2 carseats & an adult in backseat?

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connie1222

Guest

• Mar 22, 2006

• #1

I'm looking to buy a new car and I'd really prefer a sedan. I need room for 2 carseats (a Graco CarGo & a Cosco Touriva) & an adult in the backseat since I drive my parents around. I've read on here that the Taurus has the widest backseat, do you think it will accomodate my needs? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

 

Tara

New member

• Mar 22, 2006

• #2

Chevy Impala perhaps?

 

skaterbabs

Well-known member

• Mar 22, 2006

• #3

Also look at the Sonata/the Kia version of the Sonata (Kia is owned by the same company that makes Hyundai.)

 

SafeDad

CPSDarren - Admin

Staff member

• Mar 22, 2006

• #4

The Ford Five Hundred is a very safe choice with a relatively wide rear seat. Also:

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=25363#poststop

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Mar 23, 2006

• #5

I think the Taurus will definitely accomodate this.... My dad is 5'10" 225# & fit in the back next to our Husky in the center with Parkway outboard

 

Lea_Ontario

Well-known member

• Apr 11, 2006

• #6

I can squeeze in between my DD's Marathon and my DS's Generations seat in the back of our Cavalier. And I'm NOT small (180#, 5'5)

 

scatterbunny

New member

• Apr 11, 2006

• #7

Kashi said:

I can squeeze in between my DD's Marathon and my DS's Generations seat in the back of our Cavalier. And I'm NOT small (180#, 5'5)

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Does your Cavalier have a headrest and shoulderbelt in the middle?

 

Lea_Ontario

Well-known member

• Apr 11, 2006

• #8

scatterbunny said:

Does your Cavalier have a headrest and shoulderbelt in the middle?

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No, lap-belt only, no headrest.

 

scatterbunny

New member

• Apr 11, 2006

• #9

Have you tried putting the two seats side-by-side when you need to ride in back? I ask because it would be really bad to get into a crash with you sitting in the lapbelt-only spot.

 

Lea_Ontario

Well-known member

• Apr 11, 2006

• #10

We haven't tried that since getting the Marathon. They were side by side for a time while Bug was in her Touriva, but we moved her outboard because they were constantly fighting with one another.

I don't routinely sit in the back - I get quite squished and uncomfortable - but when Bug is getting sick (motion sick) it's either that or try to sit backwards in the front seat to catch and clean up.

 

scatterbunny

New member

• Apr 11, 2006

• #11

Aaahh, yes--having only one, I sometimes forget about the fighting that can be prevalent among siblings sitting side-by-side.

I can relate to the motion sickness, though. Hayley started getting carsick at about 18 months old, and still does, at almost 5. Luckily she's learned to aim it well, and we bring a bowl, a gallon of water, washrags and extra clothes on every trip over 20 minutes, just in case. It used to be a huge production, she'd puke all over her clothes and carseat, I'd have to find a place to pull over, take her out, clean her up, change her clothes, wipe the carseat up as best as I could and then just get to where we were going and clean the carseat better when we got there.

Back then I didn't know any better, and machine-washed the harness straps pretty often.

Since we worked out the "carsickness kit" and Hayley learned how to aim her vomit into the bowl, things are much calmer on road trips. All I have to do is pull over and use the gallon of water to rinse out the bowl, use a washrag to clean up her face, give her a drink of water and we're on our way again. No more pukey carseats, THANK GOODNESS! We have an extra seat cover for the Futura now, just in case.

 

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jen_nah

CPST Instructor

• Apr 12, 2006

• #12

Seeing as the Chevy Cavalier is no longer made it was replaced by the Colbolt almost 3 yrs ago really won't be an issue for the OP. Heck I squeezed my butt between a Marathon & Roundabout or Marathon & Snugride or Roundabout & Snugride in the back of a Passat when we still had it. Not something I would recommend as its not comfortable at all as I think the OP was looking for a comfortable solution to transport an adult in the back seat at times.

I agree the Chevy Impala or Ford Five Hundred is the 2 I would look at. I am not sure I would bother with the Taurus as its an old design with old crash standards. Plus I think Ford is about to elemenate it from its platiform within the next year or so. Or at least that is the rumor as they don't want to redesign it.

 

Victorious4

Senior Community Member

• Apr 12, 2006

• #13

I just heard that too, Jen ... about the Taurus -- havne't yet seen the Five Hundred, but am thinking about visiting the dealer soon

 

SafeDad

CPSDarren - Admin

Staff member

• Apr 12, 2006

• #14

Hopefully they will add stability control in one of the upcoming years. It's already one of the safest models. Stability control would put it in the top few.