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I am driving a 12 year old Camry. It is perfectly fine for me. It is well maintain and I am very comfortable driving it. I live in Southern California and it is garaged so it hasn't taken much body wear and tear and is very well maintained and has less than 60,000 miles. For myself, I have never wanted anything any bigger, but lately I have been frustrated that I can't cart more kids around. I have 2 of my own ages 6 and 8, currently in Marathon and Turbobooster, but we are taking friends around more often and only have a lapbelt in middle seating position. I did pickup a Laptop when they were still available (fortunately!) that I use for that purpose, but it is a tight fit to get 3 across and more parents of my kids' acquaintance are letting their 8+ yr old kids these days ride without a booster (tho given that its a lap belt only I do insist on having one of my kids use the Laptop in the middle seat and will put the bigger kids outboard with or without a booster depending on their height and weight). But even with 3 across, that only adds 1 space for a friend. It may be time for me to cave in and get something bigger that can seat 4 kids or more but I really don't want to compromise on mileage or even get that much larger a car. Safety is also important but in general, I don't much like SUVs and would only reluctantly consider a Minivan. Are there are any other options? Station wagons with a third row or sedans that seat 4 across in the second row? What am I missing? One thing I don't want to do is start putting kids in front row as we have at least 4 year to go until I have kids' friends who are 12 to drive around. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!