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We JUST bought a Toyota Rav4 & I adore it, but we will have 2 car seats in April & I'm fairly certain that it will just fit the two car seats & two adults. We rarely go out as a family though (DH works hard & is a homebody) & I'm not usually our with anyone other than LO'S & maybe one other person so it's not a huge deal to me.

I have a Nissan XTerra and I can fit 2 car seats in the back but then I can only have a passenger with short legs up front. I love my car but it's so tight!

I have a Toyota 4Runner with the 3rd row of seats, which is different from other 3rd rows as it's not a real 3rd row and is 2 "jump seats". The plus of these is that you can get to them via the cargo area so you wouldn't have to fold down the row to get to them, the downside is they are, well, jump seats. Not really great for a longish drive. Not utilizing those we easily fit LO's RF car seat in the back along with 2 good sized adults. If we had 2 car seats, you could still fit a decent sized adult in the middle.

I'm thinking about getting something larger, or with a more real/dedicated 3rd row because we go out with my parents and MIL often (almost weekly) and it's a pita to have to bring 2 cars.

@Foodnerd81: I'd check the car seat rf in anything you test drive then bc even in my relatively large pilot I have zero room in the passenger seat with the convertible car seat rf behind it. I can only move the seat back about 3" from here with the car seat it was fine when it was in the middle but it's really tight bc I moved it. I couldn't put in behind the drivers bc I couldn't comfortablely drive. My only hope is that the infant seat will fit in the middle until I turn DS ff. we have a graco size4me 70

I think our next car will probably be a Toyota Highlander. The second row slides up so you can easily get into the third row.

Right now we have a Scion XB. With one convertible carseat in the middle, the seats on either side are really tight. I am actually afraid that we will have trouble fitting a second carseat next year.

@jetsa: I've been eying the pilot, but not if the passenger seat is so tight w/ a car seat! My legs would never fit there.

I drive a Versa, which could fit two car seats and two adults. We are looking for a larger vehicle do when we add # 2.

We have a Nissan Pathfinder and it is EXTREMELY helpful having the 3rd row... Not necessarily for the third row seating (though that has come in handy and we use it semi-often when the in laws are in town, when we go on road trips with friends and don't want to take two cars) but mostly for the extra trunk room.
We can fit so so much more in there than our CRV which can handle the stroller and not much else.

Especially once we have a 2nd LO, we will appreciate the trunk space and extra seating so much more. I've sat in the third row for a 4 hour round trip and it was surprisingly roomy. The second row slides so even with a car seat installed it's easy to get to the third row.

@avivoca: it was great with the seat in the middle and I think it'll be fine once we turn it around. Rf convertible seats are just kind of beasts lol. I love love love it other than that. I also haven't tried to adjust it I just moved it over and latched it in

We just upsized to a Toyota Highlander earlier this year in anticipation of DD2's arrival and so far it's been very useful. We had a Midsized SUV (Lexus RX-350) but with two car seats it would have only fit 2 adults in front and we needed room for my parents who don't drive. We leave the third row of seats folded most of the time and my mom will sit in front while I sit in back between the two girls. We pop the third row up when we have a fourth or more adult in the car. Only thing is with the third row up the trunk space is very small but other than that it is great. We were able to keep the Radiant RXT rear facing behind my husband who is 5'10" with no issue since the second row seats can be adjusted front-to-back.

@Foodnerd81: perfect!

@bushelandapeck: I loveeee my outback so much and have the option to get a new car next year. I have considered something with a 3rd row but not sure if I can part with my outback. I am pretty petite so it's easy for me to get back there, but I think with a second convertible it will just be too small.