What size car is your family car?

**faroutbrusselsprout** · 26-02-2012 21:41

Originally Posted by lambjam

Which is why we bought a Territory. On a few other points I would have preferred the CX-9, but we needed more anchors.

I believe you can have them installed, however I was told we would have to install a bar in the boot to do so.

We were days away from picking up our new territory and I've decided to go with the CX-9 instead..! I couldn't face the thought of not having the 3rd row split folding... I wanted diesel but gave that up for space.

How do arrange 4 car seats in the Mazda CX-9?? How can the anchored seats slide forward to allow access to the back if they are tethered in with the seat belt..?
I will have 2 FF car seats and boosters.

**lambjam** · 26-02-2012 22:10

Originally Posted by faroutbrusselsprout

How do arrange 4 car seats in the Mazda CX-9?? How can the anchored seats slide forward to allow access to the back if they are tethered in with the seat belt..?
I will have 2 FF car seats and boosters.

Ah, I know your pain! I went over and over this when I was deciding...

So you have two anchored seats and two non-anchored? I have two anchored and one non-anchored. My two anchored go behind the driver's seat and in the middle, my non-anchored goes behind the passenger seat, which is the seat that gets flipped down to access the third row. That way, if I need to pull that chair out it's no big deal.

However... that's in a Territory. When I was tossing up the CX-9, I got the dealer to measure the various parts of the middle row and figured out that I couldn't fit my two anchored seats and leave room for the third seat to flip down. So if I'd bought a CX-9, the only convenient way into the third row would have been through the boot.

**waterlily** · 27-02-2012 06:19

We currently have a large sedan but are going to be getting a SUV again soon

I miss my 4WD. Lol

**Abi&Beth** · 27-02-2012 07:16

We have a land cruiser with 8 seats on LPG and a Mitsubishi lancer wagon with 5 seats

**faroutbrusselsprout** · 27-02-2012 08:26

Originally Posted by lambjam

Ah, I know your pain! I went over and over this when I was deciding...

So you have two anchored seats and two non-anchored? I have two anchored and one non-anchored. My two anchored go behind the driver's seat and in the middle, my non-anchored goes behind the passenger seat, which is the seat that gets flipped down to access the third row. That way, if I need to pull that chair out it's no big deal.

However... that's in a Territory. When I was tossing up the CX-9, I got the dealer to measure the various parts of the middle row and figured out that I couldn't fit my two anchored seats and leave room for the third seat to flip down. So if I'd bought a CX-9, the only convenient way into the third row would have been through the boot.

I'm the same. I don't know why I wrote boosters, I have 2 anchored and only 1 non anchored (where a very begrudged small nearly 8 yr old sits)
The thing is.. My DS2 is so....ahem...."spirited". I can't have him next to DD as he will hurt her if he's in a bad mood..
So I will have to put DS1 in the middle and just use the boot for 3rd row access...
Will that work.? We are putting a deposit on it today so I'm hoping it will!!

**Benji** · 27-02-2012 08:48

Looking at all of these cars, I'm sorta glad I only have the one child

My car is a hatch, and it's the one we drive on family days. DP's is a sportscar so not practical at all. Love my lil hatch - costs me about $53 to fill and that will last me close to 3 weeks, including driving to and from work 5 days per week.

**lambjam** · 27-02-2012 20:31

Originally Posted by faroutbrusselsprout

So I will have to put DS1 in the middle and just use the boot for 3rd row access...
Will that work.? We are putting a deposit on it today so I'm hoping it will!!

The split seat will no doubt help you here, I imagine it's much easier to climb into with one seat down! Very exciting, what colour are you getting?

**faroutbrusselsprout** · 27-02-2012 21:13

Originally Posted by lambjam

The split seat will no doubt help you here, I imagine it's much easier to climb into with one seat down! Very exciting, what colour are you getting?

Thanks for the reply...! We are getting the aluminium. What model territory did you end up getting. I was looking at the titanium model... Absolutely awesome!!

**lambjam** · 27-02-2012 22:05

Originally Posted by faroutbrusselsprout

Thanks for the reply...! We are getting the aluminium. What model territory did you end up getting. I was looking at the titanium model... Absolutely awesome!!

We got a TS Limited Edition a year ago, when they were running them out just before the new model. In some ways I wish we'd waited for the diesel, but we would have had to wait for ages and we saved about 10k getting an older model.

**Musiclovingmum** · 19-04-2012 21:47

I've got a 2010 Mitsubishi lancer aspire. Costs about $70 to fill the tank and that give me about 650km out of the tank. Pregnant with baby number three. So no need to upgrade car