We’ve Graduated
It’s official, we’ve graduated - from the minivan stage that is.
I have no complaints about my ‘05 Toyota Sienna beyond the fact that it was a minivan. The convenience and practicality of a minivan with young children was simply too big to discount any longer than we already had. I did fully love the ability to open and close sliding doors with the touch of a button, not to mention the fact that it drove like a car. But I was never in love with the look of a minivan, even though Vin Diesel drove the same make and model (right down to the color of ours) in “The Pacifier” and I made it nearly four years. So there were no tears shed by me to trade it in for our new Pathfinder.
Up until last week we were looking at the 300M but we couldn’t ignore the fact that it would be a huge inconvenience when grandparents came to visit that we couldn’t fit 6 people in it. So we started looking at mid-size options and after an eternity at the dealership Friday night drove home in my new baby.
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How exciting! I love driving my SUV. I wouldn’t trade it in for anything.
The V8 and larger tires are gonna get me into speeding trouble!
Comment by kailani — March 3, 2008 @ 2:57 am
I love it , I love it and I love it….. and it sparkles too.. ahaahahahah
I love SUV and I’m so tiredo the minivan too. Now that I don’t have the kids to drive with me all day, it’s too big.
It’s so nice when you no longer have to worry about kids geting in and out and buckling too.
congrats….
Thanks! That buckling and in/out independence is wonderful isn’t it?
Comment by Carmen — March 3, 2008 @ 10:34 am
Ooh, pretty!
I love my SUV too–for the most part!
:) Thanks!
Comment by Sister Snoopy — March 3, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
I have a Pathfinder and I love it! (although it’s on its last wheels…I’ll probably upgrade to another SUV or maybe a crossover like a Pacifica.)
Congrats on the new car!
Thank you - I’m falling more in love with every drive.
Comment by Jamie — March 3, 2008 @ 3:36 pm
Oh sure, tell me to get a mini-van and when I do trade our SUV for a mini-van, you go back to a SUV. I do like the convenience of a mini-van, but it’s not very manly.
ROFL - sorry, they really are practical but not very sexy.
Comment by Daddy Forever — March 3, 2008 @ 11:05 pm