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We have a Sienna. Great van! MUCH better on gas than your average SUV.

We have a Nissan Rogue and it's amazing. Sadly, it's not a 6 seater, but if we were to go that route, it's a Dodge Grand Caravan for sure. Those things are beautiful, and they're really well designed

We're hoping to get either an Oddesy or Sienna, after a good bit of research. Gas mileage is good and safety ratings on both are great (after 2005). They both drive very well - smooth and good power, and didn't feel enormous. And I like that the 3rd row folds down into the floor.

We test drove a mid-level Sienna and were kind of surprised that a lot of options were only on one side of the car - like the auto close sliding door only on curb side, and power seat adjustments and back of seat pocket only on the drivers side....weird stuff like that. We found the Odyssey has more consistent options in their different trim packages, and had a lot more volume out there in mid-to-high level trim packages for used. But if you're buying brand new and can get the options you want, I think either are great.

I think we're going to buy or lease a small SUV before Baby Habey gets here (a Rav-4 or CR-V). Pretty decent deals right now... less than $300/month with $0 drive off!

Check the location of the tethers, you'll need it for some brands of forward facing car seats. On another board I frequent, there's always someone that's annoyed that their car or SUV doesn't have enough tethers and they have to go through a lot of hoopla to get them installed by the manufacturer or are sometimes told flat out it isn't possible.