Comments on: The Prius: A Perfect Family Car

By: Ines

Ines — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:40:39 +0000

I love our Prius !

By: CPST Mom

CPST Mom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:52:31 +0000

We also own a Prius and are expecting #3. I’m curious to see which 3 seats you used as well.

We’re planning on buying Radian’s for my 3 and 4 year olds and a Chicco KeyFit 30 for the baby. According to the following website, it’s possible to get 3 across that way. There are not many car seats out there that are narrow enough to fit 3 across.

http://www.csharpconsultant.net/post/2009/09/03/Three-Car-Seats-in-a-Prius-%28or-Other-Mid-Sized-Car%29-Easily!.aspx

By: Amanda Cowan

Amanda Cowan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:17 +0000

I’m so glad to see this! Can you tell me which carseats you are using? We are a prius family and I’m pregnant (planned even!) with #3 and I have been bummed about having to get a new or used giant gas guzzler. But I was wondering which car seats you use. Thanks in advance!

By: Now Hear This: Mommy Says No! : Eco Child’s Play

Now Hear This: Mommy Says No! : Eco Child’s Play — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:37:37 +0000

[...] Street Spankers are headed to your town, make sure they’re playing a kid-friendly show before piling into the Prius. Their curse-peppered lyrics from their other CDs aren’t exactly for your 8-year-old. [...]

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:03:07 +0000

It’s a bit harsh to bring this up, but a major factor is that two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the U.S. are overweight.

While my own family of 5 can ride in my economy car and in my mom’s Prius, it is only possible because we are all at a healthy weight. If we were like many other families out there we’d be simply too fat to fit.

By: Andrea K

Andrea K — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:22:50 +0000

In the interest of enlightenment… We are a one-car family of four that chose to live in a community where my husband can walk to a commuter train to travel 20 miles to work. When we can’t walk, we drive a minivan to enable us to carpool whenever possible. On excessively cold, snowy or rainy days (most of the school year!), I drive three other neighborhood children to school. When we go out with friends or family in the area, we drive one car.

I appreciate your sharing the versatility of a Prius. But please don’t be so quick to judge other families. There are many different ways to be gentler to our planet. I applaud *everyone* who makes an effort, and continue to look for ways we all can improve.