Thinking of buying a new XC90

[vc147]

Hi everybody, this is my first post. I would be really grateful if somebody on the forum could help me please.

I have been offered an amazing deal on a new XC90, when I thought it wasn't in my range. Was actually going for the XC60. However I have twins expected shortly and my question was, how much room is there in the third seats with two rear facing baby seats. I have a big family with 5 adults, so could really do with the 7 seats, but there would be no point in doing that if the third row seats became non-viable!

Your help and advice would be greatly appreciated:

VC

[njpollard]

There's certainly room for rear facing seats in the back row if you move the middle row forwards a bit.

However, there's no ISOFIX, so you'll need to belt them in and that might be tricky without getting into one the back seats. We usually have one child in the back row and one in the middle row.

[AB-UK]

Take your baby seats to your local dealership and try it yourself!

[vc147]

Hi sorry for the confusion, poorly explained on my behalf.

What I meant to say was, how much room is there in the 3rd row seats if you use two isofix seats in the middle row! Also I haven't ordered the car seats yet!

Many thanks for your help:

VC

[njpollard]

Originally Posted by vc147

Hi sorry for the confusion, poorly explained on my behalf.

What I meant to say was, how much room is there in the 3rd row seats if you use two isofix seats in the middle row! Also I haven't ordered the car seats yet!

Many thanks for your help:

VC

There should be plenty of legroom in all rows, regardless of which configuration you use and where you put the child seats.

HOWEVER you won't be able to get in to the back row if you put the seats in the middle, since the ISOFIX points are on the two outer seats which you'll need to tilt and slide to get into the back. The only practical solution we've found is when we have more than 2 adults, put one of the seats in the back row and use the belt to secure it. I looked into the safety aspect of this, and belt fastening is just as safe as ISOFIX if it's done properly.

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by vc147

Hi everybody, this is my first post. I would be really grateful if somebody on the forum could help me please.

I have been offered an amazing deal on a new XC90, when I thought it wasn't in my range. Was actually going for the XC60. However I have twins expected shortly and my question was, how much room is there in the third seats with two rear facing baby seats. I have a big family with 5 adults, so could really do with the 7 seats, but there would be no point in doing that if the third row seats became non-viable!

Your help and advice would be greatly appreciated:

VC

As the XC60 is only a 5 seat car with a smaller cargo area it would not be a viable option anyway so the XC90 is the more practical option, as mention above the only way of getting into the 3rd row would be to fit one child seat in postion after people have gained access to the rear seats, but this would make it difficult to get out in an emergency, or fit one in 3rd row with an adult in the other 3rd row seat which is the more practical and safer solution. I would also check to see if a twin buggy will fit jn the rear cargo area with 3rd row in use, it is bigger than the Discovery and Q7 with seats in use. The XC90 is by far a more practical car than the XC60.

[njpollard]

Originally Posted by nu11eaf

I would also check to see if a twin buggy will fit jn the rear cargo area with 3rd row in use, it is bigger than the Discovery and Q7 with seats in use.

Agreed - the Discovery 4 doesn't have enough room for most standard pushchairs with all the seats in use, let alone a twin buggy.

However, the Q7 boot isn't much smaller than the XC90 with all seats in use, and has the advantage of ISOFIX in the third row, so could be worth considering.

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by njpollard

Agreed - the Discovery 4 doesn't have enough room for most standard pushchairs with all the seats in use, let alone a twin buggy.

However, the Q7 boot isn't much smaller than the XC90 with all seats in use, and has the advantage of ISOFIX in the third row, so could be worth considering.

Very true. The Q7 is the next best thing, and a lovely car but loaded up to same spec as XC90 its very expensive.

[vc147]

Originally Posted by nu11eaf

Very true. The Q7 is the next best thing, and a lovely car but loaded up to same spec as XC90 its very expensive.

Thanks for all your help and advice is really appreciated. I also have the same offer on the Q7! However I think that the q7 would be better initially as all passenger seats are isofix compatible. But the third row seats have barely any room - so less suitable as family grows. Where as the XC90 I think would be more problematic initially as from my reading, baby seats take up more room than infant seats. But would then come into its own ......

[njpollard]

Originally Posted by vc147

Where as the XC90 I think would be more problematic initially as from my reading, baby seats take up more room than infant seats. But would then come into its own ......

If you have rear facing infant seats, they definitely take up more room than the baby seats. Both fit fine into the XC90.

Another advantage of the Q7 is how easy it is to get ISOFIX seats in and out. They have a removable panel (at least in the second row) but Volvo's are hidden between the seat cushions.

I preferred the XC90 overall, but I think the Q7 would probably have been more practical for children under 5.