2 Toddlers + 1 Infant. How to fit in Prius?

I do not think so. Someone on the forums here showed a picture of three car seats in the back. It looked to be a snug fit but hey they were able to close the doors.

 

Yeah, well be doing this also come July. My son's booster is pretty narrow, but the other seat isn't, so hte third may not fit. I'll probably end up gettting three new seats that will definitely fit.

Our Volvo XC90 is great. It has a built in booster seat in the middle, so my son is all set. The other two seats fit very easily on either side. Only problem is our third row will be effectively disabled, as ther will be no way of getting tthem once the two seats are in...

 

We only have 2 kids so the problem didn't come up. However the only time we took the seats out was when a kid got too big for that one and needed a new model 2 in my vehicle ('95 Odyssey at the time so still plenty of room behind the center row), 2 in my wife's '97 Subaru Legacy wagon and 2 in Grandma's car. Early on one of us would drop the kids and the other would pick up. No way we wanted to be fitting and adjusting car seats twice a day. The girls are 11 and 13 now. As with the joy of diaper changing, I'm quite happy to be rid of car seats!

 

That's another thing too. I have two seats, m wife has one plus the built in booster, and the grandparents have two. Right now it means buying a minimum of three more seats! If it turns out they won't fit in the Prius, it'll be even more so that I CAN make them fit.

I can't wait till I can ditch them! The seats, not the kids...

 

slortz -

you say you have two marathons in there right now, but judging by the ages of your kids i'm assuming they're installed forward-facing. have you ever installed a marathon REAR-FACING? we want to get one for our 7-month-old son but i'm worried it won't fit in the back seat without making us sit fully upright in the front seats...

if you did install it rear-facing at one point, was it in the center back or behind the passenger seat?

thanks!

 

Well right now it's kid. My daughter is only 18 months, so it'll be a while before she's in a booster.

 

Hmm... have you considered not having more children? Just a suggestion from an only child of parents who were both only children also

 

My wife IS an only child! If it was up to me, we'd have stopped at two! She wants SIX!

Anyhow, I'm taking permanent measures to make sure it doesn't happen again!

Than again, if we have six, then I'll get that Excursion I've always wanted! (I actually do want an Excursion, seating never an issue!).

 

Remember those "jump seats" in the back of the old Subaru Brat pickups?

Bolt one in the hatch area facing backwards!

 

hmmm. note to self: no children till we're rich. :lol:

i'm a semi-only child. i grew up as an only child and met my sisters later in life. while it's not quite the same, it is nice to know i have more family out there, more people who care about my existence.