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**DanTheEldest** · 03-16-2007, 05:44 PM

My parents bought an Odyssey ('06?) and love the thing--their previous vehicle was a full-sized Chevy conversion van that they used to haul around all us kids. I've ridden in the Honda a couple times and found it to be very comfortable, roomy, with more cupholders than I can ever see needing. Engine power and the build quality are very good, also.

My wife and I are just thinking of starting a family, so the Honda CR-V we bought two years ago is fine for now. It's technically a compact SUV, but I think of it more as a high-roofed wagon with a little extra ground clearance. It runs reliably and gets good mileage which are the important things right now, but someday I'd like to own a rumbly toy again.

chupacabrachus · 03-16-2007, 06:05 PM

As a grown man, I despise riding in mini-vans for longer than 20 minutes. The more people in the back, the worse.

**nsnate02** · 03-16-2007, 06:11 PM

We got a minivan when my wife and I were 27 with 2 kids. We both felt really old. My wife said this was the first time she felt like she wasn't in college anymore!

Now... I love it and so does she. It is the most practical thing in the world.
+ Pluses: Roooomy, everything fits, comfortable, drives like a car, gas mileage,
- Negatives: You look like your parents, looks, appearance, social standing, ect.

All in all when you get past being self-conscience and the snickers, it's a great thing!

cucamelsmd15 · 03-16-2007, 06:19 PM

Ill NEVER drive a mini-van, EVER. I would seriously drive a small SUV before a mini-van if we had kids, but thats a few years in the future. The wife could drive the SUV, and I could have a car. Really, as long as I have a weekender, I dont care what I drive during the week

Miguel · 03-16-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cucamelsmd15

Ill NEVER drive a mini-van, EVER. I would seriously drive a small SUV before a mini-van if we had kids, but thats a few years in the future. The wife could drive the SUV, and I could have a car. Really, as long as I have a weekender, I dont care what I drive during the week

I hear that. What is the point of sticky tires, wicked suspensions, racing brakes, engine mods to be stuck in rush hour traffic. I rather use my truck for this, and save the fun car for trackdays, AX, or just plain back road driving.

LUVMYSIGP225 · 03-16-2007, 06:43 PM

I drive a mini-van and am still cool. 2005 Ford Freestar.

So far, have had no problems with heckling from others.

Oh, it also has a bumper sticker on it that says "Honk if you've never seen an Uzi fired from a moving car"

cucamelsmd15 · 03-16-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Miguel

I hear that. What is the point of sticky tires, wicked suspensions, racing brakes, engine mods to be stuck in rush hour traffic. I rather use my truck for this, and save the fun car for trackdays, AX, or just plain back road driving.

Add rallyX into that too. I use my Subaru as it was intended

cucamelsmd15 · 03-16-2007, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LUVMYSIGP225

I drive a mini-van and am still cool. 2005 Ford Freestar.

So far, have had no problems with heckling from others.

Oh, it also has a bumper sticker on it that says "Honk if you've never seen an Uzi fired from a moving car"

Get many honks with that one?

I must know where you got that!

wombat13 · 03-19-2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by nsnate02

We got a minivan when my wife and I were 27 with 2 kids. We both felt really old. My wife said this was the first time she felt like she wasn't in college anymore!

Now... I love it and so does she. It is the most practical thing in the world.
+ Pluses: Roooomy, everything fits, comfortable, drives like a car, gas mileage,
- Negatives: You look like your parents, looks, appearance, social standing, ect.

All in all when you get past being self-conscience and the snickers, it's a great thing!

Have you bought a house yet? I came to the realization that I was no longer in college when we bought our first house.

Brickboy240 · 03-19-2007, 08:53 AM

Ugh!

Sorry, but the wife and I decided, we may be getting old (early 40s) and now we have a kid, but we are NOT driving a mini-van.

With only one kid, we do NOT need a behemoth SUV that guzzles gas (been there...got rid of that) or a vehicle that (sorry) screams "weenie" like a mini-van. Many people have kids and instantly think they HAVE to have a mini-van or Expedition. Not true.

Enjoy your mini-van...I just cannot bring myself to drive something that looks like that.

