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11-17-2017, 09:49 AM | #26 |
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Not sure how the 7 seater will help you? If your mother in law can't fit between the 2 kids she's going to have fun climbing into the 3rd row. Alternatively I dont think you want to put the childseats in the 3rd row either.
I can fit 2 kids and an adult in the 2nd row no problem, but the kids are on boosters rather than full child seats. |
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11-17-2017, 10:07 AM | #27 |
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I have 1 car seat and a booster now. when I need to fit an adult in second row with both kids[IMG]undefined[/IMG] I take the seat back off the booster move to middle and it will work. I do ha e the 3rd row and can put booster there if need be. Hope this helps.
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Also, keep in mind that 3rd row on X5 doesnt have hooks for car seats in the back, so technically you wont be able to put a car seat in there. While, i was looking for x5 with 3rd row initially, too fit an adult it would have been very tight fit. so ended up not going down that road. |
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11-17-2017, 11:20 AM | #29 |
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I've used the cargo tie downs to attach the child seat strap. It seems pretty secure. My grandson has graduated to a booster, so I don't have an issue and he loves the third row.
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11-17-2017, 01:58 PM | #30 |
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Valid points guys, thanks. I feel like a wider 2nd row would have been ideal instead of 3rd row. All is needed is probably 2 inches to make it work, but I do realize BMW wasn't aiming at family with 2 kids probably when designing x5
It's an omission on their part if you ask me, because a lot of families buy x5 instead of 5 series and in North America it's a huge market for family with 2 kids that want SUV that is a bit more premium than usual Hyundai/Ford. BMW even said it themselves that SUV (SAV) market is booming right now and X series are a new bread and butter product that makes majority of sales and money for BMW You don't even have to widen the platform or body to get 2 inches on rear seats - just different seat quarter panels and door trim would have yielded those 2 inches. I bet new x5 will be wider and will have more space in rear seats |
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