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What car do you transport your furbabies in?

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#1 ·
This is partly my curiosity, but also because I'm looking into getting a new car in the near future. What car do you use to transport your pups around? Right now we use my boyfriends Acura which is a sedan (they go in the back seat)....in a couple months once they're full grown they're not going to fit back there anymore...and trying to get their crates in there is another story :doh: Never thought I'd be buying a car basically for my pups :eek:
 
#9 ·
We just got a subaru outback in August for this very reason. Glad we're not the only ones :) The crate fits nicely in the back, and when it's time for furbaby number 2, two crates would fit with the seats folded all the way down, or one in the crate and one in a harness on the back seat. Ours is the manual transmission and we get close to 30 mpg.
 
#12 ·
I have a Chevy Tracker- Looks like a small jeep chevy tracker - Bing Images

The yorkie travel in 2 booster sits. Cozy in the front in her's and harnessed in- Air bag turned off. Roxy and Lucy behind the passenger seat in their booster seat belted in.

Buddy gets harnessed/seltbelted in behind me.

I rarely take all 4 any distance with me most just 1.5 miles from mine to my parents house.


My next car will be a Ford Escape. Ford escape - Bing Images. The yorkies boosters would be on the back seat and Buddy would get a big comfy be and be belted in the cargo are is everyone was going Ford escape interior - Bing Images

The new car is years away though.
 
#13 ·
We have a Mazda CX9. It has plenty of room for dogs and kids, but it is one of those cars where little things are always breaking on it (like sensors and electrical components). It is 4 years old now, and at the time there weren't many AWD crossovers to choose from.

When I finally get rid of this, I am going to seriously look at the new Ford Explorers. I think Ford has done a great job lately.
 
#17 ·
A Ford Expedition...great for pulling my boat and plenty of room for Woody, crate and gear.

Pete
 
#21 ·
I'm obviously biased, but I really love it. As far as cost, I feel like I got a lot for my money. I found it sportier and more capable than the other cars in its class, so it didn't seem like I was wasting money by paying more for it than for a similarly equipped Nissan Juke, for example.

It is incredibly capable in the snow. I bought it in May of 2011, so I had it all of last winter plus the one snow storm we've had so far this winter, and the AWD plus the traction control computer means the car is very responsive and easy to control on very slippery surfaces. It doesn't have as much ground clearance as a true SUV, so you can't plow through huge snowdrifts, but the control and handling are amazing on almost any surface.
 
#20 ·
Buick Enclave. I love that it has a real electrical outlet in the back of the front center console - for dog fans, if we end up doing agility.
I fold the middle and back seats down. My husband and I made a platform out of plywood, with a hinged middle (to get it in and out of the SUV) and covered it with carpet on both sides. This keeps the dogs from getting stuck between seats.
 
#25 ·
We use a Volvo wagon when Andy's going somewhere. It's tall enough he can walk around easily and has lots of big windows so he can see everything going on around us.
 
#26 ·
I have a Volvo C30. I bought it before I got Poppy. Had I known that I was "pregnant" with her, I would have bought something else. However I love that car and since it's a hatchback, Poppy likes it too. With the back seats down she has quite a bit of room to stand and turn around (she has a harness).

Her comment: the back windows cannot be opened so she has to squeeze in behind my shoulder to stick her tongue out in the wind.
 
#28 ·
About 6 months ago, we acquired a Honda Odyssey. I like it because there is enough room between the front seat and middle row seat for Max to just walk-in. Also, the middle seat(s) can be removed, which gives Max a lot of room, and his car harness can be attached to the anchors in the floor. The van rides and drives really well. Plus, even with Max in there, there is plenty of room for a lot of stuff. The automatic/remote doors and hatch are also very convenient.
 
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