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[heightsyankee]

Oct 1, 2012 13:15:04 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Oct 1, 2012 12:56:38 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Okay but SBP was actually giving a dissertation on when one sucks at life so I got confused if we were actually taking this seriously. Lol.

Three sentences = a dissertation? Hmmmm...

If you got a PhD for a dissertation that was only 3 sentences long, you suck at life and so does your school.

But what if those 3 sentences were really profound? Like the kind of stuff on TB? SOme of that stuff is definitely honorary degree worthy in its level of depth and importance.

[eclaires]

Mominatrix, it was categorized under crossovers when we bought it. And I just checked - it still is categorized as a crossover on GM's website.

[caden]

Wow, so much misinformation in this thread about SUVs. It's like nothing has changed in the auto industry since the mid-90s. Now there is such a thing as traction control, stability control, crossovers, blind spot detection, etc. What hasn't changed is minivans not being able to haul anywhere near what a truck/SUV can. If you have multiple kids and need to haul heavy things, you're getting a truck-based SUV. There aren't nearly as many truck-based small SUVs as there used to be -- they're mostly crossovers now. As for whether they have the same interior space as a sedan, they don't b/c of the obvious extra room you get with the interior cargo space vs a separate trunk (also why a hatchback offers more space than a trunk).

Re: twins and a sedan - sure it can be done, but that doesn't mean it's easy or comfortable. The problem isn't with the car seats fitting in the back seat. It's about the adults fitting in the front. My DH could not get into his sedan (mid-size) with a car seat rear-facing behind him. I could, but my knees hit the dashboard, which isn't safe. If we installed the car seats w/o the base it worked better, though his knees touched the dashboard. Driving a car like that, for us, would mean not being able to use the car seats as an infant carrier. Yes, it's possible to do that, but that doesn't mean it's convenient and I definitely see why someone would buy a different car to avoid this hassle. While a minivan isn't the only option, it's a damn awesome one.

[caden]

Oct 1, 2012 13:22:35 GMT -5 eclaires said:

Mominatrix, it was categorized under crossovers when we bought it. And I just checked - it still is categorized as a crossover on GM's website.

It's now a crossover. It used to be a SUV a long time ago.

[heightsyankee]

I literally just saw this (from the window of my suck at life SUV): a cart was left on the median between 2 rows of parking. A car pulled in to the spot and the front fender bumped the cart. The median has a slight downhill slope and it bumped down and hit the car on the other side! The car backed up and left!

A) there you have a total reason not to think a cart is secure in the median.

B) I can't believe that bitch took off. I got a partial plate and left it with my phone number on the windshield. I left the cart on the front bumper though. Wtf?

[heightsyankee]

Well that and I'm not very funny, despite my best efforts.

[emilyj]

Oct 1, 2012 13:15:04 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Three sentences = a dissertation? Hmmmm...

If you got a PhD for a dissertation that was only 3 sentences long, you suck at life and so does your school.

But it would have been SO fucking awesome if that was actually the reality.

That's all.

[Deleted]

I just looked at page 15 then this. But I hope someone has mentioned that Nissan Altima's dont have blinkers. Either that, or they are only driven by morons. If there's an Altima in front of you, something stupid is about to happen lol.

As for trucks / explorers etc, some comedian or other said "Tell me again how you need that truck to pull the boat you don't have to the mountain you're not going to?"

[cookiemdough]

Oct 1, 2012 21:23:01 GMT -5 @reeve said:

I just looked at page 15 then this. But I hope someone has mentioned that Nissan Altima's dont have blinkers. Either that, or they are only driven by morons. If there's an Altima in front of you, something stupid is about to happen lol.

As for trucks / explorers etc, some comedian or other said "Tell me again how you need that truck to pull the boat you don't have to the mountain you're not going to?"

this made me lol

[bluestreet]

Sept 30, 2012 17:14:34 GMT -5 sunterp said:

I am curious what sedan the poster has with three kids. We had two kids, a dog, DH (6'5") and myself in a Corolla but when number 3 was on his way we had to buy a new car. We looked at sedans but couldn't find one that would work with three different carseats, so how does she do it? We had a hard time deciding between a Mazda 5 and a Honda (used). We ended up with the Honda because we got a great price and we will never out grow it. There was concern about the storage area in the Madza 5. If we ever buy a second car, I will pick a Mazda 5. Although I don't see that happening as DH bikes to work and his brother gave us his old truck. My BIL hated that we only had one car, don't ask me why he cared so much about this issue.

A 1995 VW Golf. Yep. Two boosters and a Safety First carseat in the middle. DH has a Subaru Forrester. After a death in the family I will likely be getting rid of my VW for another Subaru Forrester. I won't miss the VW, because I did feel like I was driving my kids around in a sardine tin.

Granted, boosters are probably narrower than car seats with bases, but there are car seats that are made especially narrow to accommodate.

ETA: But if I were in a position to buy a new used car, I'd like the Mazda with the 3rd row. My 16-year-old niece lives with us, so it'd be great if all 6 of us could go somewhere together in one car. But I am concerned that what little of a trunk remains with the 3rd row up would provide little cushion if we got rear-ended.