My husband and I were planning on buy a newer car this year because our car is getting older and has high milage. This is our only car. We had a big surprise before Christmas in finding out baby #3 is on the way. This was an unplanned baby, we thought we were done with 2, but are looking forward to this new blessing. That said we now need a car that will fit 3 car seats. Our kids are 5 & 3. Our 5 year old is tall and is just about ready for a booster only. The 3 year old is also big for his age and is in a booster with the back on using a seatbelt too. I know that you are not supposed to use a booster in the middle with a seatbelt that only has a lap belt. So we will need a vehicle that has 3 seatbelts including shoulder belt in the middle. We would love a van but it is not in our budget at this time. So we are looking for a car. Any ideas?
We have a Chevrolet Impala and I believe the car seats you described would fit comfortably with the baby seat in the middle. A Mazda 5 might also work for you since it has three rows of seats. Good luck and congratulations!
We have a Ford Fusion and we have three carseats in it. We have our youngest in the middle and the two older ones on both sides of her. My youngest is still in a convertible car seat and my oldest are both in booster seats. It is a tight fit, but it is much better than the fit in our Ford Focus!!! All three fit in the Focus, but it is extremely tight!
I have a Kia Optima and I can fit 2 car seats with a booster- it's tight, but works. There are shoulder straps in all three seats. I'm sure you could get a later model vehicle for a steal!
Good luck!
I have a VW Jetta. i have a booster seat on either side and the infant seat in the middle. It is a squeeze but they fit :)
We have a Ford Taurus that fits 3 booster seats in the back comfortably.
We have a van, but also have a Ford Escape. Currently have 5 year old twin girls (who still have the back on their booster seats). We also found out that we are expecting baby #3. We feel that we will be OK with the baby seat in the middle (and it has three shoulder seat belts). I have a 2006, so the newer ones might be more spacy; but the 2006 should do.
