Hellobee Boards

Hah no judgment here!! Whatever is right for your family!

You mentioned that y'all would just get a really, really big SUV instead of a mini-van. Is there a reason why that's out of the question now?

Like @highwire said, no judgment! You do what you need to do for your family!

Already gone there.

We don't have two human kids, but we do have a baby and a 65 pound furbaby. We didn't want our pup in the back with the baby because he gets awfully excited around her and would just lick her the whole time, so he got to ride shot gun and I was in the back with my LO. I guess I should explain that we like to take the dog pretty much everywhere we go. Sitting in the back all the time made me start getting car sick.... and this was creating a big problem.

So in came the mini van. Now the dog gets the way back, LO is in the captains chair, and I get to ride shot gun like an adult again. Life is soooooo much better with a mini van, even if it's seems like it's not cool.

My husband and I are planning to buy a mini-van next year... and we're pretty excited about it - something I never dreamed I'd be saying in my 20s.

We already have an (midsized)SUV and they just don't seem to cut it. Mini-vans seems so luxurious for family trips!

I'm dreading the day I need to start driving a big car/van/suv. I like small cars, easier to park, use less gas, and I think they are just much more comfortable to drive. But I do realize that at some point, with carseats and all, a bigger car will be a necessity. I just don't want to think about it.
However, DH is very, very firmly anti minivan, so I don't see that happening. We'll do a small SUV for my mom car, and it will be rare that we would be driving anyone else I think.

LOL! I told my husband that i wanted a minivan too. He was like "oh helllllllz no".

I think DH secretly wants a mini-van. But I don't think we're gonna take that plunge. We just got an SUV with a 3rd row instead!

@mrs. bird: I agree!! I hated minivans but when I saw some of the newer styles they look way less minivan and more sleek SUV.

I wouldn't be opposed to some of the newer styles at all!!

Dodge Caravan

Honda Odyssey

Toyota Prius Verso

I always said I would never get a minivan but after having the 2nd child we caved and got a Honda odyssey. Wow it is awesome. They are way cooler than they used to be and we have all kinds of bells and whistles. The main issue was that our Nissan rogue just could not transport anyone else with 2 car seats, and the SUVs with 3rd row really don't provide much leg room for people like grandparents who want to come with. Best purchase ever!

We test drove a minivan but just couldn't pull the trigger on it. If we had 3 kids then maybe... we'd probably get the Sienna or an Odyssey.

I think we'd also just get an SUV with a third row instead/first. We considered the Highlander and the Pilot.

I test drove the Toyota Sienna with all the bells and whistles last weekend and it was ah-maz-ing! I was completely anti-minivan until we saw how awesome it was. Too bad they said we could lease it for $720 a month.

I've been told that the third row in the pilot is really small and works best for younger kids.

I think there's a used sienna in our future if we have a baby. I have a crv I bought new and my so has a Prius. We usually use the Prius to drive us plus his two kids around, and mine always has the seats folded down to that I can jam our large-ish crate in there (on the plus side, all three dogs fit in it ;)) plus all my agility trial gear -- mats, two fabric folded crates, foldable chair, etc. The kids are used to a minivan with their mom and hate to be in the same row as each other, so I can't imagine what it would be like if we had a car seat in their as well.

Wish we could afford the Odyssey, but even used I think it's too expensive for us!