Monday, May 28, 2007

Joining the Ranks


So any of you who know Brian and I pretty well, are fully aware of our severe personality differences. So when it came to car shopping the last SIX MONTHS, we approached it very differently. Brian needed to make sure he had researched ALL the options before coming to a conclusion. By research I mean reading stuff on the interet, stopping people and asking them about the cars they drive and why, reading consumer reports, talking to used car repair people, scanning car lots on a regular basis, and test driving anything that seemed somewhat interesting, etc. For me it was much simpler, did it make sense for our growing family, is it a reputable car make in terms of reliability, and does it get decent gas mileage? So today we officially joined the ranks of "A MINIVAN DRIVING FAMILY!" So watch out soccer moms, here I come!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

yikes!! but really, is a wagon much better? Excited to see you cruise by in the mini.

Brian said...

we tried EVERYTHING else that might have worked besides a minivan. Ultimately, we couldn't beat the combination of gas mileage and space (and the price on this one... we got a GREAT deal). Plus it's a v6 and has the towing package already installed, so we're a step closer to getting that tent trailer we'd like to someday have.

Anonymous said...

You had a VW Van before, this is just a step up. It does make sense to have that size of a car.