https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:22:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1350914 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:14:52 +0000 MrsTal 1350914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our next car is going to be a Mazda cx-5. Great gas, mileage, fun to drive, easy maintenance, fairly loaded base model, which I love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1350888 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:01:21 +0000 dc yoga bee 1350888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man, the bees really their your crvs! ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1350820 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:29:05 +0000 Kimberlybee 1350820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my Toyota Highlander. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1350749 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:01:16 +0000 sweet_p 1350749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: The car seat fits really well in the back. We have the Britax Boulevard, which is pretty big, but there is plenty of space left and I think my LO likes it because she doesn't feel crowded back there. I usually average about 17-19 miles a gallon, but I have a bit of a lead foot, haha. Interrogate away, I'm happy to help! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1349583 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:12:46 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1349583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>CRV CRV CRV CRV CRV!!!!!!</p> <p>I think it's the only car I will ever own in my whole life. I puffy heart it!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1349120 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:54:10 +0000 HLK208 1349120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looked thoroughly into the Subaru Forester and Tribeca. We knew we wanted a third so we ended up with a bigger car but both were amazing and friends of ours love their subarus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1349095 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:50:48 +0000 PurplePumps 1349095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>CRV!! Love the nice wide middle console between the front seat, perfect for a bag. Fold down flat back seats, and the back seat spy mirror on the glasses case. And one of the best fuel economy in it's class! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1349063 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:47:34 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1349063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Hyundai Santa Fe. Its on the smaller side, and we love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1348631 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:16:59 +0000 mamimami 1348631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Jeep Patriot and I actually love it. It has been PERFECTLY reliable. My husband has a Mitsubishi Outlander and it's a little nicer than the Patriot and has more trunk space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1348564 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:01:57 +0000 Bookish 1348564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweet_p: Oh I'm so glad you posted! The Jeep Cherokee is surprisingly my top pick at the moment. I know you have the Grand, but does your car seat fit well in the back? How's the gas mileage? I'm going to interrogate you a bit since you're the only bee I can find with a Jeep haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1348264 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:30:08 +0000 sweet_p 1348264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: I have the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and I love it. It's very rugged and handles really well. I would have never thought about buying a Jeep before, but the newer models look great and have a ton of neat features. We were also seriously considering the GMC Terrain, but it was a little smaller than what we were looking for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1347599 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:52:19 +0000 Bookish 1347599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MerryC: hehe my DH thinks the Tundra is too big! Despite living in a town where all the trucks are jacked up.... he just didn't get the Texan truck gene ;)</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: I actually saw one on the road today and mentally added it to my list lol! I love that it's classified as a wagon, because I &lt;3 wagons big time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1347596 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:51:52 +0000 Ginabean3 1347596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We :heart: LOVE :heart: our CRV! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1347540 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:34:45 +0000 LovelyPlum 1347540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, have you considered something like the Subaru Outback? That's another one we're eyeing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1347534 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:32:26 +0000 LovelyPlum 1347534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lavender: do you like it? I've been curious. I love Subarus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1347522 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:27:36 +0000 lemondrop 1347522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm super in love with my Subaru Forester! </p> <p>I found that I had a hard time with visibility in the Rav4 and Hyundai's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1347448 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:01:18 +0000 holdonforonemoreday 1347448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: I still want an Equinox... We test drove it, and i loved it. DH preferred the Edge so the person that drives it all the time picked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1346841 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:43:52 +0000 MrsKoala 1346841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Hyundai Santa Fe and love it! The price is right and it's been a really great car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1346830 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:41:16 +0000 MrsA 1346830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Rogue (I think we have a 2010?)! But, I'm wondering if we're just overpackers because after our Christmas road trip with LO and our pup we're feeling like we need something bigger in the next few years. I think we need to learn to pack lighter ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1346781 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:29:17 +0000 HolisticMama 1346781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I absolutely adore my Subaru Forester. Some of the best all wheel drive around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1346774 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:27:34 +0000 GrapeCrush 1346774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really liked my Nissan rogue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1346756 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:22:37 +0000 twinmama 1346756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll side with your husband...we have an 08 tundra double cab truck, and we have 18 mo twins with plenty of room, even on very long trips. I seriously love it :) We had an 05 explorer before that and it was no where near as comfortable. Since we bought the tundra used it was only 22k. The mpgs aren't great like the tacoma, but we tow so we need a full size v8. If you go without 4x4 and get a v6 they may be closer to the taco. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family/page/2#post-1346736 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:18:11 +0000 LuLu Mom 1346736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: I will say my mom has a Rav-4 and her backset is smaller than my Ford Fusion (car) backseat was...the carseats were a TIGHT fit in her car &amp; no room for a 3rd person. Just some input. </p> <p>My BFF just got an Equinox and loves it, I have an Acadia, bigger but love it. I also have a friend wtih the Edge and it's amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346735 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:17:37 +0000 littlebug 1346735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Nissan Rogue and we LOVE It. Like @littleredhairedgrl: it's got a good amount of room but still "feels" like a car - and in fact is smaller (exteriorly?) than my husband's Camry - my car fits better in the garage than his does! We looked into the CRV, Rav4, and Kia Sportage - the Rogue got better gas mileage than all of them (thanks to the CVT transmission), is all-wheel drive rather than 4-wheel drive, and the seats were MUCH more comfortable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346722 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:13:15 +0000 BlueWolverine 1346722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 2013 Ford Escape. Love it. Lots of room in the back seat and the way back for lugging around all of LO's stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346659 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:58:12 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1346659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we bought a Nissan Rouge when we found out we were expecting and so far i like it. spacious but still easy to get around and park in smallish spots and with nav and leather, etc. it's still pretty inexpensive compared to others </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346487 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:28:41 +0000 Mrs. Chipmunk 1346487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my husband is big into car research and bought a mazda CX5. he thought it was better than the comparable crossovers like the CRV </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346446 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:20:33 +0000 Chocoholic 1346446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my GMC Terrain. I'm not sure how it would do with 2 car seats though. I plan to get a GMC Acadia when we have our second LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346352 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:00:53 +0000 snowjewelz 1346352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: That stinks! We got a 2014 model so hopefully our batch was okay. Hopefully they will help consumers resolve this the right way ~ </p> <p>We considered Subaru (which my dad is a die hard fan of), Mazda, Nissan &amp; Toyota before going w/ the CRV. I personally don't like Mazda (I had a Mazda3 that was extremely unreliable so it's my personal preference), and DH has had many Hondas before so much preferred Honda over Nissan and Toyota. Plus the Rav4 is smaller than the CRV and we wanted more room.</p> <p>Side track - I totally want the Nissan Juke for myself tho :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-small-suv-for-my-family#post-1346350 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:00:51 +0000 holdonforonemoreday 1346350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: @Bookish: I love our Edge! The boxy one is the Ford Flex. It fits like 7 or 8 people! </p>