If you don't want a minivan but want a third row of seats, what would you get?
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Chevy Tahoe!!
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We got a Kia Sorento for this reason. It's a crossover and has a third row (the third row fits 2 people, so it fits 7 total). I would be fine with never owning a minivan!
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I am not sure...I am thinking about the Acadia? I have the Jeep Cherokee and there are rumors that they are coming out with a 3rd row seat version. I would obviously get that if that were the case.
My husband told me he wants to either get the Toyota 4runner , landcruiser or Sequiqa when we have #2.
There is also the Honda Pilot
In the future, I am saving up for a high-end luxury vehicle with 3rd row seats. By then, i'll actually have the 3-4 kids to fill it with!what's the budget? There are a TON of 3rd row seating SUVs
ETA: It is not a rumor, they say it on the JEEP site! -
@WALLAROO: here's a whole list, actually
. Acura MDX - starts at $43,280. (www.acura.com)
2. Audi Q7 - Starting price of $47,695. (models.audiusa.com)
3. BMW X5 - Only BMW SUV with a (optional) 3rd row. Starting price of $48,395. (www.bmwusa.com)
4. Buick Enclave - Third row seating is standard in this seven-passenger or eight-passenger SUV. Starting price of $38,445. (www.buick.com)
5. Cadillac Escalade - Cadillac SUV offers 3rd row seating and a starting price of $63,170. (www.cadillac.com)
6. Chevrolet Suburban - Third row split bench seating is standard on this very large sport utility vehicle that can seat up to 9 passengers. Starting price of $43,295. (www.chevrolet.com)
7. Chevrolet Tahoe - This Chevy SUV offers a third row and 7, 8 or 9 passenger seating, depending on the trim you choose. Price starts at $39,830. (www.chevrolet.com)
8. Chevy Traverse - Chevrolet SUV has a standard third row of seats which can fold flat. Offers 7 or 8 passenger seats. Priced starting at $30,510. (www.chevrolet.com)
9. Dodge Durango - Offers 3rd row seating for up to 7 passengers total. Pricing starts at $29,495. (www.dodge.com)
10. Dodge Journey - Third row seating available on all model options. Pricing starts at $21,735. (www.dodge.com)
11. Ford Expedition - Offers third row seating that folds down for cargo space; 3rd row is standard, with total seating capacity of 8. Starting price of $40,605. (www.fordvehicles.com)
12. Ford Explorer - Popular SUV offers a 3rd row with seating for up to 7. Starting price of $29,100. (www.fordvehicles.com)
13. Ford Flex - 7-passenger SUV with 2 bucket seats in the 3rd row. Price starts at $30,900. (www.fordvehicles.com)
14. GMC Acadia - Third row seating is standard and this SUV can accommodate up to 7 or up to 8 passengers depending on which version you choose. Price starts at $34,050. (www.gmc.com)
15. GMC Yukon - Offers standard third row seating and has a maximum seating capacity of 9 passengers, depending on the build. Starts at $41,185. (www.gmc.com)
16. Honda Pilot - Mid-size SUV offers third row seating, with 8 seats overall. Price starts at $29,520. (automobiles.honda.com)
17. Hyundai Santa Fe - Third row seating is back on the 2013 Santa Fe GLS and Limited models, with 7-passenger seating and 6-passenger seating configurations available. Pricing starts at $28,350. (www.hyundaiusa.com)
18. Infiniti QX56 - SUV with third row seating that can accommodate up to 8 passengers depending on the options you choose. Pricing starts at $60,750. (www.infinitiusa.com)
19. Kia Sorento - Offers optional third row seating for up to 7 passengers. Pricing starts at $27,750. (www.kia.com)
20. Land Rover LR4 - Luxury SUV offers a third row standard on the HSE and HSE Lux versions, seating up to 7 passengers. Price starts at $54,220 for the HSE model. (www.landroverusa.com)
21. Lexus GX - Offers a standard third row for seating of up to 7. Starts at $53,795. (www.lexus.com)
22. Lexus LX - Third row standard on this luxury SUV, with seating for up to 8 passengers. MSRP of $81,530. (www.lexus.com)
23. Lincoln MKT - Seven seater crossover SUV with 3rd row seating has a starting price of $45,285. (www.lincoln.com)
