what do you drive

Blue Eyes 409 · #1 July 14th, 2009, 05:11 PM

I was wondering what you drive. And if you will have room for baby?

I used to have a SUV but when I had Paige I thought we needed more room from trips so I got a Ford Windstar minivan and I love having a van it is great on trips and will have plenty of room for all three kids if I ever get a BFP.

tchelle · #2 July 14th, 2009, 05:45 PM

My daily driver is an '06 Hyundai Sonata. My fun car is a '67 Mustang. Once BF gets his license back, my parents are going to sell us their 2000 Cherokee.

As for baby room, we have a 3 bedroom apartment so that wouldn't be a problem if we stay here (our lease is up in January). We would like to buy a house, though (gotta wait for me to get a decent job b/c BF's credit isn't so hot) and if we do, I want no less than 2 bedrooms, but would prefer 3 and absolutely must have a basement that we can finish - ie, lots of extra space.

FusionGirl · #3 July 14th, 2009, 05:49 PM

The past 2 cars we bought with a family in mind. I have an 08 Camry and my husband has a durango

OnesOnTheWay · #4 July 14th, 2009, 06:12 PM

I am have a 2007 Jeep Liberty but I am buying a used 2004 toyota corolla to replace it. It gets way better mileage and the payments are cheaper lol

~ Christine ~ · #5 July 14th, 2009, 06:56 PM

I hace a highlander, but I don't think 3 kids will fit? two barely fit now.

Maren · #6 July 14th, 2009, 09:34 PM

We have a Honda civic and a Subaru Outback so there will be plenty of room for this new little one in both cars.

alicenwonderland · #7 July 15th, 2009, 01:01 AM

I have a subaru outback sport and dh drives a toyota echo. Both are tiny... I would like a new car for baby, but i don't think it's gonna happen lol.

*lynea* · #8 July 15th, 2009, 05:25 AM

The Dh has an 07' 4 door F-150 which is what we use for trips and such and I have an 08' Caliber. Which at the time I got it was ok room for 2 kids, and a third wasn't on our minds, but now we are actually looking at mini vans cause there is no way that car can fit 3 kids.

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #9 July 15th, 2009, 08:44 AM

We have an 8 passenger Suburban so I think we are all set unless we have triplets or something. We purposely got one with more seats than we needed.

Coley · #10 July 15th, 2009, 09:04 AM

We have a Mitsubishi Outlander (SUV) and it's just the two of us at the moment... so we've got plenty of room for baby.

forest · #11 July 15th, 2009, 09:44 AM

We have a Honda CR-V and a Subaru Outback. 1 more will fit, but I would like to get a mini van one of these days so we can fit other people too.

ashnichole2326 · #12 July 15th, 2009, 10:38 AM

I drive a 2002 s10 pickup. And it is not safe to put a baby in there, so we will need to be buying a car soon. Actually, i would kinda like an SUV more....like a Blazer. I like the new Chevy Trail Blazers a lot!!

njroll · #13 July 15th, 2009, 10:43 AM

I drive an 03' Chevy Trailbalzer which is nice but when we do get Pg we will have to upgrade because two is a tight it right now. My DH drives a 99' Chevy Truck so he will need something different

Blue Eyes 409 · #14 July 15th, 2009, 11:27 AM

I am so with you Patty when I had two kids and they took up most of the backseat with Jessie always having me drive her friends home from school I knew I needed to buy something that I could carry other people in. That is why I got a van and I love it.

Dh has a Mustang and it has not ran in over a year but because I always transport the kids we will be fine with it.

#15 July 15th, 2009, 11:35 AM

I drive an '04 Nissan Murano and LOVE it - can still have DS rear-facing at 18 mos. until he hits the seat limit. DH drives an '03 Cobra convertible, which can't theoretically take a carseat.

NickieH · #16 July 15th, 2009, 12:22 PM

I drive a 2-door '02 Honda Civic and DH drives and 05' Nissan Frontier w/ 4-door full cab. DH's truck is big enough but I would love to get a Nissan Rouge because it would be much easier to have 4-doors with a baby on board.

tchelle · #17 July 15th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Oh, you meant is there room in the vehicles for a baby, not house.

Since it's just the 2 of us now, yes, we're fine with the Sonata and eventually the Jeep. I won't let kids ride in the Mustang because it's not the safest vehicle (not that it's a rolling death trap, but the safety standards weren't so good 40 year ago).

krissy1989 · #18 July 15th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Currently, we're driving DF's old piece-of-junk Buick Century, but in about a week, we're buying his friend's really nice red Chevy Blazer (I think it's a mid-nineties model), and it's perfectly sized for a family! His friend just got it out of the shop, too, so it's good to know that we won't be starting out with any problems.