Long live the (gulp) van?!?! Yup, I had to trade in my wonderful Envoy for something with a little more room for out of town guest and stuff you need when you travel with children. I am very sad and view this as the first step into realizing my age (and I'm not even sad to be 34 - it's a good age).
After visiting too many dealers and getting sticker shock (I am truly missing the GM employee pricing), I ended up with a Honda Odyssey mini-van. It was totally and completely due to the price, and the fact that they still had good lease options. After driving the Honda for almost a month now, I will admit the extra room is nice and I like the side-opening automatic doors. And, our out of town guests like actually being able to travel with us and the kids in one car (without being squashed between two kid seats). So, I begrudingly give it that.
But, I'm still not happy to have it. It's not a "swagger wagon" (Toyota's motto) or a "party bus" (one of my girlfriend's names) - it's a dustbuster mini-van. But, the kids do like it (Will gets really excited to go in his new car) and we managed to get all of our Ikea purchases in it this past weekend.
Who knows? In 3 years (when the lease is up), I may want to keep it (highly unlikely, but you never know). Until then, I'm trying to remain practical and just drive.
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