# Carseat friendly wagon **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 11, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carseat-friendly-wagon/51677 "2010-07-11T22:40:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newmainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecb155/32.png) [@newmainer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/newmainer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carseat-friendly-wagon/51677/1 "2010-07-11T22:40:03Z")
I am looking for suggestions for a wagon that will comfortably fit a carseat (or 2) in the back seat, and will still allow someone to sit comfortably in the front seat. We have a new baby, and the carseat barely fits in the back seat of my Subaru Impreza wagon – we have to put the front seat way up and can’t recline at all. So we have decided we need a new, larger car. I hate large cars, but I am tired of being smushed and uncomfortable in the front seat. I like small cars and am anti-SUV (but my husband wants an SUV, although it’s my money…). Does anyone have a recommendation for a wagon with back seat large enough to comfortably fit a carseat, so that the person in the front seat has some legroom and can recline a bit? I have been thinking about a Toyota Matrix, a Subaru Outback (or Legacy if it’s still the same as an Outback) or a Volvo wagon. Thoughts? Thanks! JR ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carseat-friendly-wagon/51677/2 "2010-07-11T22:49:02Z")
Step ALL THE WAY UP! You want comfort, safety and unlimited interior accommodations?? Why saddle yourself with an econo-box maintenance nightmare? [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buick-Roadmaster-Estate-Wagon-BUICK-ROADMASTER-ESTATE-WGN-LOW-MILES-CLEAN-NO-RESERVE-\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5cd3875bQQitemZ130406385499QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buick-Roadmaster-Estate-Wagon-BUICK-ROADMASTER-ESTATE-WGN-LOW-MILES-CLEAN-NO-RESERVE-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5cd3875bQQitemZ130406385499QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks) ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carseat-friendly-wagon/51677/3 "2010-07-11T23:17:01Z")
We love our Subaru Legacy wagon aka Subaru Outback. The new ones (2010+) get wonderful MPG even better than Impreza and have lots of room inside. Matrix will be cramped. Volvo works but pricey to repair when they break down. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carseat-friendly-wagon/51677/4 "2010-07-11T23:17:29Z")
🙂 LOL