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The worst thing about minivans around here is how badly they drive. Routinely blowing through stop signs, speeding way over the limit, tailgating at dangerously close distance. It's bad enough to drive like that but you're openly advertising the fact that you've got kids in your car and still driving that way?
I like my faithful old Voyager. I never imagined it could identify me as any particular type of person. It's just utility transportation. My 400 hp turbo Dodge convertible, on the other hand, identifies me as a silly old man who refuses to grow up. I like it too...
I guess I'm the exception. My family owns one car: a ten-year-old luxury sedan. I refuse to be the neighborhood bus driver, and I generally limit my kids to activities that they can reach by foot or bike. If I had my way, I'd be completely car-free, but alas that is nearly impossible today.
Different strokes for different folks. We bought our minivan because I enjoyed being a neighborhood bus driver. Great for taking school field trips or hauling around our girl/boy scout troops, not to mention taking the soccer team to the pizza place after a game. (Does that mean I'm a stereotype?)
I hate my minivan on days like today (lots of ice and snow and more forecast every day through the weekend). It just doesn't do a great job of plowing through snow and getting up an icy driveway.
But, I love my minivan in the summer. So easy to pack up all of our suitcases, baby gear, beach chairs, etc. and head to the Cape. Also great for visiting family around the holidays. We must of hauled home 20 Christmas gifts (including ride-on toys) plus all of our usual stuff when we returned from a trip last month.
If money weren't an issue, I'd keep the minivan for road trips, grocery shopping and car pooling situations only and drive a Subaru most of the time.
I reluctantly got an Odyssey when #4 was on the way.
None of my kids are old enough to drive and I often need to take all four of them somewhere at the same time (and my husband works a lot and travels for work), so I am not sure how the parent with five kids and no vehicles large enough to hold six passengers does it.
We'd like to get a "crossover" type vehicle when the kids are a little older and all out of carseats, but for now the van works for us.
For the record, I wanted a Jeep Wrangler. A few months back, in the summer, we drove past an elderly couple in one. It was open for the nice weather, and the lady driving had on "old lady" tennis shoes and "old lady" jeans. I told my husband if I ever were to get a Jeep I wanted to do it before I was 70. But more power to them. Beats a Buick!
For the record, I wanted a Jeep Wrangler. A few months back, in the summer, we drove past an elderly couple in one. It was open for the nice weather, and the lady driving had on "old lady" tennis shoes and "old lady" jeans. I told my husband if I ever were to get a Jeep I wanted to do it before I was 70. But more power to them. Beats a Buick!
Fudge. I drive a 4-WD SUV and I wear "old lady" jeans and tennies. I had no idea I was being stereotyped by the younger folk!! Or was the source of envy.
LOL. I just don't want to be the 65-yr old lady in a Jeep - like all of those 50 yr old men driving around in the new Mustangs and Chargers that are styled to look like the old muscle cars.
<raises hand> I do! I do! I want to be a 65 y.o. lady driving a jeep!! With a manual transmission too! Seems to me that's a great time to do it. By that time house is paid for, kids are grown and gone. Perfect time to get the fun stuff I couldn't justify at a younger age....Until then, my little FWD mini SUV will have to suffice (which I really like BTW - more fun than the minivan but the minivans served us well for the times we had one)
LOL at the old guys in Chargers....meh....as long as they're not also wearing gold chains and open neck shirts with their Sans-a-belts pulled up to their chin....
LOL. I just don't want to be the 65-yr old lady in a Jeep - like all of those 50 yr old men driving around in the new Mustangs and Chargers that are styled to look like the old muscle cars.
Hey, my parents bought a V-8 Mustang when they were in their 50s.
You need to see my area. We have a ton of 65-yr old ladies in Jeeps where I live. And 20-yr olds. The roads wash out. When there is a "road". Lots of dirt ruts they call roads so they can charge more in taxes.
I reluctantly got an Odyssey when #4 was on the way.
None of my kids are old enough to drive and I often need to take all four of them somewhere at the same time (and my husband works a lot and travels for work), so I am not sure how the parent with five kids and no vehicles large enough to hold six passengers does it.
We'd like to get a "crossover" type vehicle when the kids are a little older and all out of carseats, but for now the van works for us.
For the record, I wanted a Jeep Wrangler. A few months back, in the summer, we drove past an elderly couple in one. It was open for the nice weather, and the lady driving had on "old lady" tennis shoes and "old lady" jeans. I told my husband if I ever were to get a Jeep I wanted to do it before I was 70. But more power to them. Beats a Buick!
I use to have a Wrangler prekids. Now I have a Jeep Cherokee. And will get a Wrangler again sometime down the road. Cherokee is not the most pratical w/ little ones who still need help buckling in & there are days that I wish I could hit that button on minivans that allows the door to open & the kids just jump right on in. But I just could not go from Wrangler to minivan; just didn't seem right. We've also had a Civic which got amazing gas mileage & beyond reliable. I loved my Wrangler & it keeps ya young
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Or was the source of envy. 
