Right now, Seth has a teeny tiny Ford Fiesta ST. It can fit a car seat in the back and technically Kiddo can squeeze into the back seat too but that’s its maximum capacity and everyone is squooshed. I get claustrophobic in it. It’s teeeeeeny.
So my vehicle is the one that we use to transport everyone. Right now I have a Ford Escape. Cute and easy to park and can fit two kids comfortably in the back seat.
Only problem? We now have three kids to transport a lot of the time! We picked up our teen on Saturday so she could spend the day with us and Kiddo insisted she had to sit in the back seat with her and Tiny which meant our poor teen had to squeeeeeeze into the middle of the back seat and sit at a funny angle to get in there. I felt bad for our shy teen being squashed against anything-but-shy Kiddo who jabbered her ear off and played terrible tween music at her.
There’s no way we could go any distance with all the kids in that car. And we DO go places with the kids. How about a trip to Seabreeze amusement park? The State Fair? A hike? Vacation even?? All now problematic on weekends when we have Kiddo.
I’ve been itching for a minivan. Ah, the ease of getting kids into seats and packing stuff and everyone would have enough space. A kid could bring a friend, even. What a thought!
Slight problem though: Seth says he’ll never drive a minivan if I purchase one and he’ll contemplate disowning me. And when I asked the teen about a minivan her face said it all. She wants to learn to drive and doesn’t want to be caught dead driving a minivan.
She and Seth mentally fist bumped.
I sighed.
That would leave us with an SUV with third row seating. Ford Explorer? Honda Pilot? Subaru Ascent? They’re all massive to me but now that I’m no longer parking in the garage at my old work with giant concrete columns I stand a chance of not scraping it to pieces. And the teen is willing to be seen driving it. And the spouse won’t disown me. All positives.
We can’t afford a new car until Seth starts working as a nurse this summer so we have some time to contemplate our options. I’m open to feedback from y’all! Do you own a crossover SUV with third row seating? Love it? Hate it? Tell me your thoughts!
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An crossover SUV is going to be a lot pricier than a minivan, just saying. We looked at both, and finally decided on a Honda Odyssey. Seth may come to his senses when you all really start comparing. I know I did.
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