We adopted and drove our newborn 1500 miles from Texas to New Jersey...I was freaking out with my son by himself in the back, I drove like 55mph the whole way home, took forever but as a new dad got him home safe. 6 years later he now wants me to goooooo faster daddy!!!! Congrats on the newborn!!!!!!
For people who havent experienced it yet: Child seats are such a pain to install. Once you did it once you will not want to take them out until your kid outgrows it.
I wish I had car seats that are installing as easy as the one in the video. That ratchet system is much better than the manual pulling while trying to seat on the base/seat to put some weight on it.
Infants seats are the easiest... Having a separate base and carrier is awesome... Those convertible seats are a pain... big and bulky and way more involved to install.
7:35 "THAT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE." The official slogan of attaching anything to a trailer or a car with straps or any sort of mounting system. You are legally obligated to say this.
I am glad you guys are going back (at least this time) to the volume sellers and practical reviews. You do a good job in other cars, but rarely will people afford the big expensive stuff. This is attainable and seeing the completely changed perspective of Yuri on driving is actually pretty interesting.
I'm a father of a 3 year old and I have another baby due in June. Thanks to you guys I bought a 20 RDX A Spec because your review was awesome and I've been a happy with the car ever since. I really appreciate your channel for honest down to earth reviews!
Best video ever. My youngest is 12 this year so I've been watching your videos for the last few years thinking "Oh just wait till they have kids." Congrats on the new babies, guys.
I would love to see a long term “Dad” review on the Hyundai Santa Cruz. Can it haul the baby and all the dad toys (yard equipment/camping stuff/jet skis) with all the family onboard?
That’s the truck with the same horsepower as a Mazda 3 right? If that’s the vehicle you’re talking about, why doesn’t it have 2 or 4 more cylinders? Specially for towing? I haven’t found an explanation for that yet.
@@jamiegarth3146 Because it doesn’t need it. It’s not meant for the type of people who need that type of power. If you want something that can tow go buy a full-size truck
@@twinkychink7324 they went out of business in America. It's not that crazy to assume the company just went out of business. Would you expect the OP to check worldwide every time a company goes out of business? I'm guessing it was a pleasant surprise for him because a lot of are nostalgic for the toy store of our childhood.
I am not a Nissan fan, would never buy a Rogue, but I do really like this style of review, actually real word!!! Reminds me of the series of articles that Torchinsky used to write on Jalopnik 'Will it baby' This is the stuff parents need to know when car shopping but is never covered in car reviews.
I looooooooooovdd this review!!!! Out of all of the reviews you two have done THIS by far is the most important. Parents protecting their kids is always the focal point. And this channel is the only one I’ve seen so it. Major points. Thank u
I LOVE this real life review! as a father of two, I recently spent about 2 months scouting and testing sh ** t SUVs, overpriced Mini Vans and cool Wagons that couldn't fit in my garage. I would go visit car dealers with my stroller and baby seat, testing all the mounting positions just as you did in the video. I ended up with a MASSIVELY boring Citroen C5 Aircross, which was at the time the largest car I could afford, in terms of inside room and trunk. It's a gem you don't have in North America :).
Congrats Yuri! As a dad and car enthusiast I’m so excited for your kid focused reviews along all your guy’s regular awesome reviews! As a parent once you go minivan there’s no going back, simply the best kid hauler. Huge sliding doors and so much room inside for car seat installs or diaper blow out changes lol. Having them in a small vehicle is also nice because they’re within reach, my Tacoma with 2 kids seats is cramped but cozy and being able to do the French fry pass back to my toddler is key 😂
That front passenger seat car seat test is very important you guys should keep doing it please. Wife's old MKC the seat was unusable with the Uppababy Mesa installed
Awesome review! My wife and I will have our first child in 2 months, and I got a Mazda CX-5 as a daily driver / baby hauler. Same size as this Rogue, so very informative review!
I've got four kids so I'm not the target demographic for this vehicle, but I definitely appreciate that they're addressing that abysmal safety performance. Congrats on the baby! (Our ideal baby hauler is the Chrysler Pacifica Limited w/ AWD)
Congrats! Our son is 14 months and I can totally relate to the drive home. We have a Model 3 which I use for my longish commute, when that was a thing, and it was the first time I ever put it in chill mode.
The baby on board sticker is to indicate to first responders that there is a child on board in case of an accident. It's not for indicating you're driving slow lol.
Gentlemen, congratulations on the new additions to your family!!!! As a father of 5, all I can say is save yourself the hassle with the whole baby car seat and having leg room situation and just get a minivan. They're not "cool" but provide the most practicality and functionality. Best of luck.
