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Honda Pilot 2009 with Infants/Kids
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I am in the market to buy a new car and I really like the Honda Pilot 2009. We have a 2 yr old and another on the way. We really like our next vehicle to be a SUV and looking for suggestions and tips. I am comparing this with Honda Odyssey.
Can anyone let us know if Pilot would be a little hard to get two kids in and out of the Pilot and also having passengers in the third row seat? Would I have remove the car seats in order for the third row seat passenger to get in and out?
Any tips/suggestions would be great.
Thanks
I am in the market to buy a new car and I really like the Honda Pilot 2009. We have a 2 yr old and another on the way. We really like our next vehicle to be a SUV and looking for suggestions and tips. I am comparing this with Honda Odyssey.
Can anyone let us know if Pilot would be a little hard to get two kids in and out of the Pilot and also having passengers in the third row seat? Would I have remove the car seats in order for the third row seat passenger to get in and out?
Any tips/suggestions would be great.
Thanks
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With the third row in place, storage is very limited. You can fit a single stroller, but not a double, and with a stroller back there you can forget about any kind of luggage. Even going for groceries was a challenge.
With the third row down there is plenty of room for luggage, strollers or whatever.
The one trip we took with the grandparents we had to put a luggage carrier on the roof.
Because of this, we decided to go with the Odyssey. Space and passenger comfort is no longer an issue. I still have 2 in diapers. With both car seats in the middle row I simply removed the center seat this way my passengers can walk around and up the asile to the rear seat.
When I first considered a minivan I thought of it as a "necessary evil" since we were not "minivan" people, but now a year later I don't see how i could have done without it.
If you have your heart set on the Pilot, I think it is a very good vehicle, but consider the long term......children only get bigger, and so does their stuff.
Are you sure you'll only have 2 kids.........we thought we were done too......oops!
I am also thinking Nissan Quest and VW Routan...let me know if you did any comparisons and why you choose Odessey.
I also considered the Grand Caravan, but after renting one in Florida I felt it was very noisy.
I love my Pilot - I have one in a booster still but no car seats. The 09 supposedly has more room in the third row and I took three 12 year olds on a long trip in the third row with no problem. Two car seats can fit in the second row if one can go in the middle and you won't have to move it get in third row as one seat is split and moves independently. If you need one on each side however it would be a hassle. But overall this is a great family car and I am averaging 22-23 mpg for each trip which is more than half city stop and go traffic.
Good luck with your search-
I'm in a similar situation. My oldest will be 3 yo when our second is born.
I want a car that we can grow into but that's not a beast to drive around. Our 3rd row would mostly be for when my moms in town (2-3x a year) or when we want to pile in our friends to go to dinner/etc. (again, doesn't happen often). I don't ever foresee us going on long trips with people in the third row. Therefore, I'm not too overly concerned about tons of space in the rear. Therefore, we've been looking at the Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-9, Volvo XC90, Subaru Tribeca. We also checked out a Hyundai Santa Fe (not the veracruz) b/c again, I'd prefer not to drive around in a huge car all day when I won't need all that space all the time.
No matter how much I try, I can't talk myself into a minivan.
Right now, my favorite to drive has been the CX-9, but I'm in love with the XC90, just don't like the price tag. Just checked out the Pilot this weekend but haven't test driven it so I'm not sure if it'll make the cut.