I’m sorry – I dont buy the excuse that you “need” a huge vehicle for kids. It’s a “want” not a “need.”

You cannot properly fit 3 of the safest rated carseats or boosters across the backseat of small or almost all mid-sized vehicles. And in CA, kids are in boosters until 6 years or under 60 pounds (many states it is 8/80 and there are families in CA who choose to follow this safer limit instead).