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Originally Posted by Araaadi
What parent cars do you currently have?
Traded my F150 for a 2022 Rav4 and I find that we have way too little space for our newborn.
Infant car seat takes one rear seat plus 1/4 the middle seat, and we always have the stroller in the trunk since it doesn't make sense to keep moving it around. Starting to feel way too cramped. Looking into Highlanders or RX350s but I don't know if its worth the change and gas is too crazy to go back to a truck.
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We have had wagons as our family hauler for years. We started with a MK6 Golf Wagon and we now have a MK7 Sportwagen. My other car that can do family hauling is an old Mazda 6.
I find that the Golf Sportwagen has more usable space (rear cargo hold is longer which is better for accommodating full-size strollers, like an Uppa Baby Vista) in the back than some CUVs, like the current CX5. There are no problems for the front passengers' leg-room with rear-facing seats. If you are comfortable with the lower ride height of a wagon, I would go with a wagon all of the way. Gas mileage in the city is around 10L/100km if you're aggressive on the throttle. It's just a shame that VW no longer imports them into North America, so you're stuck paying sky-high prices for used ones.
6-speed manual, AWD, in a wagon format. Not much else to say...