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I just got rid of our Acadia, honestly a double stroller would only fit if you laid down the back seat, the cargo area wasn't as big as expected and that's bigger than the Terrain. We almost always had the 3rd row folded down unless we had to use it for my nieces or something!

@FaithFertility: I'm driving a Nissan Versa now and in four years have only had one major repair. Check out the Hyundai, it was zippy and my husband loved it (he rented one and drove it for two weeks for work).

@avivoca: @FaithFertility: We bought a Hyundai Santa Fe Sport in July and I love it! I test drove the Kia Sorento (my 3rd favorite), Mazda CX-5 (2nd favorite), Mazda CX-7, and Honda CRV and the Hyundai was the clear winner for us.

The Santa Fe Sport is the 2-row version of the Santa Fe, but they are very similar. The Santa Fe has rear air vents which we appreciate with our rear-facing car seat in the Georgia heat. I think it may have been the only one that did - can't remember for sure.

We fit our double jogging stroller in the back no problem - I think we still had room for other stuff too.

@FaithFertility: We have an Acadia and HAD a Terrain. I found the Terrain to be too small for kid cargo. We got rid of it when C turned one because I had enough of battling the stroller and anything else we might be hauling (groceries). We have plenty of room in our Acadia for the four of us and we keep the third row down almost always.

That being said, if you haul others often, the third row isn't very comfy and the leg room is pretty awful back there. I've sat back there on more than one occasion and I don't think we could get three adults back there for very long. And with the third row up you really have little cargo space.

I can't speak to the Kia at all, but I'd definitely skip the Terrain with two kids.

@FaithFertility: yes if you fold it down you have plenty of room!

I have a Kia Sorento and ADORE it! We can fit 3 car seats safely across the middle seat with plenty of room, and have tons of room in the back with the 3rd row folded down. To have more room for people, you can raise the 3rd row and take out one of the seats in the middle row, too (it makes the back row easier to get to). Kia Sorentos are very well made, and because they are engineered to be on a different frame (it sits on a truck frame) than most SUVs, the rollover risk is less than other vehicles in the same class. Also, the 4/6 cylinder cycling helps with gas mileage (the engine shuts off two cylinders to save gas when possible - mine usually runs on four). I've had mine for 4 years.