Saturday, September 28, 2013

Test Drive

Is it possible to hot rod in a mini-van? We took to the challenge yesterday when we went hunting for our new travel vehicle; that's right mini-vans, you read correctly!

We scoped out the Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town & Country, Toyota Sienna and the Ford Flex (not a mini-van, but way cool). The goal, to weigh the pros and cons of each of these lovely vehicles over the next few weeks and decide which is going to work best for our needs.

We need a vehicle to provide as a home base, a place to put everything we will be taking on this journey across North America over the next two years, and comfort is key for those long drives! Cargo capacity is a huge element, hence the mini van route; I know, we are still coming to grips with the idea of driving, let alone, owning a mini van!

So if anyone has personal experience with any of these gems and wants to chime in on the good, the bad and the ugly of each; we would greatly appreciate the feedback.

On another note the house goes up for sale on the 16th of October and pretty much all furniture will be up for sale, so if anyone wants dibs, speak now or forever hold your peace.


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  2. how about a much cooler car and a trailer
    http://i1.rvusa.com/wm/showimagerv.ashx?id=10277784&t=18

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    1. Jared, we contemplated a trailer but with spending so much time in major cities and limited parking it didn't seem worth the hassle. But thanks for looking out for us! : )

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  3. You should totally go with one of those 70's VW vans!
    http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/cars/HippieVan.jpg.jpg

    Or something really comfy/luxury:
    http://outlawcoach.com/gallery/2014-new-prevost-gallery/

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