March 19, 20196 yr Anyone have any recs? I'm thinking Mazda 3 hatchback just because I have a CX 5 and really like it. I need it to commute like 20-30 minutes to and from work each day.
March 20, 20196 yr Any car can fit a single car seat in the middle. Two gets dicey, but unless you have twins you can put one forward and one rear facing. Three across is tough, and you have to get special skinny car seats (diono is what we have). But at the point you have 3 kids in car seats, just get a van.
March 20, 20196 yr more serious response: is your CX5 not available for this purpose? i'd assume it'd be slightly better for car seats than the mazda3. somewhat taller cabin + not bending down to fiddle with it as much. and it's already yours, which is a bonus.
March 20, 20196 yr 55 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said: Any car can fit a single car seat in the middle. Two gets dicey, but unless you have twins you can put one forward and one rear facing. Three across is tough, and you have to get special skinny car seats (diono is what we have). But at the point you have 3 kids in car seats, just get a van. bullshit. My Mercedes has a tiny back seat, and can only fit a car seat if the front passenger seat is pushed all the way forward, with the back pushed up to an unusable angle as well.
March 20, 20196 yr Right, but it fits. The op said it's for commuting, so assume there is no adult passenger. There you go, get a Mercedes.
March 20, 20196 yr Backwards facing seats can eat a dick. So glad to have them all facing straight on now, and even getting into boosters. Life instantly made easier. T&P to those just starting out.
March 20, 20196 yr Author 11 hours ago, elfenix said: more serious response: is your CX5 not available for this purpose? i'd assume it'd be slightly better for car seats than the mazda3. somewhat taller cabin + not bending down to fiddle with it as much. and it's already yours, which is a bonus. My wife will be driving the CX5 most of the time. Edited March 20, 20196 yr by usmc0331horn
March 20, 20196 yr Maybe thinking about the possibility of sometime maybe in the not so distant future perhaps trying 3 across. T&Ps appreciated.
March 20, 20196 yr 18 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said: Any car can fit a single car seat in the middle. Two gets dicey, but unless you have twins you can put one forward and one rear facing. Three across is tough, and you have to get special skinny car seats (diono is what we have). But at the point you have 3 kids in car seats, just get a van. 15 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: Or maybe a rubber I have 4 kids (now grown) and the correct answer is Suburban. rubbers are for not getting vd (with your username I figured you know that), use the pill to not get preggo
March 20, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, usmc0331horn said: My wife will be driving the CX5 most of the time. i guess the answer is take your car seat, go to a mazda dealer, and try to cram it in the back of a 3. it's probably the best car in its class, at least until it starts bumping up against GTI pricing.
March 21, 20196 yr xpost from https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/242-dumbass-shit-we-see-on-facebook/page/120/&tab=comments#comment-1092857
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