[s-cars] 3 car seats?

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

Cody-

As B said it is HIGHLY dependent on the seats.

I was in fact able to fit 2x REAR facing seats (one Britax one Jeep - don't ask on the Jeep), and a fwd facing Britax, in my former urS6.  No joke.  It was balls tight but they fit.

My bro ran 3x in his C5A6 Avant, tho one was just a bottom cushion booster.

3x FORWARD facing seats fit literally armrest to armrest in my D2.  I forget the measurement requirement but I think it's like 54 or 56" IIRC for that setup.

$3k?  That's an awfully limited budget to make many 'good' suggestions.  How about a Volvo 960?  They're pretty wide.  Acura RL?  You can get D2's for that range too.  Spend a few more clams, B just saw an '01 //S8 with a salvage title do $5800.

I WILL SAY that 3x car seats in a sedan sux majorly hairy nads, and was likely a huge contributing factor to my herniated lumbar disc.  Try lifting the monsters into / out of the center position, over the end seats, whilst ducking your head under the roof header.  Oh yeah, forgot to mention, my 3x seats BRILLIANTLY reside on TOP of all 3 seat belt latches (someone should invent buckle extenderz!).  Try fishing for THOSE to buckle / unbuckle during stop / go / stop / go errands, in the rain.  SUUUUUUUX.

Just sayin'.  8-)

Good luck to him!  Tell him to wear a hat here fwd heh heh...

-Paul mit Alumibitch, now sporting 265s... muwhahahhaaa hello extra INCH of footprint...


ps.  Hi Brett!


On Feb 5, 2010 12:17 PM, "Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

My brother-in-law is looking to get rid of his Suburban with a budget of $3k. He's looking at sedans and wagons, primarily Volvos and Audis.

He's not the primary transporter for the kids, but it needs to hold 3 car seats.

Will 3 car seats fit in the back of an UrA6? How about an A4? I told him that an A4 will be small and he should be looking at an A6, so he found an urA6 locally that I'm going to look at this weekend. If anybody has something for sale along these lines and not too far from Charlotte NC feel free to contact me off-list.

-Cody (mobile)