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very informative and useful post!
we have 2 in convertibles in the back seat of our tiny civic coupe right now (never thought we'd manage that, but somehow it works!), but with a third coming in the fall, we're thinking what to do as well! sounds like we might as well make the gigantic leap to minivan too :). especially because we probably will try for a 4th later on... the thing i'm nervous about is maneuvering a minivan on the road, I've always driven small cars. I guess everyone can get used to it?
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@tysonja: they have cameras an aren't too bad to navigate once you get used to it.
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@Mrs. Jacks: thanks!
will have to test drive later this summer!
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I'm not sure, can you get 3 seats in an outback? You'd probably be fine staying with your CRV. I have two car seats in my outback, and have wondered if I could get a 3rd in the middle with the seatbelt. I'd hate giving up all the trunk space I have!
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@tysonja: I used to drive a mini van in high school (haha!) and I found it really easy to drive! It doesn't feel like you're driving a long vehicle. Much easier than an SUV!
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We have a 2006 CRv and a 2013 Pilot. ( only one kid and 2 big dogs)
We bought the Diono car seats for this very reason in both vehicles.
We will be installing a second covertable in the pilot as I drive a friend and her little one around a lot (is in a bucket right now so not an issue) and Dh and were talking about the logisitcs of this. Do we put them both on the outside, but then we cant get into the back, or do we put them on drivers and middle (which is the 60 part of the 60/40 split seat) so that we can still slide up the passenger side seat to get into the back. When we have the 3rd row up, I can still fit my baby jogger elite stroller in the back on its side. I could not imagine having to climb in and out to the 3rd row to help buckle a kid in. When I have driven my nieces and nephews around, we have had one of the 3rd row seats up, and they climb in no problem, and if I need to help with anything, I go through the back hatch. -
@Rainbow Sprinkles: ...we're test driving a mini van today...
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@HLK208: yayy! Tell me how it is.
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@tysonja: you do get used to it - I learned to drive using an astro van, and when I became a live-in nanny, I drove an infiniti SUV (HUGE - if was as big, if not bigger, than a suburban) here is the image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Infiniti_QX56.jpg. I have drove a mini van a few times and definitely easier than an SUV. The upside to the infiniti SUV was that it had the backup camera which was awesome. I took care of four kids and it was a very comfortable set-up. Gas mileage was horrendous though - I couldn't imagine paying for the gas (lucky for them they had great company benefits that included gas reimbursement).
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We've got two and want more, so we've been debating the same. We were debating between an Explorer with bucket seats and a minivan. We test drove an Odyssey yesterday, and I think I'm sold. With an SUV, I think I'll make my life a lot more difficult on a daily basis just so that I don't have a van. The van drove well, was designed for our current phase of life and would just be easier. Next chapter, I'll do the SUV.
@Mrs. Pen: the vans now have rear cameras and even side cameras that come on with your turn signals! -
@rattles: the only thing having a van will change about you is that your life will be more comfortable and more convenient!
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: Right?! I'm not fooling anyone into thinking I'm hip and single in my SUV either
we have 2 in convertibles in the back seat of our tiny civic coupe right now (never thought we'd manage that, but somehow it works!), but with a third coming in the fall, we're thinking what to do as well! sounds like we might as well make the gigantic leap to minivan too :). especially because we probably will try for a 4th later on... 
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