We are about to buy a car and having a tough time figuring out what to buy. My thread from last night- http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=201825
Today we looked at the Mazda5, and we really liked the car but I was thrown off by it's lack of a center seat in the 2nd row. DD2 will be RF in a Radian, and I just imagine I'd be so anxious with her in an outboard seat. I know eventually she will have to, as we'd like another baby within a few years, so I'm wondering what you guys think!? Also, she's always been a terrible car rider, a lot of crying and it takes constant interaction sometimes. Having her in the middle back seat is awesome because we can reach back and "be" with her. I think having her RF in the 3rd row would be so stressful, I couldn't hand her snacks or a stuffed animal or anything. And how do mirrors work with those 3rd row seats?
Another point to consider... she WILL outgrow this hatred of being in the car... RIGHT?!?!?! It takes so much work to just drive home sometimes! Or, do I just bite the bullet and install a DVD player?
I guess I'm trying to figure out if the perfect car becomes available, and 2 outboard seats is the only negative about the car, does it negate all the positives? I know it's a personal decision, but what would YOU do?!
Today we looked at the Mazda5, and we really liked the car but I was thrown off by it's lack of a center seat in the 2nd row. DD2 will be RF in a Radian, and I just imagine I'd be so anxious with her in an outboard seat. I know eventually she will have to, as we'd like another baby within a few years, so I'm wondering what you guys think!? Also, she's always been a terrible car rider, a lot of crying and it takes constant interaction sometimes. Having her in the middle back seat is awesome because we can reach back and "be" with her. I think having her RF in the 3rd row would be so stressful, I couldn't hand her snacks or a stuffed animal or anything. And how do mirrors work with those 3rd row seats?
Another point to consider... she WILL outgrow this hatred of being in the car... RIGHT?!?!?! It takes so much work to just drive home sometimes! Or, do I just bite the bullet and install a DVD player?
I guess I'm trying to figure out if the perfect car becomes available, and 2 outboard seats is the only negative about the car, does it negate all the positives? I know it's a personal decision, but what would YOU do?!