We have a new baby coming in June, and DH told me today that he wants to replace his beloved Scion xA (absolutely tiny car with great mileage) with something that will fit two kids better. The Scion was a fabulous car when we lived in a city with no parking and had a long work commute, but now that he does not drive to work and just takes DS around town on weekends, size and mileage do not matter like they used to. Instead he's picturing two carseats and no cargo space, and worried about the small size of his car in the event of an accident.
I drive a Toyota Camry, which he thinks is a beast to drive compared to how "close to the road" he feels in the Scion. He'd like a small to medium size nimble SUV (and of course, any SUV is huge compared to a Scion!) that will comfortably fit us, two kiddos and still have room for an adult passenger or a carpool kid on occassion.
DS will be 3 in June and currently rides in a Roundabout 55 in the Scion (and a Blvd 70 in the Camry). He's not a big kid (37 1/2 in tall, about 33 lb). New baby will be in a Graco Snugride 30 until she's big enough to inherit the two Britaxes, at which point DS will move to a combination harness to booster (maybe a Frontier or ProSport).
Any suggestions of what vehicles to look at? He hates the CR-V but has mentioned the RAV4, the Hyundai Santa Fe, and one of the Jeeps (I don't know the model) as possibilities. What he really wants is a GLK but it's out of our price range (we don't want to finance) --- he like the squarer body shape over the rounder ones. Usually he's not a fan of American cars. I just want it to be safe and kid friendly!
Thanks!
I drive a Toyota Camry, which he thinks is a beast to drive compared to how "close to the road" he feels in the Scion. He'd like a small to medium size nimble SUV (and of course, any SUV is huge compared to a Scion!) that will comfortably fit us, two kiddos and still have room for an adult passenger or a carpool kid on occassion.
DS will be 3 in June and currently rides in a Roundabout 55 in the Scion (and a Blvd 70 in the Camry). He's not a big kid (37 1/2 in tall, about 33 lb). New baby will be in a Graco Snugride 30 until she's big enough to inherit the two Britaxes, at which point DS will move to a combination harness to booster (maybe a Frontier or ProSport).
Any suggestions of what vehicles to look at? He hates the CR-V but has mentioned the RAV4, the Hyundai Santa Fe, and one of the Jeeps (I don't know the model) as possibilities. What he really wants is a GLK but it's out of our price range (we don't want to finance) --- he like the squarer body shape over the rounder ones. Usually he's not a fan of American cars. I just want it to be safe and kid friendly!
Thanks!