Jonah Baby
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It was a bad trade -
our F350 crew cab for a jacked up, almost road-illegal, altered for mudding/rock climbing 4Runner.
And for the record...my opinion wasn't considered in this!
So, now that DH has realized that the 4Runner gets less mpg than our diesel truck did and needs more money towards maintenance than our oil changes and air filter cleanings costed on the F350, he has come to the conclusion that it was a dumb idea. Not to mention that the 4Runner is completely unsafe for regular child transportation being on 35" tires and DH is too lazy to go get top tethers or clean up his tools in the back. Not to mention that our F350 didn't lose parts driving down the road. Men...
I convinced him to look into other options and the guy who traded trucks with us is interested in buying the 4Runner back.
Cool! Except DH is interested in vehicles which still aren't very kid friendly.
He does really like Nissan Sentras, though.
We found an '03 Sentra for sale on Craigslist. It needs a new exhaust, but DH is a mechanic and that isn't a big deal. Otherwise, the car is good to go and is being driven now by the owner. It is UNDER the value of which we could sell the 4Runner for, so we'd have the funds left over to make the exhaust repair and put the thing on the road, plus some.
Now, I had a '96 Sentra, my first self-owned vehicle. It was totaled, but I LOVED that car. I loved that it fit me well, drove really nice, and never needed much upkeep. The only thing I didn't love is that we could BARELY fit carseats in it. It would be impossible to get two rearfacing seats in this car (of the carseat models we had/could get and would fit the children.)
Did the Sentras change from '96 to '03 enough that we would be able to fit two RFing seats comfortably in the back?
For now, I'm concerned about an infant seat, probably the SR32, and the MR. I think J will continue to use the MR RFing for a time, as his weight has finally slowed. Anyone have experience with this year of Sentra?
Also, what other kinds of vehicles would you suggest for us to look at with our low budget, low income, and available carseats (listed in signature)?
DH refuses to get any type of van, hehe. He claims he HATES any CRVs or similar vehicles and won't touch a Grand Cherokee. We would love a crew cab Tacoma, but they are out of the price range and DH isn't happy with a crew cab Dakota. DH does like several models from Subaru - he refuses to have one that isn't AWD, however, and keeps focusing on "sporty" types, but he will drive a wagon (if its turbo charged.) He would drive a Jetta happily, but doesn't like my idea of getting a TDI.
Oh yeah, he refuses to get an automatic again.
Any suggestions/knowledge are appreciated!
our F350 crew cab for a jacked up, almost road-illegal, altered for mudding/rock climbing 4Runner.
And for the record...my opinion wasn't considered in this!
So, now that DH has realized that the 4Runner gets less mpg than our diesel truck did and needs more money towards maintenance than our oil changes and air filter cleanings costed on the F350, he has come to the conclusion that it was a dumb idea. Not to mention that the 4Runner is completely unsafe for regular child transportation being on 35" tires and DH is too lazy to go get top tethers or clean up his tools in the back. Not to mention that our F350 didn't lose parts driving down the road. Men...
I convinced him to look into other options and the guy who traded trucks with us is interested in buying the 4Runner back.
Cool! Except DH is interested in vehicles which still aren't very kid friendly.
He does really like Nissan Sentras, though.
We found an '03 Sentra for sale on Craigslist. It needs a new exhaust, but DH is a mechanic and that isn't a big deal. Otherwise, the car is good to go and is being driven now by the owner. It is UNDER the value of which we could sell the 4Runner for, so we'd have the funds left over to make the exhaust repair and put the thing on the road, plus some.
Now, I had a '96 Sentra, my first self-owned vehicle. It was totaled, but I LOVED that car. I loved that it fit me well, drove really nice, and never needed much upkeep. The only thing I didn't love is that we could BARELY fit carseats in it. It would be impossible to get two rearfacing seats in this car (of the carseat models we had/could get and would fit the children.)
Did the Sentras change from '96 to '03 enough that we would be able to fit two RFing seats comfortably in the back?
For now, I'm concerned about an infant seat, probably the SR32, and the MR. I think J will continue to use the MR RFing for a time, as his weight has finally slowed. Anyone have experience with this year of Sentra?
Also, what other kinds of vehicles would you suggest for us to look at with our low budget, low income, and available carseats (listed in signature)?
DH refuses to get any type of van, hehe. He claims he HATES any CRVs or similar vehicles and won't touch a Grand Cherokee. We would love a crew cab Tacoma, but they are out of the price range and DH isn't happy with a crew cab Dakota. DH does like several models from Subaru - he refuses to have one that isn't AWD, however, and keeps focusing on "sporty" types, but he will drive a wagon (if its turbo charged.) He would drive a Jetta happily, but doesn't like my idea of getting a TDI.
Oh yeah, he refuses to get an automatic again.
Any suggestions/knowledge are appreciated!