Can someone recommend a spacious van?

[elizajane202]

Okay, we just found out we are expecting our 4th child. We need a mini van at this point or something like it. I've never driven anything bigger than a 4 door truck. Question is can someone recommend one that isn't going to be hard to drive?

Would love advice and here what some might come with. I've never looked into getting anything larger.

[admin]

I'd recommend a minivan, the odyssey is a good choice. Minivans are not any harder to drive then a car, in fact I feel they are often easier to drive.

[EyesofFreedom]

my wife used to have a dodge grand caravan with 7 passenger seating and extremely cold air! It didnt look that big from the outside and it rode like a caddy and was relatively easy to park,in fact it would turn tighter that my saturn coupe-go figure, but it only got about 25 mpg.

[hmrtnz4]

honda odyssey

[Neil]

My wife and I are only working on our first child (less than 2 months to go!), and we have an 05 Pilot. I know it's not a minivan, but it's got everything we'll ever need.

It's got the leather interior, 3rd row seating (which is just as easy to get to as a minivan), DVD with the wireless headphones, heated seats in front, lots of cup holders, ever passenger gets a shoulder belt, and here's the best part.........


I have had 8 men in it for a bachelor party. I am 300 lbs and 5'11". Shotgun was 6'8" and 370. The second row had a 6'6", and two others at 5'11". The third row had three smaller guys, but they were still 5'8".

I have also hauled a ton of stuff in my Pilot. From Wisconsin to Atlanta, GA we went to pick up a car and deliver some parts along the way. Roll call was as follows; Myself, my 6'8" friend, my wife, two little cousins, and my bro-in-law. Besides passengers we had a CRX Si motor in a tote (complete), all of our bags, a cooler, and a dozen or so DVD's. Not only that, but we had a Carbon Fiber hood attached to the roof. LOL What a ride!!!

Other options the Pilot has are 6 disc in dash CD changer, you can control all the audio and dvd options from the front and lock out the rear for children. Another nice feature is that while the kids are listening to Barney on the headphones, you can still listen to a CD, or whatever. We have been averaging around 19MPG in town, and have reached 25MPG on the highway.

I'm not saying that the Pilot is better than the minivan, but you asked what we have and what options were available. Hope this helps!!

[boxcarracer0260]

i would have to say either the odyssey or the MDX