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Originally Posted by 320icar
Okay let’s get one thing straight. These people are talking about huge first world problems. Everyone around the world raises children in all kinds of conditions, and soooooooo many do it without the luxury of any car.
I have either my focus hatch or the Subaru hatch. Either one swallows a dog, baby seat, stroller, diaper bags etc with easy. The only thing you give up is front passenger leg room, especially when you go forward facing and your kid starts kicking the seats.
My wife has the Ford Flex. It’s super roomy and fantastic, you can haul sooo much. Sure makes beach trips or weekend getaways easier, but in no way shape or form is having a van, SUV, wagon etc a necessity. I would say hatch > sedan though
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My friends told me their wives basically never sit in the front passenger seat anymore once they had a baby. I was joking that I might as well remove the front seat so we get a bit of extra storage space then... lol
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Originally Posted by underscore
Personally I think it's nuts to drop a grand on a stroller that they'll only use for a year but that's just me. If you have the means and desire then obviously go for it but don't feel like you have to spend that much if it's not in your budget.
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My brain is hurting from all the research I've been trying to do.
I also read getting a pram is good for the first 6 months so the baby can lie down flat. But then after, you need to get a stroller where the baby can sit upright... damn, that's a lot of money. Is a pram really necessary?
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Originally Posted by EvoFire
We have the Keyfit30 as well, we found an adapter to go with our V1 Vista which is great. But we are finding that less strollers are making adapters.
The other thing with the Keyfit30 we found was that it was on the larger side of things.
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How's the Keyfit30 if I put it in the middle seat? Would it fit ok in a Mazda3 hatch? I happen to know a relative that's willing to give their keyfit30 to me since their kid outgrew it now. I was looking at the clek liing, but if I can get a car seat for free instead, hard to pass up that offer. I still need to look up a list of strollers that are compatible with it though.