D&L's-mommy
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sorry this is long, and I guess I'm not really looking for a mid sized vehicle, more like a wagon or minivan, lol
we're now starting to seriously start narrowing down our options for a 2nd vehicle. We're looking to spend $10,000, we can do up to $12,000 for the right vehicle. I want a 2006 or newer, and less than 70,000miles.
I'm going to be the main driver, I'm only 5'4" and have short legs so the front doesn't have to be huge, DH is 5'8" so he needs a little more room.
We have 2 kids, DS will be 9 next month, DD is 4.5, and I babysit my niece full time, she's 2.5months. I'm going to be getting new seats for thiscar, so trying to work with ones I already have is not an issue. The seats I want for my kids are pretty huge (monterey, frontier)and I want to RF my big niece as long as possible, I'm thinking a radian, but also like the mr, s4m, sureride, not really set on a seat for her.
We keep cars until they die, so I need something that will still work when my kids are teens. I'm thinking I really want a 3rd row, I like the idea of removing or folding down a 2nd row seat, putting DS 2nd row, DD and DNi 3rd row, but not sure how practical this really is.
I'm thinking mazda5, ford freestyle or ford taurus X, or I like the T&C or chevy uplander
what are your experiences with any of these vehicles? How have they done with safety ratings? Any common issues I should be aware of (as far as mechanical or CR installs)?
we're now starting to seriously start narrowing down our options for a 2nd vehicle. We're looking to spend $10,000, we can do up to $12,000 for the right vehicle. I want a 2006 or newer, and less than 70,000miles.
I'm going to be the main driver, I'm only 5'4" and have short legs so the front doesn't have to be huge, DH is 5'8" so he needs a little more room.
We have 2 kids, DS will be 9 next month, DD is 4.5, and I babysit my niece full time, she's 2.5months. I'm going to be getting new seats for thiscar, so trying to work with ones I already have is not an issue. The seats I want for my kids are pretty huge (monterey, frontier)and I want to RF my big niece as long as possible, I'm thinking a radian, but also like the mr, s4m, sureride, not really set on a seat for her.
We keep cars until they die, so I need something that will still work when my kids are teens. I'm thinking I really want a 3rd row, I like the idea of removing or folding down a 2nd row seat, putting DS 2nd row, DD and DNi 3rd row, but not sure how practical this really is.
I'm thinking mazda5, ford freestyle or ford taurus X, or I like the T&C or chevy uplander
what are your experiences with any of these vehicles? How have they done with safety ratings? Any common issues I should be aware of (as far as mechanical or CR installs)?
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