Baby into 3 door car

stphnstevey

Interested in any experience anyone has of a 3 door car and getting a baby and baby seat in the back?

Geodark

yeah, did it for about a month - then got rid and got something different. Wife has never forgiven me - she loved that child....

Seriously though it probably depends on the car. This was a 3 door frontera and we struggled to get the car seat into the back and clip it in. Bought a 5 door freelander instead and never looked back.

Herzlos

I've seen plenty of people doing it so it's definitely possible, doesn't look fun though. What's the car?

Begsey

It's perfectly doable, but 4 kids later, we preferred 5 door.
If you can switch any front air bags off, you could let passengers jump in the back.

SG27

We have a KA. Its no problem really. Its a bit easier now baby is 2 and a bit he can climb in on his own. Just be careful not to bonk their head when lifitng them in!

atrixblue.-MFR-.

I spent 3 years with a ford fiesta 3 door with twins. was a bit of a pain the backside but it becomes normal after a while, you do need to be mindful of the type of carseat you buy as too big the belt wont wrap around rearward facing car seats.

Scrapit

Summary:doable but not ideal.

stphnstevey

Was considering a DS3

What about if you add in the extra complexity of parking upwards on a hill normally (ie the front seat fighting gravity too!)

Scrapit

stphnstevey wrote: »

Was considering a DS3

What about if you add in the extra complexity of parking upwards on a hill normally (ie the front seat fighting gravity too!)

Ds3's have the longest doors (and therefore wide opening) I've ever encountered. If you have enough room to utilise them in your chosen parking spots is another matter.