We seem to have stumbled on a really good deal to buy a 2008 Matrix.
We went in to look at it, I had some concerns about the back seat.
We currently have two kids.
DD is going to be 3 end of November. She is 37" tall (I believe) and 30 lbs
She is currently in a marathon in our van.
DS is going to be 1 on December 30. He is just over 29" tall and 21 lbs.
He is still in his Graco safeseat. I'd like to keep him rear facing as long as possible.
We may decide to have a third, if I am lucky enough to get PG again so we want to get something that can fit three kids.
The marathon and safeseat could not be installed side by side and when they were both on the outside, it did not leave a whole lot of room in the middle for either a person or another seat. Yes I know those are wide seats.
What, if any car seats can be put in a Matrix that work rear facing? It didn't seem like there was a whole lot of room in that back seat...
Also, the middle top tether was not centred with the middle seat. It was really close to the outer passenger side tether. Is this safe? It did not seem like an idea location.
Any other comments about this vehicle would also be appreciated.
Also, I'm in Canada... I just realized I probably put this in the wrong section. Oops.
We went in to look at it, I had some concerns about the back seat.
We currently have two kids.
DD is going to be 3 end of November. She is 37" tall (I believe) and 30 lbs
She is currently in a marathon in our van.
DS is going to be 1 on December 30. He is just over 29" tall and 21 lbs.
He is still in his Graco safeseat. I'd like to keep him rear facing as long as possible.
We may decide to have a third, if I am lucky enough to get PG again so we want to get something that can fit three kids.
The marathon and safeseat could not be installed side by side and when they were both on the outside, it did not leave a whole lot of room in the middle for either a person or another seat. Yes I know those are wide seats.
What, if any car seats can be put in a Matrix that work rear facing? It didn't seem like there was a whole lot of room in that back seat...
Also, the middle top tether was not centred with the middle seat. It was really close to the outer passenger side tether. Is this safe? It did not seem like an idea location.
Any other comments about this vehicle would also be appreciated.
Also, I'm in Canada... I just realized I probably put this in the wrong section. Oops.
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