ophelias11garden
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@jamesmason10 I could see that. Here in the US with the proliferation of massive pickup trucks, my van is barely in the 50th percentile of vehicle size. But I could see Europe is an entirely different story.
What kind of car do you drive?
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@ophelias11garden All this! And, the third row will fold down into tailgating seats, too. There is a storage cubby on both sides for a beverage and the air vent in the 3rd row reaches you too. At the time we had three kids (but four now) and the oldest was playing baseball on a cold and misting October night. We opened the hatch and folded the seats tailgate style. Between that and the second row, it created a nice open play area for our then 1 year old. We watched the game, the 1 year old had a safe place to play.. win win!
Another nice thing about the Odyssey is the second and third rows will hold three car seats each. So, if your plus one becomes a plus two, there’s plenty of car seat and bigger people room.
Another nice thing about the Odyssey is the second and third rows will hold three car seats each. So, if your plus one becomes a plus two, there’s plenty of car seat and bigger people room.
@amy422 Yep, you just cannot beat the ease of a mini-van. Love my Toyota Sienna,
We have a big teasing joke among my friend group as many say “ugh, I just can’t be that person/mom” (driving a mini-van)
I’m like, “but, you…you ARE that person, you ARE responsible for small human beings and must get them in and out of a vehicle, while often covered in bodily fluids, saying things like ‘we don’t touch our penis in public’ — this is your life, an SUV doesn’t change that, it only makes it a little more difficult.” LOL.
We have a big teasing joke among my friend group as many say “ugh, I just can’t be that person/mom” (driving a mini-van)
I’m like, “but, you…you ARE that person, you ARE responsible for small human beings and must get them in and out of a vehicle, while often covered in bodily fluids, saying things like ‘we don’t touch our penis in public’ — this is your life, an SUV doesn’t change that, it only makes it a little more difficult.” LOL.
daddylopez1963
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gonzenheim
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@amy422 I can't contribute super helpfully with what I'm driving now, but growing up the minivan was awesome as a kid. Pretty easy to get in and out of the third seat, longer car rides my sister and I could have our own benches. At work we move kids around for trips, and 100% a van with benches and a pathway to sit along the entry of the van vs. captains chairs. Better storage too.
justinfaith
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tshimangadzo
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@tshimangadzo If I may ask, what's the price of that model?
tshimangadzo
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daddylopez1963
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filledwithpower
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creativecloud
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@filledwithpower Upvoting for Subaru. The Volvo is gorgeous too but it’s so pricy!
parobinson
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@filledwithpower Yes and I have the VW Atlas with captains chairs because that was also a must have for me. I love it!
@gareth18 I have a Highlander Hybrid. Platinum trimline, so I have 2nd row captains chairs. Honestly, I would not recommend for 3 kids. The 3rd row is pretty miniscule, and not designed for every day use. Caveat to this: I'm 5'11" and my hubs is 5'10" and my 10yo is already 5'2". So we need all the legroom.
If I had 3+ kids (my sister has 4), and I'm not a minivan girl, totally a Hyundai Palisade. I adored it, but I ruled it out because I didn't need all that space. But it's a mom dream vehicle.
If I had 3+ kids (my sister has 4), and I'm not a minivan girl, totally a Hyundai Palisade. I adored it, but I ruled it out because I didn't need all that space. But it's a mom dream vehicle.