Parents - Do you "Need" an SUV with Kids?

[I'm DJ!]

The answer is range rover. Preferably supercharged. Other SUVs / 4x4's pale into insignificance.

[Captiva Fan]

The answer is range rover. Preferably supercharged. Other SUVs / 4x4's pale into insignificance.

... and generate nowhere near as much smoke from under the bonnet!

[Asteroid]

Pfft sport, Vogue or walk.

[Lobster]

Present company excluded of course....

[FioriGuy]

The answer is range rover. Preferably supercharged. Other SUVs / 4x4's pale into insignificance.

once upon a time i would have agreed, but now that every second woman aged between 40 and 50 with teenage children owns one they've lost their badass aura.

[maddy]

once upon a time i would have agreed, but now that every second woman aged between 40 and 50 with teenage children owns one they've lost their badass aura.

Sure but they'll be relatively unflogged. Just driven round for a few weeks with no oil/water/flat tyres...

[FioriGuy]

Unflogged? Have you been in a school zone lately?

[31wags]

Absolutely not. Up until 8 months ago where we needed to upgrade to a wheelchair accessible van, the fam hack was a 2011 wm. We managed to fit 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 school bags a golden retriever, a wheelchair, 2 oxygen cylinders and a small amount of shopping. Much easier in the van though.

My thoughts are not untill they hit an age where they are playing sport or musical instruments etc... come into it, or leg room becomes an issue an suv may be the solution.

[smellytofu]

If you want to haul people, then get a people mover, it’s way more space efficient that any Landcruiser plus the seating arrangement is way more luxurious that any limo. If however you want to go camping regularly, then get the 4WD, otherwise everything else will suit. Doesn’t even need to be a wagon. I carted my little one in a Prius from day 1. Still got heaps of room than any hatchback being a lift back design even with the mega pram in there.

[takai]

If you want to haul people, then get a people mover, it’s way more space efficient that any Landcruiser plus the seating arrangement is way more luxurious that any limo. If however you want to go camping regularly, then get the 4WD, otherwise everything else will suit. Doesn’t even need to be a wagon. I carted my little one in a Prius from day 1. Still got heaps of room than any hatchback being a lift back design even with the mega pram in there.

What if you want an occasional people mover?

The way I see it, 25 years ago we would have bought a Crown wagon with dickie seats. Given that wagons with dickie seats are now non existent a 5+2 seven seater is the go. They only come as SUVs

[Captiva Fan]

What if you want an occasional people mover?

Unless you also want an occasional 4WD or an occasional tow-vehicle, answer is full-time people-mover.

[Mr Purple]

I had a Crown Wagon with dickie seats.

I miss it.

[takai]

Unless you also want an occasional 4WD or an occasional tow-vehicle, answer is full-time people-mover.

Lol. You have got to be kidding. Full time people movers are far worse on the road than SUVs. Plus as doing the functions of a wagon they are terrible.

[smellytofu]

What if you want an occasional people mover?

The way I see it, 25 years ago we would have bought a Crown wagon with dickie seats. Given that wagons with dickie seats are now non existent a 5+2 seven seater is the go. They only come as SUVs

I also have a Prius v 7 seater for this.... All the people that I’ve carted weren’t Andre the giant either but it works for me.

[smellytofu]

Parents - Do you "Need" an SUV with Kids?

Lol. You have got to be kidding. Full time people movers are far worse on the road than SUVs. Plus as doing the functions of a wagon they are terrible.

I beg to differ. On the road, people movers perform better having a lower CoG. Plus it has way more room (try having a 1.3m kid stand upright in a Landcruiser vs say an Odyssey). Then there’s the flexibility if you have captain seat in the 2nd row all the way back so that you could literally lie down, legs up and seat belted.

The reason they don’t get the nod is that we’re all too princess about how it looks (I reckon they look way better than any girly truck) but people are entitled to their opinion on the looks.