24. Lincoln Navigator - Three-row SUV seats 7 standard, but can also be configured to seat 8. Price starts at $57,875. (www.lincoln.com)
25. Mazda CX-9 - Critically-acclaimed crossover SUV with 3 rows of seats and seating for seven starts at $29,785. (www.mazdausa.com)
26. Mercedes GL Class - Luxury SUVs seating 7 adults with a starting price of $62,400. (www.mbusa.com)
27. Mitsubishi Outlander - Offers third row on SE and GT packages, giving you 7 total seats. Starting at $23,995. (www.mitsubishicars.com)
28. Nissan Armada - SUV comes standard with split bench third row seating, accommodating up to 8 passengers. Starting price of $41,290. (www.nissanusa.com)
29. Nissan Pathfinder - Crossover SUV has a third row as standard equipment on all Pathfinder packages. Prices start at $28,650 new. (www.nissanusa.com)
30. Subaru Tribeca - Subaru SUV offers standard 3rd row on all packages and seats 7. Starts at $32,595. (www.subaru.com)
31. Toyota Highlander - Offers standard third row seats on all packages, including the Highlander Hybrid. Starting price of $29,020. (www.toyota.com)
32. Toyota Land Cruiser - Offers 3rd-row seating as a standard specification. Starts at $78,555. (www.toyota.com)
33. Toyota Sequoia - Large SUV with 3rd row seating up to 8 passengers and starting at roughly $42,455 new. (www.toyota.com)
34. Toyota 4Runner - Offers optional third row seating on the 4Runner Limited model. Starts at $44,395 with 3rd row. (www.toyota.com)
35. Volvo XC90 - Volvo SUV offers seating for 7, with two in the third row. Starting MSRP of $39,700. (www.volvocars.com) -
I am not a fan of large SUV's so our 3rd row seating plan is the Chevy Traverse. It's still "low" to the ground like many small SUVs but has the space we'll be needing in the next few years!
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I would go for a Tahoe or something similarly large. A lot of the smaller SUVs that have third row seats are pretty uncomfortable. My mom had a Highlander with a 3rd row and you could barely fit one adult sprawled across the seat back there nevermind two adults sitting normally.
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Highlander, Forerunner, GMC Acadia, Chevy Traverse all have 3rd row seat options and are not minivans!
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Oh and I've driven the Traverse and thought it was a good ride and roomy;
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So I have Mazda 5 and although it's technically a minivan, I call it a sport wagon or mini minivan, lol. I love it! It's zippy and agile. Super smooth ride, good gas mileage, affordable! I love it
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@TurtleDoves: Oh wow. Thanks!
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@WALLAROO: no problem! Can ya tell i'm also on the hunt? I REFUSE to drive a minivan. <<<check up on me in 10 years.
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@TurtleDoves: wow!! I need to save this. DH and I have a pact, made before we got married, a mini van isn't allowed!!
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@TurtleDoves: I know! I don't want a minivan either. DH keeps teasing me about getting one.
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@Smurfette: Before we bought our Sorento, DH was really pushing for a minivan and I have no idea why. I told him if we got one I was NOT driving it and that he'd have to drive it. He never bugged me about it again!
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I have an old school Volvo station wagon and love it. It's sadly dying on me, though...I might have to live with a sedan next, cause DH hates it, lol
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@TurtleDoves: Great list. Is that your list? Or did you get that from somewhere. I'm curious. What does #1 vs #35 mean? How is it ranked?
The first car I thought of was the Mazda CX-9. I love my CRV but if I had to go bigger I would go to the Mazda. The Pilot just seems so big. I drove a Pilot rental and it felt like a huge SUV/truck.
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@bluestriped bee: It's in alphabetical order
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@lawbee11: Ah, good eye. Didn't catch that part. Thanks!
