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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Subaru Outback or Subaru Forester with the Limited trimline will be in your price range for a new car. Call around to dealerships and be willing to travel to within 250 miles to go pick up the vehicle.[/quote]

Outback Limited is nicely appointed and very safe and reliable.  Lots of options, though.  [/quote]

Not an SUV. And they would be small for a car seat[/quote]

Not true at all. Looking at cars in OP's price range -

Outback:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 57.4
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 54.8

Forester:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 57.2
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 53.5

RAV-4:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 56.4
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 47.7

CR-V:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 55.6
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 49.5

CX-5:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 54.8
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 55.3

Jeep Cherokee:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 55.1
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 49.9

Chevy Blazer:
Second Row Shoulder Room (inches): 58.6
Second Row Hip Room (inches): 54.2[/quote]

The relevant stat for a rear-facing car seat is space between the back of the front seat and back of the backseat.  Width is a bonus if you have multiple carseats and/or want an adult to sit back there too, but OP's comment about the CX-30 not fitting a rear-facing car seat is certainly not because it doesn't have enough hip room.  I felt like the rear-facing seat was a tight squeeze in our Rav4, but it did fit and that's a short phase.  I'm not familiar enough with the Outback to know if it would be tight or not to get a RF car seat in there, but I'm sure there's someone on this board who has done it and can vouch.[/quote]

Op here: the sales manager told us that he had an infant and the issue with the CX-30 was the rear facing car seats won’t safely fit without hitting the front seat which is a big no no.

I think we are going to try and go for a new 2021 or 2022 CX-5 as they seem to be in my price range but it’s just a matter of finding them. (I used to live in leesburg but no longer live in the DMV so local dealerships there aren’t helpful.).[/quote]

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