Cost of gas, soccer-mom image doom minivans
06-10-08, 04:23 AM
#16
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But 1 thing I thought of... about fuel economy...
it's only beneficial to have a mini-van WHEN you have full load/more passengers then 5... other wise if you usually drive around with 2/3 people, might as well get a small sedan?
Though I'd be hitting myself as I drive around myself in a GS. :P
it's only beneficial to have a mini-van WHEN you have full load/more passengers then 5... other wise if you usually drive around with 2/3 people, might as well get a small sedan?
Though I'd be hitting myself as I drive around myself in a GS. :P
Even with 2 little kids, with booster/child seat rules, a sedan leaves no extra room. What if little Billy is going to have a friend come over after school, and you need to pick him up? I bet even a Toyota Avalon would be difficult to fit, say, 3 booster seats across. What if he wants to bring his bike? It's just not practical. It's not like when many of us were kids, and everyone had a station wagon, and all the kids rode loose in the "way back".
06-10-08, 04:26 AM
#17
Lexus Test Driver
And no, it isn't a bimmer or even a lexus but it was not as awful as the first gen minivans. To get the utility of the minivan, there are some tradeoffs. Having the CoG about a meter above the roof is one of them. But they have remarkable utility. I suspect that if it weren't for the young males who are not daddies deciding that theirs really will be smaller than the next guys if they get a mini van, these things would sell quite a bit better. I find them easier to get in and out of than sputes as well. A business associate has a Sienna and it is a lot easier to get in and out of than a friends Navigator.
06-10-08, 10:29 AM
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