Anyone have a mazda3 hatchback?

[DebinD]

I'm trying to get three boosters across - 2 harmony v6 and one bubble bum or similar for carpool.

 

[sunnymw]

Yes, my mom has one (which I used to have). I've fit 2 Radians and a Keyfit30. Not much else. For looking like such a big car, I was a little disappointed at the width of the back seat.

 

[DebinD]

Yes, my mom has one (which I used to have). I've fit 2 Radians and a Keyfit30. Not much else. For looking like such a big car, I was a little disappointed at the width of the back seat.

Hmm - good to know. What year is her car??

 

[sunnymw]

Hmm - good to know. What year is her car??

2006.

 

[aeormsby]

We have a 2014 Mazda3 (hatchback, but I'm pretty sure the Sedan backseat is the same).

I've had Harmony Literiders (now called the youth booster, it's a NBB) outboard with a Bubble bum in the middle. It wasn't the easiest to buckle, the kids needed help so I could scoot them out of the way to access the buckles, but it wasn't terrible. (looks like the V6 booster is about the same width for the base so that should fit about the same).

What year are you dealing with? I believe the 2014 is the first year to have the headrest in the center position. So if you're using the BB in the center make sure the child isn't too tall (top of the ears above the seatback). I'm not sure how well a HBB would work in the center, there isn't a lot of room between the seatbelt stalks.

ETA - it was tippy in the center for the BB, but it might be better if you have HBB's outboard, DD wasn't leaning to badly but she was leaning a little on the outboard kids when we went around corners.

 

[DebinD]

Thanks for all that great info! We ended up going a different direction.