Originally Posted by
Flatballer
I think our ideal two cars right now would be a minivan for my wife and a wagon for me. I'd love a new Mazda 6 wagon but they don't sell them here. A new Volvo V90 would be cool.
Minivan will probably come with kid two. One is fine in the crossover, but not ideal. And the car seat doesn't really fit in my mazdaspeed3 small wagon.
FWIW, I was looking for a small wagon and couldn't find one that I could afford - the choices start at the Volvo/BMW level. I ended up with a Ford Focus hatchback, which is about 95% of what a wagon would be. I'm 6'2" and I fit comfortably in it, though the seat is all the way back. Grandkid #3 fits comfortably behind me in a booster seat and based on experience, a car seat would fit too. My bike fits with the rear seat folded down and the front wheel off, and it's a 58 with 807mm saddle height, so it's tall. Pretty happy with it overall. Biggest downside is road noise at highway speed, especially on concrete, tarmac isn't too bad.