Searchin' for the LOSER CRUISER!

I don't think there was ever any doubt that we would need something spacious to drive. A minivan deal was pretty much sealed the day we got the blood test. Nobody can convince me they are cool, despite all the comments like; "The new ones are so nice", "They make them so sporty now", "Mine has more power than you might think....". Minivans suck, I know it, you know it. On a Saturday morning in February at 4:45am, it needs room to hold 3 hockey bags and 1 EXTRA LARGE Timmy's.

So we have been looking and have learned a few things; we need 60/40 stow n go rear seats with car-seat attachments on the 40 side. This is so we can seat all three kids and still have reasonable room for stuff and dogs. The only 2 minivans this is available in are the 2006 Odyssey and most modern Siennas. Caravan has the third car seat on the 60 side, Montana does not have stow n go, most other models are a bench. Did you know the only minivan available which allows you to seat 3 car-seats in the second row is the 8 passenger Toyota Sienna?

My favorite is the Honda, but that has 2 problems; it is the most expensive and we can't buy a used one. Used ones are hard to come by and pre 2006, the car seat fixtures are only on the 60% side!

A 2004-2005 8 passenger Sienna is most likely what we will end up with, but the Honda sure is nice. What do you think?