Car, SUV, or van?
What is your preference to tote your kids around in?
I tell ya, I don't know what I would do without my mini van! It is so eay to load the kids in and out, it is so roomy, and it's the perfect height to get the kids in the carseats without bending over or climbing in. My parents have an suv, and I'm remembering how hard it was when we had one. We only had it for a month or so after Luke was born when we realized it wasn't going to work for us.
What's your family vehicle of choice?
van
We have a mini-van. I like a lot of things about having a van, but sometimes I wish that we had something different. I LOVE(!!!) the built-in child seats that we have in our van and would be lost without them. In fact, I had to take the kids in our car today while hubby took the van to work with him and it was so frustrating getting the kids into their seats. The van has been especially handy when hauling things and in the summer when we go to the Drive-In movies(we can just put the kids in the back of the van with the portable dvd player and some snacks). But, sometimes I really wish it just had a plain-old trunk so that I wouldn't have to stack things to the sky to get them to fit in there without folding the back seat down.
car,van, suv
I use to always drive little car like civics, neons. I loved my little car. My mom had an explore and I hated driving that big thing. We got a new grand am about 2 years ago and with one kids it was fine. Then last Feb hubby got into an accident and totaled his little car it was a hyandia (don’t remember the name). So we decided to go with a smaller SUV. I thought I would be driving the grand am and Hubby would be driving the SUV but I loved it. It had so much more room. Even then I said I would never drive a van, I would feel so old. But now hubby and I both want the new van with the seats and turn and the table that comes up and go down into the floor….Hopefully by the end of next year we will get one of those.
Van
I have a 4 door Pontiac Bonneville I soo want a mini van with two kids and all the baggage and we also get the step son and I have my little sister a lot a mini van would be awesome.
cars
I bought a brand new 4 door 05 Dodge truck for myself. Kind of a Christmas present for myself! We bought a bigger camper and needed a bigger truck to pull it anyway. I wanted something with room. In June I got tired of spending 20 bucks every time I left town, so my husband took over my beloved truck and we bought a Chrysler 300m. I wasn't sure how much I was going to like driving a car again. I had driven a Ford Explorer before I got my truck, so it had been quite a while! The car is so roomy and it's fun to drive:)
Wagon-SUV
I bought a Ford Freestyle about a year ago. I love it but in a few years we're gonna need a wheelchair van. Bekka's not getting any lighter! It looks like a wagon/SUV so it's not tooo old looking, lol!! It's loaded, sunroof, leather etc... It has six bucket seats that all fold down. I usually have the back two folded down and I have a custom liner that I put down. I haul Bekka's wheelchair everday and it just fits! I spoiled myself. I used to have a Ford Expedition but 12 mpg was killing me!
Melissa
Blessed to be Bekka's Mommy
Our miracle is gonna be Four on February 13th!!
1 lb 5 ozs 13" to 28lbs 36" Time sure flies!
Chevy Astro Van
We have a chevy astro van. Its bigger than most "mini" vans and not as big as a regular van. It seats 8 so its nice with a family of 5 and then you can have room for a guest or two. We also have a F350 pickup truck with 4 full size doors. With a farm and moving livestock around a truck is a must and this puppy does the job well with plenty of space for the kids in the back seat-full size seats with plenty of leg room.
We had a ford taurus and it was a very nice car--when they first came out but it was not working with three kids and having to buckle up every single child, reaching over kids to the middle seat--it was back breaking!
Sedan
We bought a Grand Am a little over two years ago and I enjoy it. My mom always had a van and as much as I like the room, I can't stand driving hers. My husband is looking into getting a new car and we are looking at the Muranos (spelling?). We are only planning on having two kids and although we won't be able to haul many people, it fits us just right.
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Mommy to Jacob