bobandjess99
Senior Community Member
If you had 3 in carseats, and were looking at getting a new vehicle, would you get a sedan, minivan, suv? (other?)
Right now, I am heavily using fuel-efficiency as a priority factor in determining which vehicle to possibly get.....along with safety, of course. I only have 1 right now, with one coming in January, so 2 total in carseats, plus me and dh.....But then I was thinking...what *if* a third kid came along....unexpectedly...? (and my friedndkeeps taunting me that I'm having twins...I am NOT! well, not that i know of...)
so then, i started thinking about what vehicle to get if I had 3 in carseats....
suddenyl, all the econoboxes I had been looking at suddenly are out of the running, and I am NOT liking ANY of the larger vehicle choices...withthe exception of some of the SUV hybrids, NONE of them get good mileage at ALL. Not a SINGLE minivan gets 20 mpg. Not a ONE. (BTW, I am talking about the NEWLY calculated mpg ratings - if you haven't checked them out, you should, they are SHOCKING!! The civic was busted down to 25 mpg!!!)
And a suv hybrid is so far out of the budget, I might as well be pining after the moon.......
So, say with a $15,000 budget, and 3 kids(5 people total) to seat, and you REALLY want good IIHS ratings......
what do you get?
Right now, I am heavily using fuel-efficiency as a priority factor in determining which vehicle to possibly get.....along with safety, of course. I only have 1 right now, with one coming in January, so 2 total in carseats, plus me and dh.....But then I was thinking...what *if* a third kid came along....unexpectedly...? (and my friedndkeeps taunting me that I'm having twins...I am NOT! well, not that i know of...)
so then, i started thinking about what vehicle to get if I had 3 in carseats....
suddenyl, all the econoboxes I had been looking at suddenly are out of the running, and I am NOT liking ANY of the larger vehicle choices...withthe exception of some of the SUV hybrids, NONE of them get good mileage at ALL. Not a SINGLE minivan gets 20 mpg. Not a ONE. (BTW, I am talking about the NEWLY calculated mpg ratings - if you haven't checked them out, you should, they are SHOCKING!! The civic was busted down to 25 mpg!!!)
And a suv hybrid is so far out of the budget, I might as well be pining after the moon.......
So, say with a $15,000 budget, and 3 kids(5 people total) to seat, and you REALLY want good IIHS ratings......
what do you get?