jfinephilly
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As an aside, seat belt extenders are not safe to use with booster seats. They change the angle and dynamic of where the strap lays on the child. A quick google search will add credence to this.
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If you have white interior, and using any rubber lined seat protection covers. Make sure add one more layer of white blanket in between the seat cover and your seat. Last time the pressure securing the convertible car seat left a very light marking on the white seat.
And keep in mind the child lock locks both rear doors, and if your significant other is sitting with the child at the back, she will be locked in as well. Wish there's a software update that allows us to choose which door to activate child-lock.
I have 3 car seats in the back of my 3. 2 forward facing and one rear facing. It’s a tight fit, but they definitely fit. Kids love the car. Never really had an issue getting the BOB or City Select in the trunk. Have had to pop off a tire or cup holder a few times but that is very easy to do by design.
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What kind of Britex car seat is that? I had a Graco carseat but I couldn't use it because back seat head rest do not move on M3.
The true test is how much you can move the base around. Most models say if you can move it side to side less than 1 inch then you are good to go.Damn, I hate to be this guy, but people should be very careful about putting anything under car seats. Some manufacturers allow for protectors but most do not. Just something I’ve learned from researching this topic when I got my new M3.
The true test is how much you can move the base around. Most models say if you can move it side to side less than 1 inch then you are good to go.
See the link below. All of the seats I have allow a protector. I have the diono ones for use with graco, combi and diono seats and have no issues.
Seat Protectors At a Glance - Car Seats For The Littles
If you are really going for ultimate safety, you should be putting them in the middle seat in the back. Also, you probably shouldn't be driving them around at all. You could of course then wrap them in bubble wrap for the next 30 years as well.You won’t know if you have any issues until you are in an accident with said product. I’ll take the conservative approach and value my children’s safety over potential marks on my car’s seat.
If you are really going for ultimate safety, you should be putting them in the middle seat in the back. Also, you probably shouldn't be driving them around at all. You could of course then wrap them in bubble wrap for the next 30 years as well.
Not trying to start an argument, just pointing out that all of us need to individually weigh the safety vs convenience aspect of everything we do, whether it's in our own lives or those of our kids.
I can yank on the seats all day and they don’t budge. They are snug, the protectors have no impact. Follow what the manufacturer allows and triple check the installs.You won’t know if you have any issues until you are in an accident with said product. I’ll take the conservative approach and value my children’s safety over potential marks on my car’s seat.
As a kid, my family (two parents, two children) regularly took trips in our 1989 Jetta from British Columbia to LA and Baja California. I even remember doing it with 5 people in the car once. As the youngest, I sat in the middle the whole way. Luggage for 5 people in the trunk on that particular trip and I was 11, my brother and his friend 16. So yeah, it can be done easily. The Model 3 is bigger than our Jetta was. Somehow, we've become convinced that we need SUVs or minivans once kids become involved. If you only have 2 kids, it should be fine.We cart our two kids around in a Toyota Matrix and a Toyota Echo even, so I'm not worried. When our kids were pre-teen we did 1000-mile+ road trips in the Echo. People just carry too much stuff around with them these days.
Circumstances have me re-evaluating my Model 3 reservation. For those with young kids, or those expecting -- how do you anticipate the size of the M3 will work for you?
Also, for those with the model S as well...how does the sunroof work out for kids with rear facing carseats? is the tinting enough where the sun isn't a b!tch?
This wouldn't be the primary family car, but will need to accomodate kids so for the next 5-8 years so i want to make sure it's a good fit. I'm confident in the safety of the car, but could use some wisdom on the joys and struggles of having kids and driving a sedan. Thanks!