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Cars to fit three extended rear-facing seats?

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Gemmy96 · 02/03/2025 16:11

I'm looking for a second hand car (budget around £10,000) which will ideally fit three extended rear-facing seats in the back while leaving room for an adult in the front passenger seat. Any ideas? Thank you!

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SoftPillow · 02/03/2025 16:17

I think that’s going to be a challenge but perhaps someone wiser will come along to assist.

I had big 7 seater, an XC90, and I know that I couldn’t get 3 across the back, or that there would not have been enough space to put the 3rd in the smaller fold old boot seats.

How old are the children? Could one do a smaller rear facing for a bit longer; or switch to a high back booster for the eldest (incidentally they do fit in the boot seats of our old XC90)

TheJumperMan · 02/03/2025 16:47

We have a Citroen Berlingo, has space for 3 full car seats in the back and generally a great vehicle.

lorisparkle · 02/03/2025 18:21

I love our Ford Galaxy because of the large seats in all the seats in the back. I can imagine that it would fit three extended rear facing seats in the back however we have never tried as our 3dc are all nearly 6ft teenagers who still fit comfortably in the back!

BertieBotts · 02/03/2025 19:29

This is a bit out of date now with the seats listed but might still be a useful guide:

https://erfmission.com/car-seats-3-across-in-the-backseat/

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