If you have three kids under five, what car do you have?

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Honda Odyssey. Love the interior of this thing. Obvious not the coolest ride on the block, but it was hands down necessary for us.

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Anonymous wrote:Every family I know with 3 kids made the switch to a minivan - some of them with groans - and they're all happy. I think 3 is the tipping point for when that convenience really matters, especially if you keep cars for a while. Imagine what you'll be doing in 4 years - carpooling to the oldest's Little League practice with at least one of the younger ones in tow? Sliding doors/ kids being able to get themselves in/out of the back row easily, all that becomes more important.

This. We bought a minivan weeks after our third was born. Easy for our oldest to get in and out at school, toddler and baby weren’t on top of each other, additional passengers no problem. More room for cargo in the back than most SUVs with their miserable third rows. Oldest is a freshman now and minivan is great for carpooling boys who are taller than me—way more leg room in back than any SUV (and we’ve owned or driven all kinds). Some people don’t like to carpool but I love it.

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BMW x 1. You do not need a minivan just bc you have 3 small kids

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Anonymous wrote:We have a Honda Pilot. We put the older kids in the back extra row, and the baby's carseat in the regular back seat. We also have an Accord, but never drive all 3 kids in it.

Do you have kids under 5 in the back row, and if so, can they buckle themselves in and our of carseats or can you easily reach to do it? My 5 year old almost always needs help buckling and I don't think I could reach the back to do it without serious climbing/reaching with my back end hanging out.

Most 5 years old can unbuckle themselves. Time to learn

Mine can UNbuckle. It's the buckle that's the problem. She is in a high back booster with the shoulder strap threaded through the guide. It is difficult for her to pull it out through the guide, especially with enough give to buckle, without it getting twisted and/or "locking" and then has to be un-threaded from the shoulder guide and retracted all the way before it can be pulled out again. But yeah, she can learn in the next few months, but I don't know that my 3 year old can.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a Honda Pilot. We put the older kids in the back extra row, and the baby's carseat in the regular back seat. We also have an Accord, but never drive all 3 kids in it.

Do you have kids under 5 in the back row, and if so, can they buckle themselves in and our of carseats or can you easily reach to do it? My 5 year old almost always needs help buckling and I don't think I could reach the back to do it without serious climbing/reaching with my back end hanging out.

Most 5 years old can unbuckle themselves. Time to learn

Mine can UNbuckle. It's the buckle that's the problem. She is in a high back booster with the shoulder strap threaded through the guide. It is difficult for her to pull it out through the guide, especially with enough give to buckle, without it getting twisted and/or "locking" and then has to be un-threaded from the shoulder guide and retracted all the way before it can be pulled out again. But yeah, she can learn in the next few months, but I don't know that my 3 year old can.

Also, 3 year old can buckle his 5-point harness but can't unbuckle it.