Those 6-foot-plus kids will never be as comfortable as they would be in the back of a van. Richardson: As long as Michael accepts that the third row of almost any SUV will only be for small children. They’re stylish, smart, and way more fun to drive than a boring box on wheels. Not all SUVs are about rugged off-road ability. Gentile: Well, I know you don’t care about your image, but many people do. Most people need space and convenience, not rugged off-road ability.
Once you go to an SUV, you don’t go back to a minivan. Vans aren’t cool and they’re not popular any more. Maybe Michael will buy another van in 10 or 20 years if grandchildren come along. All those memories of the kids being kids and taking them places, and now the recognition that they’ve grown and those days have passed. Mark Richardson: Even so, this is a sad moment – the ditching of the van. And he’s in luck, the options are growing, even in the hybrid category. So I applaud Michael for dumping the family van in favour of a three-row SUV. Petrina Gentile: There’s no denying the practicality of a minivan, but I prefer the style, ride and handling of an SUV. Do you have any other suggestions for a family finally ready to ditch the van but not wanting to give up the space, and wanting to move to a hybrid? – MichaelĢ022 Toyota Highlander. Finally, we’d ideally like a hybrid.Ĭonsidering all of the above, the only option we can really find is a Highlander hybrid.
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The newest driver in the family is 6-foot-3, and his younger sibling will be the same when he gets to driving age. While we don’t use all the space in the van a ton, we’d love to stick with a three-row SUV for the occasional time we have more people or lots of stuff. We don’t want a van any longer, and we would like to switch to an SUV.
The Odyssey lease is up next winter, we’re starting to plan what to replace it with, and we’ve agreed that our kids are older and our needs are changing.
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Log In Create Free Accountįor the last 13-plus years, we’ve had a Honda Odyssey minivan as our primary vehicle for our young family, alongside what’s currently a CR-V.
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