The first 3 years you have to shelve anything cool or fun. Its all about carting all the shit that goes every where you do now. The first year is tough man, best of Luck
Congrats! Would be cool to see some "performance" dad cars. I'm a recent(ish) dad and am still using my wrx with my kid. I'd be interested to see what you guys think!
As a Dad of 3 I would like to have 3 rows, sliding doors, hybrid powertrain, 3 isofix in 2nd row with easy entry to 3rd (as in Atlas), isofix in 1st row for rearfacing child seat - in Europe we are allowed to do that:). So not existing hybrid Pathfinder in MPV form or Atlas hybrid in MPV form. It is so easy to make perfect family car - come on OEMs.
When my twin girls were born in 2008 I bought a 2008 RAV4 Limited because I wanted a reliable vehicle that would easily fit a pair of rear facing car seats. At the time I didn’t even care about the colour of the vehicle... which was a first :)
My baby hauler was a MkIV GTI. Mine was a 5dr, but, at least in the States, I think they all were. I’m 5’10”, but fortunately, my wife is 5’3”. If she was my height, there would have been a comfort issue, but, things as they were, they worked fine. When he was 5, I replaced it with a CX-9. No issues there at all, and even roomier now that he’s big enough for a booster.
Video idea, don’t know if its good or not but here - top of a brands range vs the bottom. example: honda fit vs acura nsx, dodge dart vs challenger demon, chevy something vs corvette
Hey Jakob and Yuri, it's Dylan from Centennial park driving the white Acura. It was really nice meeting you guys today! I was just teaching my brother to drive today and was nice meeting u guys. Keep up the great content. Also if u would like to drive my car sometime lmk. I've done a couple mods to it
Hey Yuri, just wanted to talk to you about how to get ahold of someone who can help with making sure the car seat is properly installed. First, go to a fire station. Talk with one of the office ladies or men to see if someone can help you. You should be good to go unless, there’s no one there to be certified to install car seats. If that is the case, to talk to their training officer and they should forward you to a department, or person who is certified. This should work regardless of country, city, state, etc.
No other cuv in this class has doors that open to a full 90 degree and the door roof line is much higher compared to other vehicles. These two features along have made my Rogue a great dad mobile. Everything else doesn’t matter.
When I was a baby my parents drove me around in a 1987 Chrysler (Dodge) Daytona Shelby coupe with a manual transmission and no A/C. Funny enough the baby seat fit back there no problem. Funny how parent friendly cars only started to come into the picture in the 90s and beyond.
I’ve got the same seat/stroller. Expecting in about a month. We’re mounting the bases into our cars this weekend. Thanks for the entertaining tutorial!
As much as I do not like the SUV/CUV, I totally get why family all around the globe buys it. It is way comfortable and roomier than a normal sedan/hatchback/estate.
Center mounting the baby seat will also allow a more full range of motion for both front seats. Maybe not an issue in the Rouge when you are 5ft7.... but in smaller cars or with taller front seat occupants, it can make a huge difference. When we had one of our baby seats mounted behind the driver seat in our 2013 Jetta Sportwagen, the seating/pedal position was actually painful for me to drive. Even just 30 minute trips killed my ankle because of the angles involved.
Watching you guys switch the baby seat reminded me that as a kid, I used to sleep on the floorboard with my head on the driveshaft hump behind my dad while on family road trips. How times have changed 🤣
Really like this video. Don't even have kids or any on the way but I found the babyseat testing interesting and unique. I haven't really seen any other car reviews talk about it other than will a babyseat actually fit. Also still amazes me that these SUVs can't really fit more boxes than the Honda Fit or Civic Hatch.....those little cars have amazing cargo space.
Dad here! I used the Nuna Pipa rear facing seat for my daughter when she was an infant because the ISOFIX points are rigid. No need to push down on the base to get it to be secured. Just snap it into the anchor points and keep it moving. For the rear facing I went with Maxicozi. At about $300 each they’re not cheap but not too crazy either so I bought two so I can put one in each of our cars. As for the the SV trim, I don’t recommend any parent get the top trim of any car lol. Your kid will just destroy it. My only requirement was some type of leather/synthetic leather seats for easy cleaning.
This is a very attractive SUV. But the power is just enough for this to be a baby carrier. If only Nissan offers a VC turbo engine option just like the Altima, then I'll consider buying one.
As a car-guy dad with our 3rd on the way, love these style reviews! In a future video like this, any way to see if/how 3 car seats fit side-by-side in the rear? For those of us without a 3-row vehicle. Keep up all the good work guys!
This video taught me why I see a Rogue every 30 seconds while driving around Winnipeg. It's a nice, functional family SUV that seems to have taken over for the Dodge Grand Caravan.
You're missing a few parts to complete your car seat test. First try and install the seat behind a tall driver, not passenger. Now try installing a rear facing non infant seat behind a tall driver. Now try installing 3 car seats across.
