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Well, sources say they are improving 3rd row belt fit and adding tether anchors so that's hopeful.
I am so hopeful that this will be the case. I have been trying to convince my husband that a minivan would be the best option now that we have 4 children. Besides his general dislike for minivans, he also doesn't want to buy from foreign auto companies. Since Dodge/Chrysler is our only option for a minivan he would consider, we haven't gotten too far in our discussions.Well, sources say they are improving 3rd row belt fit and adding tether anchors so that's hopeful.
I am so hopeful that this will be the case. I have been trying to convince my husband that a minivan would be the best option now that we have 4 children. Besides his general dislike for minivans, he also doesn't want to buy from foreign auto companies. Since Dodge/Chrysler is our only option for a minivan he would consider, we haven't gotten too far in our discussions.
I am pretty sure there is no new 2017 Dodge, just the Chrysler. Any Grand Caravan for 2017 should be the same old van since 2008, destined for fleets.
I was able to get into a Pacifica at the Detroit show for a few minutes before being ejected by uniformed security.
The third row has two top tethers, one on the right 40% side, and the other in the middle of the 60%, halfway between the middle and left seat. I think the lower anchors are offset too, so - like the current van - using LATCH on the 60% side is strictly a one-person affair.
Subjectively, the third row felt a little wider than before, but not by a lot. I couldn't get a tape measure on it. The seats were more comfortable and at less of an angle. I didn't get into the one with the 2nd row center seat before the thugs showed up, but supposedly it has full LATCH. The seat looked most similar to what's in a Sedona.
And aporthole, are you sure the Transit Connect has 3rd row top tethers for 2016? It isn't in the first printing of the manual. Sure you're not thinking big Transit, which has twelve?
Nope, the smaller Transit Connect added 3rd row TAs. Owner's manual printing 1 (pages 22, 23):
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/F...-Owners-Manual-version-1_om_EN-US_06_2015.pdf
The table on page 26 makes it appear that installing a FF seat with both the seat belt AND lower anchors at the same time is just fine. Am I reading that correctly?
Yes, but remember the car seat also has to approve this. Clek Foonf forward facing and the base of the Nuna Pipa are the only two off the top of my head that allow it.
The table on page 26 makes it appear that installing a FF seat with both the seat belt AND lower anchors at the same time is just fine. Am I reading that correctly?
Are they friends with Graco?
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