We are having our first kid in five weeks. We have been buying all sorts of crap in anticipation, of course. We bought an infant carrier/stroller compatible car seat. This was to go with spouse’s...

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Just get a minivan

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Second the minivan. Best thing I ever got, especially when I have to transport all the baby stuff.

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I cannot drive a minivan to work meetings, c’mon man. We only have 1 kid...

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In that case, just go ahead and get a coupe and do the drop offs when they are big enough for a booster!

...SUV and was planning to get convertible seat for my car. I drive a small sedan. I bought the smallest convertible car seat I could find and it does not fit in my car. The passenger seat has to be so far forward no one could ride in this car except driver and baby. Maybe the infant seat would work better but haven’t tested yet. I started looking a new large sedans with big back seats so maybe grandparents, parents and baby could travel in single car together (my parents cannot climb in back of a 3 row car). Cadillac XTS and Lexus GS and Toyota Avalon and similar. Do not want a second SUV. Any thoughts? Should I not worry about this, and just have one car that actually works well with car seats? Current car is great, but 11 years old and needs to be replaced in next few years anyway. Thx

I bought a Buick Regal TourX and love it. Station Wagon so you can handle all the baby stuff and roomy backseat, but drives like a sporty sedan and is fun to drive. Car is actually made by Opel in Germany so you get a German car with a domestic price. GM has done a terrible job advertising so you can get amazing deals. I bought for about 25% off sticker.

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Kids fit nicely into the back of a Wrangler 4-door. :D

Haven't you ever seen Get Shorty?

You just have to buy the Cadillac of minivans.

Go with the original Swagger Wagon man!

LOL, had not see that one—nice. I bought a Cadillac. It’s huge, very nicely constructed and works well for clients and baby. I call it the Dadillac.

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