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Sunday, October 08, 2006

Are we minivan crazy?

In the past weeks, my wife and I have been discussing the possibility of upgrading her Toyota Corolla to a Minivan or SUV. A couple things that I thought before we even considered upgrading is 1. how much? or equal trade? 2. is it practical? Since we are having our FIRST child, i dont know if a minivan is going to be the most practical. The corolla is a great car and we love it for its gas mileage and makes sense for our age group. It does have enough room for a child seat and cargo too. My question is if we need to carry anything extra that may make it a tiny bit uncomfortable if we have 3 people in the corolla? Ive been looking at other vehicles like the Rendevoux, CR-V, and RAV-4 to balance out the minivan. Who knows, maybe I'm just going through a "phase" and it will pass, however an addition to our family is coming soon! Tuesday we find out if its a girl or a boy!! :)

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you can keep your current car that is the best option. With a first child the only compelling reason to get a new car is if your current vehicle is not "safe".

You have a LOT of new expenses ahead of you in the next year. If you can avoid spending on something as expensive as a car that would be best.

Likely you will find that your current car will be fine for the first few years. You may need to upgrade to a minivan if more children come along or as baby gets older if you find yourself needing more space for car pooling.

11:43 AM  
Blogger Amdollar said...

Thanks for the comment... my wife says upgrading right now seems a little impractical, so until we are on the verge on total breakdown or have another kid, its compactsville.

11:12 PM  

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