Along with strollers and cribs, new cars often top the list of what to get while you’re expecting. What’s that? You didn’t get one at your baby shower? Me neither.

In fact, with two kids now, we are bursting out of our Honda Civic in a sad way, but buying a new car is daunting. The obvious cash-flow reason aside, there are so many options and, though it may be small, our Civic has been exceptionally reliable so I hate to trade it for something unknown.

If you are in the same boat (or should I say car?), you may want to check out the 2009 Best Family Cars Survey just released by Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com.