Hello all! I'm new here and hoping someone can help me decide on the perfect vehicle for our growing family!
My daughter is 16 months, and I am 15 weeks pregnant with twins! She will be 21 months when they arrive in April.
Right now I am driving a 6-speed Mazda 3, and I really love it, but we are obviously going to have to get something much larger before the twins get here.
My problem is that I'm really not open to driving an automatic transmission vehicle. I've always loved small, "fun" cars, and I'm even though I'm having to give up the small part, I'm not yet ready to give up the fun part!
Can anyone suggest a vehicle that comes in a manual transmission that will also fit 3 car seats across and have plenty of cargo room for grocery runs and family vacations? I would really prefer something that I don't have to climb up, since lifting 3 babies into a huge car would be a lot of work for me. (I'm only 5'4" and built small.)
Right now my daughter is in a Graco MyFit65, and the plan is for the twins to be in Graco Snugride 35's, BUT I am willing to get new car seats if necessary.
I would prefer not to venture into the world of 3rd row seating, but the most important things I'm looking for are plenty of room and the manual transmission. Any help would be very greatly appreciated!
~Melissa
My daughter is 16 months, and I am 15 weeks pregnant with twins! She will be 21 months when they arrive in April.
Right now I am driving a 6-speed Mazda 3, and I really love it, but we are obviously going to have to get something much larger before the twins get here.
My problem is that I'm really not open to driving an automatic transmission vehicle. I've always loved small, "fun" cars, and I'm even though I'm having to give up the small part, I'm not yet ready to give up the fun part!
Can anyone suggest a vehicle that comes in a manual transmission that will also fit 3 car seats across and have plenty of cargo room for grocery runs and family vacations? I would really prefer something that I don't have to climb up, since lifting 3 babies into a huge car would be a lot of work for me. (I'm only 5'4" and built small.)
Right now my daughter is in a Graco MyFit65, and the plan is for the twins to be in Graco Snugride 35's, BUT I am willing to get new car seats if necessary.
I would prefer not to venture into the world of 3rd row seating, but the most important things I'm looking for are plenty of room and the manual transmission. Any help would be very greatly appreciated!
~Melissa