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Personally, I'm very excited about electric vehicles. There are five in my family, so we have a big vehicle. So, to move something the size of a Suburban is a n

by pcunite 11y ago

Personally, I'm very excited about electric vehicles. There are five in my family, so we have a big vehicle. So, to move something the size of a Suburban is a necessity. The Tesla Model X looks like a possibility.

dublinben 11y ago
Most full-size sedans can comfortably transport five adults. Get a station wagon, and you've got plenty of cargo space too. You don't really need a massive SUV.
- evilduck 11y ago
  Most families of 5 have a number of years where they are not seating "five adults". I drive a sedan and have two kids under 5 years old, a 5th passenger is basically out of the question. If you had 3 kids in car seats, a vehicle with a third row is seating is your only option.
  - brc 11y ago
    I have 3 across the back seat, all in child seats. It's more possible than most people realise. Oversized child seats are a major cause of people driving cars bigger than they need to. I'm not sure how this has happened, but you can end up needing more space to fit a child than an adult would require. I suspect it's the proliferation of region- specific child restraint requirements, which has meant manufacturers have washed their hands of the problem. The car seat manufacturers have worked out that the more a seat looks like an oversized sofa for their precious cargo, the more sales they make. I doubt that an inch extra of foam padding makes any difference in a large impact, but it feeds into anxiety of new parents.
    - evilduck 11y ago
      I would basically agree except that it doesn't change the availability of smaller car seats, the small sofa chair car sest is practically a universal design, and the highest rated brands (which is largely synonymous with "convenient and well designed") are some of the worst offenders of space usage. I just transitioned one kid to a booster seat and it actually takes up an normal adult width finally.

by pcunite 11y ago

dublinben 11y ago

Most full-size sedans can comfortably transport five adults. Get a station wagon, and you've got plenty of cargo space too. You don't really need a massive SUV.

evilduck 11y ago
Most families of 5 have a number of years where they are not seating "five adults". I drive a sedan and have two kids under 5 years old, a 5th passenger is basically out of the question. If you had 3 kids in car seats, a vehicle with a third row is seating is your only option.
- brc 11y ago
  I have 3 across the back seat, all in child seats. It's more possible than most people realise. Oversized child seats are a major cause of people driving cars bigger than they need to. I'm not sure how this has happened, but you can end up needing more space to fit a child than an adult would require. I suspect it's the proliferation of region- specific child restraint requirements, which has meant manufacturers have washed their hands of the problem. The car seat manufacturers have worked out that the more a seat looks like an oversized sofa for their precious cargo, the more sales they make. I doubt that an inch extra of foam padding makes any difference in a large impact, but it feeds into anxiety of new parents.
  - evilduck 11y ago
    I would basically agree except that it doesn't change the availability of smaller car seats, the small sofa chair car sest is practically a universal design, and the highest rated brands (which is largely synonymous with "convenient and well designed") are some of the worst offenders of space usage. I just transitioned one kid to a booster seat and it actually takes up an normal adult width finally.