orangemnms
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Hi guys and gals, I need help. I have:
6 yr old DS, 51.5 lbs
4 yr old DD, 35.5 lbs
2.5 yr old DD, 28.5 lbs
Heights unknown because I didn't pay close enough attention at the last ped visit.
I also have: 5 Wizards, 1 husky, 1 FPSE (nearing expiration I'm sure,) and 1 parkway.
I need to get three across in the backseat of a 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid. From reading (and reading and reading, LOL, its now 2 am!) I *think* I can get 3 Radians across the backseat. I have tried EVERY other configuration I can think of (the employees at BRU must hate me by now) and I just cannot seem to get three harnessed seats back there in a way that I am happy with. I would say that if I absolutely had to, I would let DS sit in the Parkway, but the shoulder space seems to narrow for him to sit comfortably, and he is just too fidgety because he's not comfortable.
So, my questions are:
Has anyone actually been able to acheive ANY configuration of three across the back seat of a Civic with this age/weight of kids?
Is the widest point of the Radian towards the top? Meaning, if I stagger the seats, putting FF outboard and RF in the middle, can I save an inch or two? (Yes, I know they all have to be installed independently of each other :thumbsup: ) And, if my DS is too wide at the shoulders for a Parkway, will he even fit in a Radian?
Lastly, I am in the Central Valley of CA, but certainly more than willing to drive anywhere in the Bay Area where I might be able to get some real help finding and safely installing these seats. Anyone have any recommendations? In the past, I have driven the 73 miles to the only store I have known to carry higher end car seats and where the employees know a lick about CPS (Lullaby Lane in San Bruno.)
We normally drive a 2003 Ford Excursion (10.2 mpg :thumbsdown: ,) but with gas prices reaching $3.59 a gallon, we are trying to use the Hybrid (44 mpg :thumbsup: ) more often. Include an upcoming trip to southern CA, and the seats will have paid for themselves just in the amount of fuel we will save by taking the other car!
Any help or suggestions at all will be MUCH appreciated!
6 yr old DS, 51.5 lbs
4 yr old DD, 35.5 lbs
2.5 yr old DD, 28.5 lbs
Heights unknown because I didn't pay close enough attention at the last ped visit.
I also have: 5 Wizards, 1 husky, 1 FPSE (nearing expiration I'm sure,) and 1 parkway.
I need to get three across in the backseat of a 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid. From reading (and reading and reading, LOL, its now 2 am!) I *think* I can get 3 Radians across the backseat. I have tried EVERY other configuration I can think of (the employees at BRU must hate me by now) and I just cannot seem to get three harnessed seats back there in a way that I am happy with. I would say that if I absolutely had to, I would let DS sit in the Parkway, but the shoulder space seems to narrow for him to sit comfortably, and he is just too fidgety because he's not comfortable.
So, my questions are:
Has anyone actually been able to acheive ANY configuration of three across the back seat of a Civic with this age/weight of kids?
Is the widest point of the Radian towards the top? Meaning, if I stagger the seats, putting FF outboard and RF in the middle, can I save an inch or two? (Yes, I know they all have to be installed independently of each other :thumbsup: ) And, if my DS is too wide at the shoulders for a Parkway, will he even fit in a Radian?
Lastly, I am in the Central Valley of CA, but certainly more than willing to drive anywhere in the Bay Area where I might be able to get some real help finding and safely installing these seats. Anyone have any recommendations? In the past, I have driven the 73 miles to the only store I have known to carry higher end car seats and where the employees know a lick about CPS (Lullaby Lane in San Bruno.)
We normally drive a 2003 Ford Excursion (10.2 mpg :thumbsdown: ,) but with gas prices reaching $3.59 a gallon, we are trying to use the Hybrid (44 mpg :thumbsup: ) more often. Include an upcoming trip to southern CA, and the seats will have paid for themselves just in the amount of fuel we will save by taking the other car!
Any help or suggestions at all will be MUCH appreciated!