- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
Own a Minivan.
Its not that I'm a minivan hater. On shopping trips, long car rides and car pooling I welcome anyone with a minivan. I admit they are convenient, spacious and able to hold a family but I just cannot bring myself to get one.
Last night going through baby names with my mother, she brings it to my attention that my cute sporty car just wont hold our soon to be family of four. She told me I just need to cave and get the minivan. I know shes right. My ideal would be to get a SUV. But my finances are saying thats going to be out of the question right now....grrr....
I want to still be known as Missflipflops driving down the road. Not "mom". I love my car. I know this is going to sound probably very creepy but I am seriously attached to my little car. Like to the point where I hate the thought of it ever being seriously damaged in an accident and don't even bring up the "T" word! (totalled...eehhhh shudder!)
I love my child and soon to be child. I would litterally do anything for them...Just not get the minivan!
Oh please tell me I'm not the only one who feels this way!!!
Look into the Subaru Forrester. Has a lot of space and not expensive as most SUVs
You aren't the only one. I'm not pregnant or TTC but minivan is where I draw the line.
I hate minivans. I mean, I pretty much hate driving period, but minivans especially. Would not ever own one!
I think my "would nots" are moving out of the city and not putting my marriage first. I strongly believe that putting your marriage first (while still providing a good, safe home life for your kids) is essential.
I got a great deal on a RAV4! I think people are scared of Toyotas right now (RAV4 has had no issues though)... I got one that was 18 months old for 10k less than what the first owner paid for it.
We're looking into the Santa Fe - it's a very affordable SUV and has good reviews...
Hah too funny! I hate minivans too! I think when the time comes it'll be a sleek SUV for us! (or maybe the crewcab will do!).
I was also very extremely antiminivan before I had children. However, I ended up fostering one of my sister's kids; for a total of 6 kids, so I had no choice, but to get a minivan. I think as long as you have only 2 children, you can get a midsized car; however, you won't be able to chauffer any of their friends around. Something you will have to consider is whether you want to be the mom that takes a bunch of kids to sport's games, out of pizza, the the movies, etc. Depending on you budget, you may be able to get a used minivan and keep you little sports car.
I will never own a minivan. When we started talking about when we TTC, one of my first things to my husband to tell him I’m not trading my SUV in for a minivan - *ever*. He said he didn’t want one either!!
A friend of mine recently bought a minivan and you would have thought she won the lottery. Not me, no thanks.
I swore I would NEVER own a mini van. As a teenager, I had the cool dad that drove the cool cars, motorcycles, and I always drove the hottest car.
Well, things change.... With the birth of my 2nd daughter.... and girl scouts, cheerleading, sports, sleepovers, school-pooling, etc.... I HAD to break down and buy a minivan... I was the ONLY Mom that didn't own one, and I could NEVER be in the rotation for driving girls to all the events... and it saddened my daughter :(
I owned a minivan for many years and actually grew to like (eh-love it)... it was sooo convienent and comfortable. I had a DVD system with wireless headphones (a God send) installed. Then all the girls always wanted to go with us, cause we were the only minivan with the DVD player, and that made my daughter happy :)
Now that the kids are older, I am back to driving a very cool, very loaded, special edition SUV (compliments of my FI), and I love it... but there are times I miss my minivan and the convienence it offered
I think we hate the concept of a minivan!
Let me tell ya, my brother had a "minivan" for two years a Hyundai Odyssey, that thing was a sweet ride! It sat our WHOLE family, full leather interior, flat screen DVD player, automatic doors, fully loaded. It was so nice!!!Everyone in our family was sad when they traded it for a smaller Infiniti SUV. :(
When I'm a mommy with 2+ kids I want a Chevy Traverse!!! Such a beautiful vehicle.
"Minivans" have come a long way...
@Gerbera:I DO like the Chevy traverse!!!!!! I admit that recently they have been able to combine minivans and SUV's very well. Its just going to be a few years before I will be able to get the minivan that looks like an SUV.... =(
Someone suggested a Chrysler Pacifica to me. That's an option I suppose.
