If you chose a regular SUV over 3rd row were there social consequences?
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Anonymous
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I don't like the 3rd row options for reasons I won't get into here. I am considering the Jeep Grand Cherokee but I will not be able to do carpools. If you went this route, were their social consequences for your kids (or for you?)
Kids are 8 and 11 and have a regular number of activities and we don't currently have a vehicle with a third row. No obvious social consequences yet but I do feel guilty when I can't offer to pick someone else's child up from an activity. |
Anonymous
I have three kids and carpools are important to me. When I need to get multiple kids to multiple sports at the same time, carpools save me! I would not want to ask a friend to drive one of my kids to a practice/game if I could not offer to do the same for her at another time. So, I prefer having a third row. Also, new SUVs make it easy to fold down the third row and still have a lot of space in the back.
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Anonymous
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I always have a good excuse not to participate in carpools. I like to have flexibility in when we leave and where we go after an activity, so I always prefer to just drive my own kids. It’s easiest to just say, oh, we don’t have room in our car.
We generally check our schedules and only sign up for things we know that we can get our kids to and back. |
Anonymous
| As long as you don’t want others to drive your child to activities, it’s fine. But I do get peeved by a friend who always asks to carpool with our large group knowing she can’t reciprocate. |
Anonymous
| None as we do not carpool. I don’t need others to do my job for me. |
Anonymous
Until you do. And since when is carpooling your job? You just continue to be your inefficient self. |
Anonymous
This may be the most bizarre take on carpooling I've ever heard. Bumming rides for your kid is having other people do your job for you. Driving someone else's kid on Tuesday when they took yours on Monday is being efficient. |
Anonymous
| Nope. Have 1 kid. Works wonderfully. |
Anonymous
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We have a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the second row seating is horrible, there is NO room.
I love our Jeep, but I am now looking to replace it for this reason. I would think twice about it just for that reason. |
Anonymous
| Third row of seats is a deathtrap. Just suck it up and get a minivan and not be cool. |
Anonymous
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OP here,
Anyone find that driving 3-4 kids at once distracting due to noise (even happy noise?) |
Anonymous
No, we drive our own kids. |
Anonymous
What is super weird thing to feel superior about |
Anonymous
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No question. Being able to carpool has changed things so much for the better. We have seen families rent minivans as needed, I guess you can do that. But road trips are awesome since more space and seating options.
Why do you forgo for that for a Jeep Cherokee???? Are you Lee iacocca’s Granddaughter? Get the minivan or 3rd row suv and make life easier |
Anonymous
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To be clear OP, no one has ever taken your kid home?
And if you have play dates, you can never bring one home for each child? |