7 seater SUVs Who hear drives an extended SUV with the 3rd row seats? If so, what do you drive and do you recommend it?

I have a Honda Pilot that seats 8. I love it. I do wish it had more cargo space but still love it.

I drive an Acadia and I love it

I used to have a 2012 highlander it has a 3rd row 7 seater. I liked it but when the 3rd row was up there was literally no trunk. That's the problem with that suv. I couldn't even put my double stroller in the trunk it was that small. Just traded it in for a Honda oddessy. I know u said no mini van but I hear the Toyota mini van has all wheel drive.

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We don't need it anymore ?

Ford flex. I love it so much. It's smaller and feels like I'm driving a car except I can haul a gazillion children and so much stuff!!!

We have 4 kids and a Nissan NVP which is a 12 passenger van. It has a V8 and it's fantastic in the snow. I can never go back to an SUV or mini van. They just don't have enough space or seats for me. Even the big ones.

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We have a 2012 Buick Enclave . love it!! The pilot seats make it easy to get to the third row.

I have an 8 seater Chevy Tahoe

I lovvvve it!!!!

??we have a Dodge Durango and we loooove it ?

I know there's the GMC Yukon, Chevy surburban, Chevy Tahoe and GMC Acadia.

Lincoln Navigator. I love it!

I have my eye on the newer Ford Explorers. I want to go drive one.

We have a 2008 z71 suburban and with the 3rd row up I can fit a wagon and stroller in the back. We also have 2 Great Danes and they fit in the back. So there is lots of cargo space. The kids love the DVD player. Works great in the Wisconsin/Michigan winters. I love it.

SO has a Yukon Denali ? it's beautiful and we love it soo much!!

I have a dodge Durango (a little more affordable!!) And I love it too I actually plan on upgrading to the new one soon!! And I've had an older durango before aswell

2014 Toyota 4Runner. I would recommend it but we only have 1 child. We have not used the 3rd row yet. It's always folded down for the stroller or if we take the dogs somewhere. So I really don't know how to get in or out of the 3rd row lol. Plus when the 3rd row is up your trunk is very small. If we travel with the dogs we use a storage device hooked to the hitch.

We're in the process of buying a new highlander. We're looking at the 7 seater model that has the captain's chairs in the middle row. I also live on a hill with a moderately steep driveway so I needed an all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive. Consumer Reports rates the highlander as a Best Buy because of the excellent safety features and crash test ratings. It can be pricey depending on the model, but they hold their value extremely well.

We have extended cab Cadillac Escalade. I love it. It carries so much and you really have a lot of room for kids, bags, strollers, toys etc.. Extended cab anything is the way to go if you have kids.

The Yukons are great also.

Mazda CX-9. 7 seater, 3rd row. Only downside is if we all go somewhere together we can't go grocery shopping because of the small cargo space when utilizing the 3rd row.

Eta: you can fold down either one seat in the 3rd row, or the middle and other side, and that actually gives it ALOT more cargo space.

I drive a Honda Pilot. AWD. It drives smooth like a car but handles great in the snow (I live in northeast Ohio) it's not very fuel efficient but it does about average for a car of its size. The second row has 3 anchors for car seats and the 3rd row has 1 anchors. The pilot seats 8 passengers. I would def recommend it.

05 Nissan Pathfinder. I just bought it in June and I'm in love. It has 7 seats, gas mileage is great, plenty of space. It's great. I keep the two back seats folded down which makes for more room for groceries, stroller and such.

We have an Audi Q7 and absolutely love it. We did a ton of research before we decided on it and with the packages that are included in the price was excellent. Audi also comes standard with a lot of features that we would otherwise have to pay extra for - like all wheel drive, turbo engine, leather seats, etc. There is lots of room and the third row seats have different configurations depending on how you want the space. We're actually thinking of getting a second one so we can have his and hers ;)

We just got a journey and although we only have 2 kids for now, I have my nephew and niece quite often. I can fit 3 car seats in the middle and each seat in the third row can either be up or down. They aren't attached. So even just having 1 side up and 1 down there's plenty of room =). My husband and brother in law have both fit back there for short rides.

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I have a 2003 GMC Yukon XL Denali. I love it. It fits 7 people total and I still have decent cargo space. The driver, passenger, and the 2 middle seats are heated leather. The back seat is not heated. We get compliments on everyone who rides with us.

I had and loved my sequoia until I had my 5th baby (all my children are still in car seats, so the sequoia didn't work anymore). I would get another one in a heartbeat

We have a GMC YukonXL. Has the third row seats, seven passengers.

I enjoy driving it, but ours is 11 years old and falling apart.

I thought long and hard about this because we have 4 in car seats. We ended up getting the new escalade esv. It has a lot of cool features that make driving such a large car more manageable and, most importantly, even when the back seats are being used there is still enough room for two strollers and a whole load of groceries in the trunk!

We just got a Kia Sorento. Seats 7. I love it!!! Has three modes Sport, Eco, and normal. I stay on Eco of course and with $60-$65 every two weeks it's not too bad on gas. I drive a lot too.

We just traded in our silverado for a Yukon XL that seats 9. The leg room in the second and third rows isn't as spacious as I would like but for now isn't a problem since the kids are in carseats.

We've been looking at the suburban, mainly for the extra trunk space. Do any of you ladies have trunk space issues when all seats are up (we'll likely always have all seats up with 4 kids and 3 car seats).

Volvo xc90. 7 seater, biggest of the midsized luxury suvs. I've never felt safer driving anything.

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Infiniti qx60. It's a crossover. I love it. The qx56 is nice too, but it'd a tank. It's Tahoe sized.

Gmc Acadia

I don't currently but did have an Audi Q7 and loved it. I'm buying a 7 seater again next fall and am looking at Yukon xl, Mercedes gl350 & Infiniti q56 or another Audi Q7.

Yukon XL

We had a dodge durango with the 3rd row with 4 kids it was quite crowded so now we have the ford excursion and i LOVE it we went with the diesel with how large it is it gets better miliage. Suprisingly it gets better miliage than the durango did.

ETA when we were looking at the excursion we debated on the Yukon xl or suburban what made us go with the excursion was the extra space and towing power. Have yet to haul anything but I'm glad we went with it.

We have a Suburban but it's a 8 cylinder 8 liter engine so it is a gas hog. But I love love love it! And gas is cheapest to been in a while so that's a plus.

We have a Chevy Tahoe and we love it!!!

Following My husband likes the Mazda6 (I think that's the one) I personally like the Ford Flex, but those are the only 2 we've discussed so far.

Following. We need something bigger as well.

We have a V8 Nissan Armada that seats 8! Absolutely love it! Carseat fit perfectly and it has a DVD player and the seats fold down if needed. Only downfall is it is a gas guzzler if it is in 4 wheel drive.