Help! Cars with 3 ISOFIX points...
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Ok, so we've found out today that the big bump that my wife is carrying is actually twins (gulp!). With an 18 month old already that means that we are going to somehow need to fit 3 baby seats in the car!
The lease on my BMW 125 is up in March and this has obviously changed my plans somewhat - Which cars allow the fitting of 3 car seats (in the back - I guess the wife / dog has to go somewhere...) and are not absolutely huge or terminally dull? Ideally I'd like to be leasing something again (car allowance...) that's around or better less than £300pm...
I can't afford to lease a Tesla S unfortunately!
The lease on my BMW 125 is up in March and this has obviously changed my plans somewhat - Which cars allow the fitting of 3 car seats (in the back - I guess the wife / dog has to go somewhere...) and are not absolutely huge or terminally dull? Ideally I'd like to be leasing something again (car allowance...) that's around or better less than £300pm...
I can't afford to lease a Tesla S unfortunately!
Your going to die a little inside but I think you will have to get a 7 seater mpv/suv. I know the Ford S max and Galaxy have 3 isofix seats in the middle row.
No 5 seater car I know of has middle seat isofix. Probably very few of them have space for 3 seats side by side either.
No 5 seater car I know of has middle seat isofix. Probably very few of them have space for 3 seats side by side either.
Edited by dazwalsh on Thursday 11th January 13:30
I've been in your position, and we bought a VW Sharan. It's dull, but it 's bloody good at what it's supposed to do. Tonnes of space (effectively three adult-sized seats in the back as the baby seats are ridiculously wide) and a cavernous boot for all the gear.
You could get a LR Discovery if you don't want a people carrier, but the space is vital - our previous car was a Rav 4 and it was a pain in the arse tetris-ing everything in whenever we went away. With the Sharan we just hurl it in and go.
The current SMax looks nice, for what it is.
Then get something interesting to go to work in
You could get a LR Discovery if you don't want a people carrier, but the space is vital - our previous car was a Rav 4 and it was a pain in the arse tetris-ing everything in whenever we went away. With the Sharan we just hurl it in and go.
The current SMax looks nice, for what it is.
Then get something interesting to go to work in
Edited by 8Ace on Thursday 11th January 13:32
S Max is probably the best MPV to drive from reviews and IMO isn't bad looking.
However 3rd aren't the biggest, you'll need the Galaxy for that or as about Sharan/Alhambra.
We have 3 kids and never used isofix when they were in seats.
Cars were Alhambra (old shape) and XC90 (old shape)
S max are about £300 leasing
https://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/Ford_...
However 3rd aren't the biggest, you'll need the Galaxy for that or as about Sharan/Alhambra.
We have 3 kids and never used isofix when they were in seats.
Cars were Alhambra (old shape) and XC90 (old shape)
S max are about £300 leasing
https://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/Ford_...
Thanks for the replies - this is all very depressing (from a car POV obviously!), especially now kids have to be in car seats until they are 18 or whatever the law is now. I did think about putting the wife in the back between two car seats and having one in the front but I don't think she'll be up for that.
ALawson said:
If I was to be in the 3 kid situation (never going to happen, even with grand-brats) I would seriously look at the Multimac solution.Not cheap but around the same price as 3 child seats I'm told (we were looking for a work colleague last week).
At least you're not quite as compromised in the car stakes. It's just fitting all the extra kit in as well - don't suppose it's improved in the 20 odd years since I was last carting kids about.
Thanks all for your help with this - looks like we are going with the S-Max option and buying nearly new. I've convinced the OH that we do actually need the 2.0 240HP one (she's paranoid about diesel what with taxes etc. likely...) and all the gadgets so it looks like it might not be *all* bad.
foreright said:
Thanks all for your help with this - looks like we are going with the S-Max option and buying nearly new. I've convinced the OH that we do actually need the 2.0 240HP one (she's paranoid about diesel what with taxes etc. likely...) and all the gadgets so it looks like it might not be *all* bad.
A bit late to this thread but a random wee tip for posterity...I bought a Cybex car seat when our first came along and when looking at the product page on their website, underneath all the item details was a section called 'Compatible Vehicles' or something like that. From a drop down you can select manufacturers and it has a wee plan of a car with the seats numbered and it'll tell you where the ISOFIX points are in each model from that manufacturer.
You should be able to find it under any ISOFIX car seat on cybex-online.com
foreright said:
looks like we are going with the S-Max it might not be *all* bad.
Good choice. 3 isofix seats in the middle row.We've had a 2.2 tdci tit X sport for 3 years/30 k miles & I've been really surprised by how good it does all the family stuff but is still half decent to drive. It's really comfortable over very long distances too.
The Pano roof option really lifts the interior (although the electric blind will probably break).
Yep the multi Mac is expensive! In our case we already have 2 car seats and the original baby seat - it would be quite an investment when my car is going back anyway. I could see it as a sensible option if I’d recently bought a car and didn’t want to get a different one.
It would be so much simpler if our oldest was able to go in a booster seat - many more options then!
It would be so much simpler if our oldest was able to go in a booster seat - many more options then!
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