Good SUV for carpooling??

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Anonymous wrote:We got a VW Atlas which has a roomy third row. The second row bench seating pivots forward for easy access to the third row (even with car seats or booster seats in place).

We love it. Fits 2 kids in the third row and 3 in the second row. Lots of cargo space too.

Also, it's reasonably priced.

Is it really easy to get to the third row with car seats? It didn’t look like it would still fold enough with convertible car seats.

[Anonymous]

minivan! they are the best!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We got a VW Atlas which has a roomy third row. The second row bench seating pivots forward for easy access to the third row (even with car seats or booster seats in place).

We love it. Fits 2 kids in the third row and 3 in the second row. Lots of cargo space too.

Also, it's reasonably priced.

Is it really easy to get to the third row with car seats? It didn’t look like it would still fold enough with convertible car seats.

Not PP but I have the Atlas and it really does fold down with all car seats, convertible or backed boosters. My kids are past rear facing so can't speak to that but I agree it's a great family car.

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Anonymous wrote:Take the plunge and get a minivan. They are ridiculously awesome in terms of functionality.

+1 for the Sienna. I never thought we would have a minivan. It is the best.

I absolutely love my Sienna. But I wouldn't have it if I just had two kids, just for carpools.

[Anonymous]

I have 2 kids, 12 and 9. We do a lot of sports carpooling. I had a 2013 Explorer with bucket seats. It easily transported 4 kids...as long as they didn’t have backpacks, hockey bags, lacrosse equipment, ski stuff, baseball bags—you get the idea. I could transport 2 kids and 2 kids stuff or 4 kids but not 4 kids and 4 kids stuff.

I now have a 2018 Traverse with captains chairs. It’s slightly wider than than the explorer so the 3rd row theoretically fits 3 people. One of those people better be small though. The 3rd row is a 2/1 split unlike the Explorer which is a 1/1 split. That means that I can put down 1 seat and still fit 2 kids, albeit tight, in the 3rd row.

I really wanted a Suburban but found it difficult to maneuver in a lot of the area parking lots. Lots of people have them and do, it was just more effort than I wanted to put forth every day.

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I have an older model Pilot with a bench seat. The kids in the 3rd row either climb over the seat or in thru the cargo area. I wouldn't do this every day but for carpooling its fine.

[Anonymous]

I have a 2018 Pilot. It has captains chairs in the 2nd row so the 3rd is easy to access. It also has a button you can push to automatically move the 2nd row seat forward if you don’t want to climb between the captains chairs. The 3rd row is comfortable and doesn’t feel as claustrophobic as some other 3 row SUVs. We were debating between the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot but the Highlander had a very cramped 3rd row.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a 2018 Pilot. It has captains chairs in the 2nd row so the 3rd is easy to access. It also has a button you can push to automatically move the 2nd row seat forward if you don’t want to climb between the captains chairs. The 3rd row is comfortable and doesn’t feel as claustrophobic as some other 3 row SUVs. We were debating between the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot but the Highlander had a very cramped 3rd row.

Now that I think about it some of the models have a bench in the 2nd row. I’m not sure how high in the line you have to go for captains chairs. We bought an elite which is the top.

[Anonymous]

Minivan. Push a button, doors slide open kids pile in, like magic. Still space in the back for sports crap, etc. Around here only soccer moms drive SUVs
Odyssey currently has better tech than Sienna

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Weird - why do you need an SUV to haul 3 kids around?

We do this comfortably all the time with our mid-size car.

This is a solution in search of a problem.

Or a car commercial that has found another sucker.

Or a limousine liberal with another lame excuse.

[Anonymous]

The 2020 all new GMC Acadia hands down

https://www.gmc.com/future-vehicles/2020-acadia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird - why do you need an SUV to haul 3 kids around?

We do this comfortably all the time with our mid-size car.

This is a solution in search of a problem.

Or a car commercial that has found another sucker.

Or a limousine liberal with another lame excuse.

Congrats? I have a younger child in a car seat and my older child is in a booster. I can’t fit another booster and/or kid in the middle seat.

[Anonymous]

Don’t own but have looked at and recommend considering the new Buick Enclave and The new 7 seater Subaru. If you are regularly transporting more than 2 kids I also recommend captains chairs in 2nd row.

[Anonymous]

Vovlo xc90

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird - why do you need an SUV to haul 3 kids around?

We do this comfortably all the time with our mid-size car.

This is a solution in search of a problem.

Or a car commercial that has found another sucker.

Or a limousine liberal with another lame excuse.

Congrats? I have a younger child in a car seat and my older child is in a booster. I can’t fit another booster and/or kid in the middle seat.

We do this all the time in a Honda Fit. Worst case scenario get 3 diono radian car seats and install across all 3 seats. Goes up to 80 pounds with 5 point harness.

Or buy a big honking wannabe truck.