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Can anyone comment on whether the E60 5 series backseat is large enough to fit 3 child seats? One child is in the stage 2 convertible (forward or rear facing) similar to:
http://www.gracobaby.com/assets/images/product/8633DEV_z.jpg
and 2 are in the stage 3 similar to:
http://www.gracobaby.com/assets/images/product/8686PMR_z.jpg
BIG _AL
03-18-2006, 08:16 PM
When I was checking out the car and wanted to see how comgortable the rear seat were, I sat 3 average size adults. By average, I mean me 5'9 180, my wife 5'9 135 and my son 6'2 155. We were fine so I really don't think you should have a problem. Care seats are not as wide as the adult body.
No, you are not going to get three child seats in the back of the car in a safe manner. I currently have a Britax infant seat and a fairly compact Graco booster in my car. The space between the two of them is approximately ten inches wide, which is smaller than any child seat I have seen.
The problem is that the BMW is designed to be a sports sedan first, and not a family hauler. The back seat has relatively deep buckets, so when you install the child seats in the outboard positions, you end up with about six inches of wasted space between the door and the child seat. Bottom line is this - if you want three child seats across, you will need to buy an SUV or a minivan, as those vehicles normally have flat benches for the back seats which can handle the three across.
Trust me on this one, I have expended a lot of effort trying to get three across in the back seat, in the end concluding it was impossible.
mullman
03-19-2006, 03:42 AM
Two Britax was all I could fit safely in a 550 that I test drove over a weekend.
My wife could get between the two if needed, but another seat would not have fit.
BIG _AL
03-19-2006, 04:03 AM
Guess you might want to start looking at the 530it. You want have any problems fitting everyone in the 530it.
Cool, thanks guys. That was my first concern in the way they designed the seats with the deep bolsters. Sounds like a no-go.
Does the 530it use "flatter" rear seats?
milobloom242
03-19-2006, 07:26 AM
Will you have to go w/ a minivan or something w/ 3 rows of seats to get 3 infant seats in there?
Will you have to go w/ a minivan or something w/ 3 rows of seats to get 3 infant seats in there?
I'd sooner buy a little red wagon, and walk them everywhere :)
Cool, thanks guys. That was my first concern in the way they designed the seats with the deep bolsters. Sounds like a no-go.
Does the 530it use "flatter" rear seats?
Yes. Because the seats have to fold all the way down, they're flatter without the pronounced side bolsters. I just went out and looked at mine. It appears like you should be able to get all three seats back there.
would 3 kid seats fit in the back of a 7er? say like an '03 740iL?
:dunno:
Fantastic Five
03-22-2006, 05:31 PM
No way, you will be able to fit 3 car seats in a 5 series. I put my son in his car seat the second day I got the car to test it out. He fit, but he kept kicking the back of the seat which made me scrap the idea of putting him in the car at all. (scuff marks no good). Now we use our Pathfinder for family duty.
milobloom242
03-22-2006, 06:03 PM
No way, you will be able to fit 3 car seats in a 5 series. I put my son in his car seat the second day I got the car to test it out. He fit, but he kept kicking the back of the seat which made me scrap the idea of putting him in the car at all. (scuff marks no good). Now we use our Pathfinder for family duty.
:rofl:
Anyway it's good to know the touring seats are a lil' flatter since we'll be looking at that in the future.
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