I hate them. Oversized. Heavy. Gas guzzlers. No fun to drive IMO.
I swore I'd never buy one..........
That was 11 years ago.
Having said that, now I have an 8 month old son, and coming September, a second child.
FML.
So I'd like to ask the RS members (assuming all the dads/ moms out there who have minivans), their expertise, opinions, and experience if they have owned or driven any of the following vehicles written below.
Hopefully, I'll be looking to buy one in the summer time or perhaps upcoming Fall.
Currently, wife has 2012 accent hatchback, and I have 2014 mazda cx5.
I'm looking into a 7-8 seater minivan, with a budget of $35-38k. One car has gotta go, so wife's hatch will be used as a trade in or sold.
Reason behind the 7-8 seater is that I need to haul the in-laws aka (baby sitters) when we go out.
Preferably, the options I'd like are sliding doors, rear entertainment dvd screens, foldable 2nd and 3rd row seats, rear view cam and sunroof. No need for leather seating, AWD (only Sienna has that now), or NAVI.
I've done some researching and I've narrowed down to a few choices (not a lot to choose from lol)
Honda Odyssey
Toyota Sienna
Dodge Grand Caravan
Kia Sedona
*Maybe Mazda 5 but that's a 6 seater and it doesn't look like it has a lot of space to play with
Your input is greatly appreciated.
