Yes, it’s a van

Though I really really hate the word “Van”. We decided on an Odessy, the thing that sold us on it was the comfy 2nd row seats for adults. When we do take our parents places, it is likley that adults will be in the back, so they more comfortable, the better.

I did an informal poll amongst my mini-van owning mom friends, and most people thought the sliding doors were most important feature. one friend (who shall remain nameless!) said the back-up camera would have saved them lots of money…and was worth the price! I have 2 favourite features so far (aside from the fantastic sliding doors), the ‘conversational mirror’, aka spy on your passengers from the front, and the abilbity to have 3 yes THREE latched car seats across the second row. Fantastic I say.

We both really wanted to like the Mazda 5, as we wanted a car, (the only car available with sliding doors) but after sitting in it, it wasn’t for us. Our Prius serves pretty much the same purpose as this car, so having one small and one larger car seemed the best route for us.