Hi all,
I have a 3 year old and twin baby girls on the way (yikes!). Rather than worry about breastfeeding two babies at once or eventually managing twin girl puberty, I've decided to think about solving our car problem. We need at least one new car...neither of our current cars (2005 subaru forester and 2006 prius) is going to work with three carseats (we bought and tried two chico key fit 30's and a rear facing radian rxt in my subaru this weekend and it was absurdly awkward). I would jump on the minivan wagon (pun slightly intended) but my job requires me to use 4 wheel drive from time to time and I need decent ground clearance (I am a commercial location scout). A wagon simply will not work for my job. So, that leaves me with a few SUV's to consider. I'm looking at the Honda Pilot, the Toyota Highlander (and maybe the GMC Acadia?). Ideally, the car would work for my job, running errands and hauling kids, and family trips and camping excursions. Can any of these cars be all these things at once? The alternative is to buy TWO cars - a minivan for family trips and weekend excursions and a smaller scouting 4wd suv (that can still fit 3 rear-facing across...honda crv? hyundai santa fe?) for me to work with and run quick trips around town with the kids in...but that just feels wasteful. Anyone have wisdom on these cars or any advice I should consider? I am spiraling a bit here and need some direction.
I have a 3 year old and twin baby girls on the way (yikes!). Rather than worry about breastfeeding two babies at once or eventually managing twin girl puberty, I've decided to think about solving our car problem. We need at least one new car...neither of our current cars (2005 subaru forester and 2006 prius) is going to work with three carseats (we bought and tried two chico key fit 30's and a rear facing radian rxt in my subaru this weekend and it was absurdly awkward). I would jump on the minivan wagon (pun slightly intended) but my job requires me to use 4 wheel drive from time to time and I need decent ground clearance (I am a commercial location scout). A wagon simply will not work for my job. So, that leaves me with a few SUV's to consider. I'm looking at the Honda Pilot, the Toyota Highlander (and maybe the GMC Acadia?). Ideally, the car would work for my job, running errands and hauling kids, and family trips and camping excursions. Can any of these cars be all these things at once? The alternative is to buy TWO cars - a minivan for family trips and weekend excursions and a smaller scouting 4wd suv (that can still fit 3 rear-facing across...honda crv? hyundai santa fe?) for me to work with and run quick trips around town with the kids in...but that just feels wasteful. Anyone have wisdom on these cars or any advice I should consider? I am spiraling a bit here and need some direction.