- Brickboy240

PS: other things we will never drive:

"Crossover SUVs" (great, now our SUV has no off-road capabilities, cannot pull anything and gets 1-2mpg better mileage! Wheee!)

Luxury SUVs (Escapades, Navigators, Land Rovers...silly looking gussied up trucks that eat too much gas, too damn shiny and are outrageously expensive...the "look at me, look at me!" vehicles)

Honda Element (ugly...just too damn ugly)

Scion Xb (looks like clowns ought to be riding this thing in a circus)

Buick Rendezvous (ugly mini-van-ish and its a GM)

Mustang or Camaro (what are we...in high school? Cool when you're 20...silly when you're 40)

03-16-2007, 05:44 PM	#21
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,520	My parents bought an Odyssey ('06?) and love the thing--their previous vehicle was a full-sized Chevy conversion van that they used to haul around all us kids. I've ridden in the Honda a couple times and found it to be very comfortable, roomy, with more cupholders than I can ever see needing. Engine power and the build quality are very good, also. My wife and I are just thinking of starting a family, so the Honda CR-V we bought two years ago is fine for now. It's technically a compact SUV, but I think of it more as a high-roofed wagon with a little extra ground clearance. It runs reliably and gets good mileage which are the important things right now, but someday I'd like to own a rumbly toy again. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. Innocent life is cheap--a few hundred bucks for an abortion. Guilty life is expensive--a couple million for appeals, incarceration, and execution. How bass-ackwards is our society?

03-16-2007, 06:11 PM	#23
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,077	We got a minivan when my wife and I were 27 with 2 kids. We both felt really old. My wife said this was the first time she felt like she wasn't in college anymore! Now... I love it and so does she. It is the most practical thing in the world. + Pluses: Roooomy, everything fits, comfortable, drives like a car, gas mileage, - Negatives: You look like your parents, looks, appearance, social standing, ect. All in all when you get past being self-conscience and the snickers, it's a great thing! __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln*

03-16-2007, 06:19 PM	#24
cucamelsmd15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,462	Ill NEVER drive a mini-van, EVER. I would seriously drive a small SUV before a mini-van if we had kids, but thats a few years in the future. The wife could drive the SUV, and I could have a car. Really, as long as I have a weekender, I dont care what I drive during the week __________________ Creo que debo empezar a aprender español Juan McAmnesty si va a ser Presidente. I have cast my vote and my political allegiance: No Confidence '08. Long live America!

03-16-2007, 06:43 PM	#26
LUVMYSIGP225 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Center of the Mind Posts: 6,135	I drive a mini-van and am still cool. 2005 Ford Freestar. So far, have had no problems with heckling from others. Oh, it also has a bumper sticker on it that says "Honk if you've never seen an Uzi fired from a moving car" __________________ "School free, gun zone"......Recently seen on a sign entering Uncle Ted's compound.

03-19-2007, 08:53 AM	#30
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,929	Ugh! Sorry, but the wife and I decided, we may be getting old (early 40s) and now we have a kid, but we are NOT driving a mini-van. With only one kid, we do NOT need a behemoth SUV that guzzles gas (been there...got rid of that) or a vehicle that (sorry) screams "weenie" like a mini-van. Many people have kids and instantly think they HAVE to have a mini-van or Expedition. Not true. Enjoy your mini-van...I just cannot bring myself to drive something that looks like that. - Brickboy240 PS: other things we will never drive: "Crossover SUVs" (great, now our SUV has no off-road capabilities, cannot pull anything and gets 1-2mpg better mileage! Wheee!) Luxury SUVs (Escapades, Navigators, Land Rovers...silly looking gussied up trucks that eat too much gas, too damn shiny and are outrageously expensive...the "look at me, look at me!" vehicles) Honda Element (ugly...just too damn ugly) Scion Xb (looks like clowns ought to be riding this thing in a circus) Buick Rendezvous (ugly mini-van-ish and its a GM) Mustang or Camaro (what are we...in high school? Cool when you're 20...silly when you're 40) __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

03-16-2007, 06:05 PM	#22
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,431	As a grown man, I despise riding in mini-vans for longer than 20 minutes. The more people in the back, the worse.

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