I'm going to end up getting a minivan. The first time you attempt to buckle up your wriggling toddler in anything without head room you're going to at least think about how nice a minivan could be. LOL My brother let me take his out for a drive and I was surprised at how well it handled and how easy it was to get all the kids in and buckled up. Plus the groceries fit. Something that I know would be a nightmare in my Jeep.
I too have an unnatural fondness for my Jeep. I feel ya. If/when I get the minivan, the Jeep IS NOT going anywhere! That's my car!!
Haha we are not TTC and won't for a while but FI says we will never have a minivan. Haha, I don't object because I am not a fan either, but don't hate them as much as FI does.
I think our alternative will be a wagon. Though I like the added height of SUVs/vans!
OMG @MissFlipFlops - we're not ready for kids yet, but DH and I had this EXACT conversation last night. Too funny! I'm hoping when the time comes, my good ol' Subaru Forester will suffice (or maybe a new Forester?!!)
@missfireslayer:Omg HILARIOUS!!!!!! Although that makes owning a minivan for me 10x worse!!! hahaha! Oh wow.....Becoming a parent shouldnt be about being financially ready anymore...its about when you can accept owning a "Swagger wagon". hahaha!
I draw the line at owning a Pack N' Play. I associate those with crazy moms who drag 50 pounds of baby crap everywhere they go (even though I'm sure that lots of perfectly normal people own them too!) and I refuse to join that club!
FYI for anyone who is worried about fitting your growing family into your small car, my husband and I are in the same boat and we decided to get a zipcar membership instead of buying a different car. We'll have our little car for daily use, but we can also borrow a minivan or SUV from Zipcar anytime. It's way cheaper than buying an SUV!
Oh dear. My line is way before minivans. I'm some wear around "honey, you can't have your Audi...uh, why are you convulsing on the floor...honey?"
We're not minivan people. My parents still have their Suburban that we already borrow for long trips (they have 2 other cars...) so I know that'll be kicking around if we need it. Other than that the Audi and the hubs car will do. I have no desire to set 5 children in a car. None. Ever.
@MissFlipFlops: haha I know right, my cousin sent it over to me and I was like OMG I am still on the I will NEVER own one, but you never know lol
Hahaha! I just told my mom this the other day.
She was buying a new car and my husband was helping her negotiate. I told her that we've already picked my next car (either a Highlander or a Pathfinder).
She said "You might want to think about some sort of van since you'll probably have it for a while" (oh and she doesn't know I'm pregnant yet).
To which I responded "Helllll NO! I will never drive a van!" In my mind there is absolutely no good reason to drive a van unless (like my parents) you have 4 kids.
I won't ever drive a minivan. I'll stick to my subaru imprezza, which for now will hold our soon-to-be family of 3+dog. After that, I'll probably end up with a VW Jetta TDI Wagon or a Subaru Forester.
I will, however be a mom with a pack'n'play. We're using it at home for the first bit, and will have one at my parents' as well as DH's parents' since we visit so often. But despite owning a pack'n'play, I'm really going to try to be as minimalistic as I can be with the baby stuff and not carting around 50 pounds of junk. That's my goal anyway.
Ooh, FI had to get a rental from the airport after his season ended, and he ended up with a Ford Edge. It was awesome.
I am dying to buy one, and we are a few years away from even considering a little one. It has a ton of room, but is still very stylish and sleek.
Unless I have 4 kids I will not own a minivan.
Although... I remember those days when i was 10 or so of being squished between 2 car seats in of our 2D audi. I was thinking PLEASE can we get a bigger car!!!! I hated the middle - it made me car sick, I had no room, had to put my legs up on the bump, had no cup holder, the boys fought between me, and couldn't see out the windows. Then we got an Odyssey and it was awesome!!! Of course then my brothers grew bigger than me and I was banished to the back again. ya just can't win!
there are pros and cons to each side.
