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Minivan moms: What do you love about your minivan? DH does not want one and says an SUV carries out the same function.
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04.22.08, 09:08 AM [ Flag ]
- they do (meaning SUV's do the same), the only argument I have heard is the automatic doors. but c;'mon how hard is it to open a door
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  - Its not automatic doors, its that they are sliders. My minivan is old and the doors are not automatic. Minivans easier to get in and out of, easier with the captain's seats, just, well, easier.
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  - auto doors and trunk are the best thing EVER.
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- You DH is totally incorrect, I cannot explain to you why they are different. The minivan rides differently, sliders are SO much easier for the kids, more room inside, etc.
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  - agreed. they're much easier to use than SUVs and make much more efficient use of space
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    04.22.08, 09:10 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I don't have one, but minivans have more space inside and can much more comfortably seat more people (unless we're talking like one of those stretch suburban things)
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- don't have either, but considering same and the difference I see is that an SUV does not have sliding doors
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  - Do a test drive of both choices, and you will see why IMHO a minivan is "better" for a family vehicle.
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    04.22.08, 09:10 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- the third row is not usable in an SUV if you have 2 carseats in the 2nd row. (I suppose an exception would be an SUV w/ captain's seats). love the sliding doors - don't have to worry about kids banging it into other cars in parking lots.
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  04.22.08, 09:10 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - ITA everytime I try to squeeze a kid into the back row or my little ones try to get in and out of an SUV its a PITA. Minivan easier.
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    04.22.08, 09:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - PS especially if you are a smaller woman, the minivan just "works" better. Does that make sense?
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      04.22.08, 09:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Not true at all. The configuration inside a minivan is completely different.
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  04.22.08, 09:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I have both and they are different in surprising ways. More car-like ride, lower riding so easier to get in and out, better third row access, more room to transport cargo especially large items.
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  04.22.08, 09:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I wouldn't want a minivan with 2 dcs but w/ 3+ they're indispensable.
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  04.22.08, 09:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - the thing with 2 dcs is they have friends. i love being able to have a playdate for each dc and still be able to fit everyone in the car
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    04.22.08, 09:13 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- seems to me a SUV has more cargo space
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  04.22.08, 09:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - nah. have more cargo space in my odyssey w/ 3rd row down, than my old pilot w/ the 3rd row down.
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    04.22.08, 09:14 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - actually, even w/ the 3rd row up, the odyssey has more cargo space b/c it has a "well"
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  - not true
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    04.22.08, 09:14 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- they absolutely do not. and i have neither.
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Minivan moms: What do you love about your minivan? DH does not want one and says an SUV carries out the same function.

they do (meaning SUV's do the same), the only argument I have heard is the automatic doors. but c;'mon how hard is it to open a door

Its not automatic doors, its that they are sliders. My minivan is old and the doors are not automatic. Minivans easier to get in and out of, easier with the captain's seats, just, well, easier.

auto doors and trunk are the best thing EVER.

You DH is totally incorrect, I cannot explain to you why they are different. The minivan rides differently, sliders are SO much easier for the kids, more room inside, etc.

agreed. they're much easier to use than SUVs and make much more efficient use of space

I don't have one, but minivans have more space inside and can much more comfortably seat more people (unless we're talking like one of those stretch suburban things)

don't have either, but considering same and the difference I see is that an SUV does not have sliding doors

Do a test drive of both choices, and you will see why IMHO a minivan is "better" for a family vehicle.

the third row is not usable in an SUV if you have 2 carseats in the 2nd row. (I suppose an exception would be an SUV w/ captain's seats). love the sliding doors - don't have to worry about kids banging it into other cars in parking lots.

ITA everytime I try to squeeze a kid into the back row or my little ones try to get in and out of an SUV its a PITA. Minivan easier.

PS especially if you are a smaller woman, the minivan just "works" better. Does that make sense?

Not true at all. The configuration inside a minivan is completely different.

I have both and they are different in surprising ways. More car-like ride, lower riding so easier to get in and out, better third row access, more room to transport cargo especially large items.

I wouldn't want a minivan with 2 dcs but w/ 3+ they're indispensable.

the thing with 2 dcs is they have friends. i love being able to have a playdate for each dc and still be able to fit everyone in the car

seems to me a SUV has more cargo space

nah. have more cargo space in my odyssey w/ 3rd row down, than my old pilot w/ the 3rd row down.

actually, even w/ the 3rd row up, the odyssey has more cargo space b/c it has a "well"

not true

they absolutely do not. and i have neither.

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