Advice for 8 passenger minivan and 6 car seats

Elleherr · Apr 9, 2012

Will be having baby#6 in Sept 2012. Husband and I are looking at purchasing a new or used 8 passenger minivan.

Ages of kids:
7yr old, 48lbs
5 yr old, 50 lbs
5 yr old, 48 lbs
4 yr old, 35 lbs
3 yr old, 32 lbs
Newborn

Best minivan for this? Best car seat combo for both third and second row? I am expecting to have to purchase new car seats for all of the kiddos come September. (3 older ones currently in FFing highbacks but always a nightmare to buckle them all -2001 Honda odyssey).

I've read that 3 radians will fit in third row -is that by buckling each child with car's seat belt? Or harnessing the kids? (sorry if that didnt make sense....)

jjordan · Apr 9, 2012

If it's new, then an Odyssey. If it's used (2004-2010), then a Sienna. Those are pretty much your main options unless you look at older used minivans, in which case there are a few other 8 passenger ones out there (eg Astro has an 8 passenger version from early 2000's).

I think that the 3 across with radians is likely using all 3 as harnessed seats, as the booster option with radians is pretty new and doesn't seem to actually happen all that often.

I doubt you'll have to buy *all* new seats, as I think there are lots of configurations that will work across the middle row of either a 2011-2012 Odyssey or a 2004-2010 Sienna 8 passenger.

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