CDNTech
Senior Community Member
The lease for our van is up in just under a year. It's looking like the lease payout will cost more than the van is worth, so we are seriously looking at just giving it back and getting something new, but what?
I really like the look of the Mazda CX-9... it's downfalls are no tether anchors in the third row, so basically I could only put a booster back there (tethers are required in Canada). I'm also not sure on the access to the third row or the lack of trunk space when the third row is in use. If we got the CX-9, I would want three across with the availability of the 3rd row if I need it. Do I really want three kids in that close proximity to each other?
My other option is another van... don't know which one - Odyssey, Sienna, or a different one?
When we get this new vehicle, we will have 3 kids (possibly 4 - twins run in the family). Aiden will be harnessed in his Radian, Mikkel will be harnessed in his MA and the baby(ies) (newborn) will be in an SS1 at that time.
Aiden will be in Kindergarten and I fully intend on being involved with his school. I will have to drive him to/from school and there will most likely be field trips to go on where I would be transporting additional children.
Mikkel will be 3 and may be in pre-school two days a week, so there would be that pick up/drop off as well.
Would a van make my life easier with all this in/out of the vehicle? If I got a van, I was thinking I would like one that can push the captains chairs in the middle row together, so I have really easy access to the third row. I would also want as many tether anchors as possible in easy to use locations (read: on the back of the seat - not in the cargo area).
The other thing to think of (and this is MAJOR)... the Radian MUST be able to install well in said van. It is the only CDN harnessed seat that Aiden still fits in and he legally can not go into a booster, nor do I want him in one.
What should I get? Ideas anyone? What other things should I think of/look at when deciding what vehicle to get?
I really like the look of the Mazda CX-9... it's downfalls are no tether anchors in the third row, so basically I could only put a booster back there (tethers are required in Canada). I'm also not sure on the access to the third row or the lack of trunk space when the third row is in use. If we got the CX-9, I would want three across with the availability of the 3rd row if I need it. Do I really want three kids in that close proximity to each other?
My other option is another van... don't know which one - Odyssey, Sienna, or a different one?
When we get this new vehicle, we will have 3 kids (possibly 4 - twins run in the family). Aiden will be harnessed in his Radian, Mikkel will be harnessed in his MA and the baby(ies) (newborn) will be in an SS1 at that time.
Aiden will be in Kindergarten and I fully intend on being involved with his school. I will have to drive him to/from school and there will most likely be field trips to go on where I would be transporting additional children.
Mikkel will be 3 and may be in pre-school two days a week, so there would be that pick up/drop off as well.
Would a van make my life easier with all this in/out of the vehicle? If I got a van, I was thinking I would like one that can push the captains chairs in the middle row together, so I have really easy access to the third row. I would also want as many tether anchors as possible in easy to use locations (read: on the back of the seat - not in the cargo area).
The other thing to think of (and this is MAJOR)... the Radian MUST be able to install well in said van. It is the only CDN harnessed seat that Aiden still fits in and he legally can not go into a booster, nor do I want him in one.
What should I get? Ideas anyone? What other things should I think of/look at when deciding what vehicle to get?