7 seater car recommendations

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Currently pregnant with number 3 and having tried all options/combinations, we definitely can't fit 3 car seats in our current car. So, we're after a 7 seater car with 3 full seats in the middle row (not the 2.5 we currently have). We have a narrow drive so ideally I'd love one with sliding doors but this isn't an essential. We currently have a kia sportage which we love so I like the Kia carens but it doesn't have the sliding doors

Any recommendations and suggestions from other parents of 3+ children would be great

I also have 5008 had it for 5 years, it’s a really lovely car to drive & middle row very roomy can fit 3 car seats. Back row seats fine for children but teens not long journeys. I have had quite a couple of repairs though but maybe all cars do once they get to this age

@VladimirVsVolodymyr we went for the seat Alhambra and absolutely love it. The sliding doors are really useful with tight parking spaces and also give great space for getting the kids into the car. And the design means even with all 7 seats up we still have enough boot space for our double pram. But, it's big and feels more like driving a van than a car. We recently had a Ford galaxy as a courtesy car for 3 weeks and whilst it had a smaller boot and no sliding doors it felt a lot more like we were driving a car again, much more responsive steering and better acceleration. So that would also be a good option if you wanted something less van like and didn't need all 7 seats plus boot space

@kkneat, @satelliteheart, @amyboo thanks so much. We ended up getting a 2 year old 5008. It is really roomy and were impressed. Hopefully we have good experience with it. Thanks again.