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Mazda 3.

Mazda 5

One thing to think about is that your kids will soon have friends and it is tough to carpool with only a 4 seater. I think Volvos have extra fold down seats in the back of the station wagons and SUVs.

Toyota rav4 is small and zippy. I heard that they can come with an optimal third row, too.

Anonymous wrote:Most cars can fit 3 car seats, given the right combination of seats. We can fit 3 in a Ford Fiesta. Before that we had 3 in an older Ford Taurus.

Are you looking for an SUV? Many smaller SUVs backseats are about the same size as the backseats in sedans, they just are higher up.

We were thinking about a small SUV just because it is easier to get in and out of. But size is a big issue.

Most cars can fit 3 car seats, given the right combination of seats. We can fit 3 in a Ford Fiesta. Before that we had 3 in an older Ford Taurus.

Are you looking for an SUV? Many smaller SUVs backseats are about the same size as the backseats in sedans, they just are higher up.

A CR-V is on the civic platform, so it's not terribly big or long, but it's higher up. The gas mileage isn't terrible either.

We love Honda, so a CR-V would be a great choice. If you are more attached to toyota, look into a RAV-4, but I think a CR-V is just a better car.

IF you are going to carpool, seriously consider a minivan.

Pruis

We currently have a Toyota Matrix and can fit a Radian, Britax, and booster in the back seat. I feel like the Matrix sits a little higher than most sedans. We're going to look into the Prius V for our next car, since city driving uses a lot of gas, and the Prius V looks like it is similar to the Matrix.

Tesla x ....

OP here. I guess I should clarify that we'd like a new car. Our corolla is much smaller than an accord. I believe an accord is similar in size to a camry. Two car seats (or hopefully three) just isn't possible in the corolla.

I would love suggestions!

You might want a new car for other reasons but I don't think 2 kids necessitates a new car. The Combi Coccoro car seat is designed to fit three across even in small cars. We have an infant seat in the middle and a Combi on one side of our Honda Accord and can fit another adult in the other side fairly comfortably. And once I was pregnant with DC2 I taught DC1 to climb up into his seat, so it's no longer difficult to get him in there (would actually be more difficult in a taller car/SUV as he might not be able to climb up.)

It is a pain sometimes not to be able to fit more than 5 people in the car (like when grandparents are visiting), but to address that you have to get into significantly bigger vehicles.

We're pregnant with #2 and we're thinking about upgrading our currently toyota corolla. Our car is fine but it's a pain to get my toddler into the seat and I would like something a little higher up. My DD is starting preschool in the fall and we're hoping that we can find a family to carpool with so ideally we'd like a car that can fit 3 car seats in the back (2 toddler seats and an infant seat).

We live in the city and we don't have a parking spot, so size is an issue. We have decent street parking but we still can't handle a huge car in the city.

Suggestions?