably more space left to stack things on top of it. I have not tried to lay both strollers since we didn't have the new stroller at the time.   If you go Outlook/Enclave, one thing I didn't like was the 2nd row bench, which is a big wall for a 2 1/2 kid. Add the small (and high) windows in 3rd row and they can't see anything. Maybe captain chairs would suit you best, since you could have both car seats in the chairs, walk in to access 3rd row and give some visibility to your kid sitting alone all the way back there.   The smaller and higher 3rd row seat was better in that regard in the CX-9 (the kids could see our heads, at least :- ) but the 3rd row windows are even smaller than on the Outlook. Replies to this message: rookie22 (Oct 22, 2007 11:50 am) nastacio (Oct 22, 2007 12:08 pm)
#7 of 42 Re: three kids and strollers [nastacio] by rookie22 Oct 22, 2007 (11:50 am)
Replying to: nastacio (Oct 19, 2007 10:27 am) Thanks ocala and nastacio for the inputs. I will definitely try to go the dealership one of these days and try out all the various combinations myself. Good to know that I can fit a twin stroller back there even with the third row up. We're definitely planning to get a DVD system (factory or after-market) so that we can keep the toddler entertained Replies to this message: nastacio (Oct 22, 2007 12:08 pm)
#8 of 42 Re: three kids and strollers [rookie22] by nastacio Oct 22, 2007 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: rookie22 (Oct 22, 2007 11:50 am) You are welcome. We have the duo-glide from Graco. I did have to remove the front tray to get it there (it is a simple operation to get it in and out.)   Bear in mind, we could fit the stroller *and nothing else*, as it is long and had to stand on its side. The upper side was flush with the top of the third-row seats, so no stacking there either. We thought of using the empty seat in 2nd row to carry groceries and smaller things, but ultimately had to get real and go for a minivan (we later learned that the Sienna has almost as much ground clearance as the CX-9.)
#10 of 42 Finding extra storage space by ocala Oct 22, 2007 (6:02 pm)
With the 3rd row up, there is a lot of room on the floor between the 1st and 2nd rows, especially under the baby seats. The car looks cool and drives like a car, not an SUV.
#11 of 42 Car seats tried at the dealership by rookie22 Oct 31, 2007 (10:11 pm)
We finally went down to the dealer and tried out lots of different combinations. On our first visit we had couple of Graco SnugRides with us. Each of them meassure about 18.5" at their widest. On fitting two SnugRides side-by-side in the second row, we couldn't move the 40% of the second row forward at all to gain access to the third row since the base of the carseat prevented it from moving.   On our second trip we went down there with one Graco SnugRide and one Baby Trend Flex-Loc. The Flex-Loc is only 16.5" at it's widest. With these two seats we were able to move the 40% if I just had the bases installed without the car seats in them. So I'm pretty sure with couple of the Flex-Loc's we will be easily able to fit couple of rear facing car seats in the second row and still be able to access the third row.   Also, I was able to fit a Graco Passage stroller on it's side in the trunk without any problem. I think the Double Snap-n-Go is about the same size (or even smaller) so it's should also fit easily in there. Replies to this message: nastacio (Nov 01, 2007 5:20 am)
#12 of 42 Re: Car seats tried at the dealership [rookie22] by nastacio Nov 01, 2007 (5:20 am)
Replying to: rookie22 (Oct 31, 2007 10:11 pm) Make sure to test ingress/egress on a tight parking lot. Those rear doors are longer than in other CUV's (to allow better access to 3rd row) .   In our test drive, it was a shore to pass the car-seat through the narrow opening when a car was parked next to it.

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