3 Car Seats - Twins due in September

[davids94]

My son will be 3 and I'll have two brand new babies later this year. With that said, I will need 3 rear facing car seats ....and a second job . I currently drives a two door coupe and am looking to replace it asap; optimally with a Model 3.

I've read accounts of 3 car seats installed across the rear bench but haven't been able to find much in the way of actual users with three rear facing installed day to day. Has anyone come across this or better yet has this current set up? Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

 

[Matt L]

I will provide 1 vote for “No F’n Way”

 

[TORQU3]

I think that is going to be hard in any car. Make sure you specifically get narrow car seats and then head down to a Tesla show room to test fit. You may have to join the minivan club....

 

[brkaus]

My kids are older now, so no experience. But found this thread.
Three Car Seats Fit! (with visual confirmation) | Tesla

 

[Uncle Paul]

Maybe it will work with two rear facing baby seats on the sides and a front facing child seat in the middle.

Upcoming Model Y may also be a solution.

 

[WileyTheMan]

I have an eight year old and two six year old twins.

It will be really hard to *safely* install three car seats back there, front or rear facing. Personally I do not recommend putting three back there until they are using backless booster seats.

 

[MXWing]

Upcoming Model Y may also be a solution.

His first will be applying for colleges by the time the Y is out so don’t be so fast and loose with “upcoming”.

Model S/X is the answer to fit a growing family.

Even older / used is good imo.

 

[caskater47]

I've got two car seats currently. One is rear facing. Three would be impossible I think. You can install three forward facing seats if you go for the narrow sides like a Diono.

 

[N8Howell33]

I have 3 boys (7.5, 5 and 2.5). We have 2 car seats on the outside and then a oldest sits in the middle with a buckle. 3 Across is probably possible but would be a VERY, VERY tight squeeze. You can check out the miFold for the middle seat (your son may be too young for this option though). Better option may very well be the Y (but that means waiting a few more years) or a CPO (certified pre-owned) Model S/X.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

My kids are older now, so no experience. But found this thread.
Three Car Seats Fit! (with visual confirmation) | Tesla

Key pieces of information:
1) Yes, it's possible
2) This is the child-seat mentioned by a poster in the thread: radian r100 combination harness booster seat | Diono US

 

[Slumpey326]

I have the radian 3rxt, very narrow which is great. radian car seats are built great IMO and most of the models can do 3 across.

I am a twin, congrats. I also have 3 kids now: 8, 4, and 6month old. The two oldest love my model 3.

Can the model 3 even do rear facing in the middle seat, i thought it was not recommended.

 

[Jbidwal]

Even if the seats fit, don’t forget the strollers and other extra stuff you will be carrying. A suv or a minivan really is what you will need. Also what if an adult ever has to sit in the back to comfort or calm the little ones? You can’t move your other kid to the front.

 

[JeffK]

I have one on the way in August and we tried to fit just the rear facing infant seat and it's pretty tight. No way it would fit behind the driver's seat in my case, unless I get uncomfortably close to the wheel. Supposedly the reversible one that we have to get later is even bigger.

I can't imagine three. My plan is this:

We're planning to have two kids. (if the next one happens to be twins then I'll be in your same boat.) Since my wife is shorter than I am I'll put the seat behind her, when the kid weighs enough (regardless of age) we'll turn the reversible car seat around to be forward facing and that one can be behind me.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Even if the seats fit, don’t forget the strollers and other extra stuff you will be carrying. A suv or a minivan really is what you will need. Also what if an adult ever has to sit in the back to comfort or calm the little ones? You can’t move your other kid to the front.

I remember when people had simple umbrella strollers for travel.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Comfort-Height-Umbrella-Stroller-Grey-Diamond/55047732

 

[Boourns]

Key pieces of information:
1) Yes, it's possible
2) This is the child-seat mentioned by a poster in the thread: radian r100 combination harness booster seat | Diono US

Keep in mind the OP in that Tesla forum thread was going two front- and one rear facing.

 

[Jbidwal]

I remember when people had simple umbrella strollers for travel.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Comfort-Height-Umbrella-Stroller-Grey-Diamond/55047732

Those can still work for a 3 year old. Infants need a stroller that clips their carrier in. With twins, you ideally get one that can hold both so you don’t have push 2 strollers. I hated going anywhere just based on all the stuff you carry

 

[bradbissell]

Having three kids myself, I would say that it is time to get a Minivan. I have a Model 3 MR and my wife has an Odyssey. I know that minivans have a stigma, but they really are built for the job of carting kids and stuff around. If you are going to try to fit three seats across in the Model 3, the only company that I know of (and used) is Diono. The Radian seats are narrow and built like a tank. They sit lower than other bands so they might hit the back of the front seats when in the rear facing position. They did in my LEAF. However, carting the stuff that babies need in the Model 3 will be really tough.

 

[N8Howell33]

Having three kids myself, I would say that it is time to get a Minivan. I have a Model 3 MR and my wife has an Odyssey. I know that minivans have a stigma, but they really are built for the job of carting kids and stuff around. If you are going to try to fit three seats across in the Model 3, the only company that I know of (and used) is Diono. The Radian seats are narrow and built like a tank. They sit lower than other bands so they might hit the back of the front seats when in the rear facing position. They did in my LEAF. However, carting the stuff that babies need in the Model 3 will be really tough.

I can second this. We have my model 3 and my wife has the plug in Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.

 

[MXWing]

I've got two car seats currently. One is rear facing. Three would be impossible I think. You can install three forward facing seats if you go for the narrow sides like a Diono.

Two newborns on the way. Model 3 won’t work.

 

[caskater47]

Two newborns on the way. Model 3 won’t work.

You could do two rear facing no problem. Plenty of room behind the drivers seat but no with two newborns and a three year old I doubt it.