What is a Good Car for Moms?

According to the injury attorneys at Arash Law in California, people should consider safe, reliable choices when looking for the best mom car. If you’re wondering “what is a good car for moms” then you’ve come to the right place! I’m going to be sharing the ups and downs of all of the cars I’ve owned as a mom of 3.

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I’ve driven a lot of vehicles in my life, and today I’m sharing the pros and cons of each car I’ve driven since becoming a mom.

When Colton was born in 2015, I was driving a 2008 Acura RDX. We bought the RDX used in 2010, so it was a couple years old. I traded in my beloved Saturn Sky on that RDX and, if I’m honest, I’ve always regretted it. The RDX was a great car, but I really did miss the Sky. It was so fun to drive!

The biggest pro to the RDX was its safety. Shortly after I purchased it, someone slammed into me on the interstate and caused a a bad accident. While the RDX was nearly totaled, the interior remained in great condition. The doors didn’t bend in, no windows broken, etc. which really gave me confidence that the RDX was a safe vehicle–which is a must when you’re looking for a mom car.

Pro tip: when you’re in a car accident, don’t let the insurance adjusters make you settle for less than you deserve. Reach out to an attorney (like the injury attorneys at Arash Law in California) for a consultation to ensure you are getting everything you deserve to be made whole from the accident.

My RDX was also reliable and didn’t spend a lot of time in the shop (save for when it was being repaired from the accident). We kept up on routine maintenance and didn’t have very many expenses beyond that.

I was still driving the RDX when Blair was born in 2017, which brings me to the biggest con of the Acura RDX as a mom car–it’s too small for multiple kids. Although it’s an SUV, it only has 2 rows of seating, meaning a maximum of five passengers. At that time, I just had a basic Graco stroller (the kind that your infant carseat connects to), and fitting that in the trunk by itself was challenging, much less if I had other luggage or groceries with me. With 2 carseats, the backseat was extremely crowded, rendering the 3rd seat useless.

Shortly after Blair was born, I knew it was time to upgrade vehicles. I drove the Acura RDX for 8 years, until we traded it in on a new 2018 Infiniti QX60. I was especially proud of buying the QX60 because I saved a lot of the money I earned from blogging and content creation to buy that car. Finding time to work was not an easy feat with a newborn, a toddler, and no childcare–so it was a big deal to me to be able to get the QX60.

The QX60 was quite a bit larger than the RDX, and it had a third row of seats. Since the middle row was a bench seat, it accommodated 7 total passengers.

We did a lot of customizations on the QX60, from tinting the windows and taillights to getting new wheels, a chrome delete, and more. By the time we were done, the car was completely blacked out and looked super sleek. I loved the way it looked and the way it turned heads when I drove by (the RDX, by contrast, was not a head-turner at all).

While the QX60 looked cool, it was a pretty slow car. Eventually, we decided to upgrade to a BMW X7 M50i, which is a little larger and significantly faster than the QX60. We traded in the QX60 last March, so I’ve been driving my X7 for a year now.

The X7 is a dream mom car and checks all the boxes for me–it’s spacious, fast, 3 rows of seats, plenty of cupholders, heated seats in every seat, captains chairs in the 2nd row, etc. The only downside is this car does spend a lot of time in the shop. The more technology on a car, the more things that can go wrong!

I hope this helped give you some clarity on what is a good car for moms. If you have any questions about any of these cars, feel free to message me on Instagram and I will be happy to help you out!