Minivan
When I was 30-something weeks pregnant and hunting for a car that would fit three car seats, I was dead set against getting a minivan. I JUST COULD NOT DO IT. It was impossible to envision my 5'3" self tooling around town in a short bus. Plus, having a car that gets under 30 miles to the gallon flies in the face of all that I think is right in the world. It seemed that our bonus baby meant something had to give so I compromised on the fuel economy and we ended up with a Subaru Forester. Our Forester served us well until the Turtles needed to move out of their infant seats and into convertible ones. Vivi got booted from her convertible and moved into a booster seat. They all fit but I didn't realize that the booster required the actual car seat belt to restrain the child. That's when our Forester turned into a royal pain in the ass. So after 14 months of Forester ownership and a grand total of 6428 miles, I starte...