Minivans are awesome! Anyone who's not buying one because of image is lame.
In addition to hauling around cousins and a grandparent all weekend, the Sedona also proved useful in another way. My wife and I have been looking for a good patio set but refuse to pay $650 - $1000 for a new one...
Thank goodness for Craigslist.
We picked up a 66x40 in. table and six non-colapsable chairs. The load didn't look pretty but it all fit - no second trip to The Valley for me. Love that Sedona.
I removed the second row seats and while the process is easy, the chairs are quite heavy - too heavy, I'm guessing, for the average Cub Scouts mom to handle on her own. Remember, I said average.
Brian Moody, Road Test Editor @ 24,595 miles.
hrngffcr says:
07:34 AM, 05/21/07
The comment about someone who does not buy a minivan due to image being lame is exactly correct. When my wife and I got married we agreed that we would never buy a minivan because that wasn't who we were. But after two children we decided to buy one (an Entourage-the fraternal twin of the Sedona) and we love it. It has plenty of room inside, drives like a car not an SUV/truck, can carry so much-people and cargo, and gets better gas mileage than an SUV/truck (actually gets pretty good gas mileage if driven intelligently). And, if you get one fully loaded (and add aftermarket nav system), you can have nearly luxury car features. I have taken a seat out on one occasion, to put two twin mattresses in, and I agree that it is a little awkward but not that bad (of course, I'm a 6'4" male).