My husband and I traded in our cars for a Pathfinder with a 3rd row. It had to happen to accommodate our kids! The third row is great, although it is difficult to get our oldest access to the backseat. The middle row does not easily move forward to gain access to the back, rather it folds one section at a time until it lays flat for the back passenger to crawl over. Our younger two kids are still in car seats, which makes this climb to back seat muster up so much effort that we now have our oldest climb through the back trunk space to get to her seat, as of two seats in the back fold down separately on an as needed basis. That has been a very useful perk. The trunk space is very minimal though, about the length of a paper grocery bag in width, so for trips, we need to plan on packing onto the roof rack securely. However, this truly is the nicest, and newest, car that we have ever owned, and I am glad to have it as an option. It is a perfect compromise to a car or van, and we plan on keeping it for at least a couple more years before it's resale value declines greatly.