Hatchback that fits 3 carseats...
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Topic: Hatchback that fits 3 carseats...
Posted By: SquishysMum
Subject: Hatchback that fits 3 carseats...
Date Posted: 30 April 2010 at 7:55pm
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I am looking at upgrading my car to one that will fit 3 carseats along the beck seat (preparing for the future!). Unfortunately we are limited to hatchbacks as we have a short garage! We currently have a '96 corolla hatch with towball, it fits with maybe 30cm clearance total.
Towball is nice, but optional, would prefer bootspace! Does anyone know of a hatchback that will fit 3 carseats? PS I'm a big fan of Toyota's, any of those work? |
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 30 April 2010 at 8:02pm
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Nope....Only one is the Camry & that's too long for you.
What about something like a Kia, they have some short SUV type vehicles that look wide? Take a tape measure with you. You need at least 150cm wide. Oh newer cars don't have such a long nose on them anymore either. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pickle
Date Posted: 30 April 2010 at 8:06pm
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A renault scenic will take 3 seats, nice city car too.
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Posted By: rachndean
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 1:23pm
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We have a Mazda 6 that takes 3 carseats. When we were looking at buying we were told the hatchback versions (SP20 etc) were the same width as the Mazda 6 but shorter. We didnt ever test it so could be wrong, but may be worth a check??
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Posted By: rachndean
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 1:24pm
Oh and when we were buying we only had 1 kidlet, so we took the cars for test drive to a baby shop and asked if we could try fitting 3 seats into the back seat. They were surprisingly accommodating, and it gave us a perfect idea of how much space we needed!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CarrieMum
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 12:15pm
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You could look at the Suzuki Aerio or the Suzuki SX4? They are hatchbacks on the bigger side. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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