dulanypeters
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Hello all
I'm a forum newbie who is looking to lease a 2017 CX-9 in the grand touring trim. I live in NYC with 2 kids (age 6 and 8) and a chocolate lab (about 77 pounds). For us the car will NOT be daily driver b/c our work commuting is done via subway. We use the car on weekends, either driving to and form kid's sporting events and parties and the like, errands around the city or weekend trips (generally within 3 hours).
99% of the time it will be in the configuration with the 3rd row folded down, especially when we take weekend trips. We want the third row for city driving when the kid's have a friend or two we are taking to an event or a game or what not (short trips).
My real question is how much space 38 cubic feet translates into since those numbers are hard to visualize. Does anybody have two dimensional measurements of the back area w/the third row down?
My typical use case in summer is hauling two large LL Bean type duffle bags (they typically stack on top of one another and a back pack or two, along with the aformentioned dog, who typically curls up and lays down in the back. During the winter we haul ski gear (skis on a rack) but no dog, and the back seems plenty big for just bags.
We have survived in a BMW X3 which has 30 cubic feet of space in the cargo area (and obviously does not have 3 rows)....but it can be tight for the dog and we typically have to put a bag between the kids or on the floor at their feet, which I'd like to avoid.
Is the extra 8 cubic feet enough to make this a reality? I do plan on maximizing the cargo area to the fullest by utlizing the space below and the two wheel well areas (w/nets or something like that).
I love the CX-9 and do not want to bump up to an Acadia or Pilot b/c the CX-9 has some great advantages. But, at the end of the day, I need a car for the family (not just my driving sensibility) and I don't want to be too shortchanged on the cargo (we have grown out of the X3).
Any use case opinions from those in similar circumstances would be appreciated! The dog is what kind of throws a variable into our calculus.
Thanks!!
I'm a forum newbie who is looking to lease a 2017 CX-9 in the grand touring trim. I live in NYC with 2 kids (age 6 and 8) and a chocolate lab (about 77 pounds). For us the car will NOT be daily driver b/c our work commuting is done via subway. We use the car on weekends, either driving to and form kid's sporting events and parties and the like, errands around the city or weekend trips (generally within 3 hours).
99% of the time it will be in the configuration with the 3rd row folded down, especially when we take weekend trips. We want the third row for city driving when the kid's have a friend or two we are taking to an event or a game or what not (short trips).
My real question is how much space 38 cubic feet translates into since those numbers are hard to visualize. Does anybody have two dimensional measurements of the back area w/the third row down?
My typical use case in summer is hauling two large LL Bean type duffle bags (they typically stack on top of one another and a back pack or two, along with the aformentioned dog, who typically curls up and lays down in the back. During the winter we haul ski gear (skis on a rack) but no dog, and the back seems plenty big for just bags.
We have survived in a BMW X3 which has 30 cubic feet of space in the cargo area (and obviously does not have 3 rows)....but it can be tight for the dog and we typically have to put a bag between the kids or on the floor at their feet, which I'd like to avoid.
Is the extra 8 cubic feet enough to make this a reality? I do plan on maximizing the cargo area to the fullest by utlizing the space below and the two wheel well areas (w/nets or something like that).
I love the CX-9 and do not want to bump up to an Acadia or Pilot b/c the CX-9 has some great advantages. But, at the end of the day, I need a car for the family (not just my driving sensibility) and I don't want to be too shortchanged on the cargo (we have grown out of the X3).
Any use case opinions from those in similar circumstances would be appreciated! The dog is what kind of throws a variable into our calculus.
Thanks!!
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