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I drive a little Civic, so I have no personal experience on this one, but I've heard from others that 3rd row SUVs are great in theory, and/or if you don't keep your cars all that long. But it sounds like in many of them, the third row is so small/compact that adults won't be comfortable back there, and once your kids are a bit older, they won't like it either, so it's only good for a pretty short amount of time when they don't need you to strap them in but they're not big enough to feel cramped. Here's hoping there's a solution there before I need it!
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We will be getting an Acura Mdx when we need a third row.
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@TurtleDoves: love this list!!!
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We have the MDX and love love love it. We bought it used so it wasn't such a high price tag (yikes to the ^40K figure shown above!)
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@TurtleDoves: thank you!!! This is an amazing list
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I really want a GMC Acadia! It has 3rd row.
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GMC Acadia...I love mine! It has a 3rd row and it isa nice size without feeling too big!
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My aunt has an Escalade and the 3rd row is so comfortable. The SUV is too big overall IMO, but then again I can barely maneuver my sedan well.
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@TurtleDoves: wow! What a great list! Subbing to come back to this!
I'm actually hoping to get the Volvo XC90 used. My SIL just got the new Infiniti JX something crossover which is really nice too! I'd be tempted but not sure I want to have the same car like we're copying? Lol
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My ILs have the Enclave, which is pretty much the same car as the Acadia. The thing is a tank, but the third row is comfortable.
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We jsut got the Nissan Pathfinder last week - they redesigned it for 2013. We love it so far!!
ETA: DHs family was up for Easter and we piled 6 adults into the vehicle comfortably. I sat in the 3rd row most of the time with his sister and we had tons of room. I also like that you can access the 3rd row with car seats installed on the 2nd rather than having to remove them like some other suv's.
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We have a '05 Volvo XC90. The third row isn't large but the seats are comfortable. A smaller adult fits fine. The middle seats slide forward easy for access to the third row but you wouldn't want to be messing with it daily. The middle row is very wide and comfortable for three people.
I love that when the third row is folded, they fold into the floor and there is a TON of trunk space.
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We have a Ford Excursion, talk about a tank. It's super comfortable though.
We looked at the Volvo XC90 but there was no "trunk" room with the 3rd row up, my stroller wouldn't fit with groceries. That as a sad day.
We're talking about trading our Explorer (it doesn't have a 3rd row) in on a Nissan Armada or Infiniti QX56 (they're very similar).
The problem I've run into is we will have an infant seat, a convertible seat and a booster seat that need to fit. They don't fit across the Explorer's backseat.
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@StbHisMrs: we have a Volvo XC90 and found that the trunk room with the third row up is actually bigger than it looks. We fit all of our luggage, a bouncy chair, and a couple bags full of toys/food/etc... back there on a 16 hour road trip, last summer!
I love our XC 90, but we're big fans of Volvos in general.
Our "other" car is the Volvo XC 70!
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@TurtleDoves: thanks for the awesome list! I was just talking to DH about how I wanted a 3rd row option in our next vehicle. (So we can have more than just car seats in there!we can have other passengers as well!)
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We are getting either a Honda Pilot or a Nissan Pathfinder later this year. They get decent mileage, have 4WD, and have 7 seats.
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@Honeybee: Maybe we just need a smaller stroller! When we test drove a couple there just wasn't enough room, I really loved it!
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@abbydabbydoodlebug: there's a ton of those in our neighborhood, and I'm always intrigued. Thanks for the insight
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We have the Chevy Traverse and loooooove it! There is plenty of room, and the third row isn't uncomfortable. It's also not huge and bulky. We went back and forth between the Traverse and Acadia when we were car shopping.
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I use to have the Acura MDX. I loved it!!! My SIL has the Honda Pilot and that is super nice too!
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I think I wwould buy a truck (4 door, full ext cab) before I would drive a 3 row SUV. Big SUVs are boats to drive I find, so might as well get the gas pigginess and bigger features of a truck. Would be wider so fit car seats no prob.
I can't wait to own a minivan, seats able to go in/out (esp in middle) and wide open vehicle floor trump any of the 3 row SUVs for me. I have a small SUV now and drive a lot of different rentals for work and the 3-row/large SUVs are my least fave. Older interior technology (esp the Traverse and Acadia) and they're just massive, and pigs on fuel.
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