I don't ever want a minivan (although my mom keeps telling me that I'll change my mind when I have kids). I'm thinking small SUV (maybe a Nissan Murrano or something similar).
Someone else already mentioned it, but I just wanted to second the Hyundai Sante Fe as an option!
I live in urban Boston. I wouldn't be able to park a minivan if I tried! Seriously, the parking spots (that you have to rent for $150+ a month, ouch) are only designed for small sedans. I'd have to bump up to the $250/month spot for it to be big enough.
And therefore I will hold out for as long as humanly possible. I sincerely believe it is possible to live in this city with kids without a car!
No minivans for me either. And I'm not going to breastfeed. I've read the research, seen the studies and it's not for me.
And in case there are "breastfeeding preachers" out there, you can save your breath (or fingers). Everyone is entitled to their own opinion in this, and like making the choice to have a baby, it's my body. (stepping off the soap box)
Guess what my first car was (not really 'mine,' but mine to use)? A minivan. And a brand-new minivan, so it looked like, at the age of sixteen, I had requested it. Yeah, I was the cool kid in school.
Never again.
No minivans for our family!! I hate them and luckily my husband does, too! I brought up the subject before marriage and he was in total agreement. We will NOT have a minivan. Most likely a midsize SUV, though. :)
No minivan here either! I have been driving a Ford Escape for the past 4 years so I'm already spoiled in the SUV department. I couldn't imagine driving a sedan again. If we were ever in the position to have more than 2 or 3 kids (which I don't see happening) I would just get a Honda Pilot or some other SUV that can hold 7 passengers. I will not back down to soccer mom peer pressure :)
I draw the line at Minivan and that awful contraption where the baby looks as if they're dangling painfully from your chest...
bjorn.jpg (23.5 KB, 34 downloads) 1 year old 
I'm not a mom yet but I'm with you on the mini-van, and I'd like to also throw into the ring a mommy haircut. I refuse to ever have a mommy haircut!! I don't care how much easier it is!
No vans for us! I have a 4runner and he just traded his RX8 for a special edition Mustang.
@monalisa670: I did the mommy haircut and came home and cried. Never again!
@monalisa- I never want a mom hair cut either! Oh my gosh!
A minivan can really save your back though... and I like tummy packs... but personally I plan on being an SUV/ truck person. However, I would love a Eurovan.
Mostly I don't want to gain too much weight...
@MrsH1010: I love those things! I like the West African style ones which seem to be a little more natural looking for the baby.
Mr. Oyster drove a minivan when I met him... inherited from his parents, he uses it for all his art gallery supplies & transporting artwork. But I just thought it meant he was divorced with kids! Now that we're married, I switched cars with him... getting in & out of the van is easier since I injured my back. But I feel weird about it. I am a married lady with a minivan! It all happened way too fast...
Later I plan on trading my car (which my husband currently drives) for some cool crossover SUV with a lot more power... I can't wait! He'll keep the van so we'll always have it I guess.
We're planing on getting pregnant soon, and I really want to get rid of my car and his truck.
He has a single cab 2009 Sierra (yeah I know why the HELL did I let him buy that) and he has since put a bed liner in, jacked it up, put brand new huge rims as well as a toolbox. I know we're gonna lose a ton of money, but I hate that truck. We can't even put our daughter in it for safety reasons :/
I have a camery that I thought was fine, but I hate it now. I want an SUV so bad it hurts. I'm thinking a Acadia!
I'm not a minivan kinda girl either!
It makes me sad that no one on this thread has said they pledge never ever to buy an SUV! :(
I'm not a minivan person either though.
This thread is so funny to me, because I am a dork and *love* mini vans. haha Now this is only because I swear I can't park an SUV, and I don't like climbing up to get in a vehicle. And my In laws have one of those swanky Town & Country ones and it's like a freakin luxury ride in there. All the bells and whistles. I probably won't actually own one because FH likes the crossover SUV cars better, and I am okay with those too. I think he likes the Forrester and a VW one. I want the Cadillac one! ha But I'm pro mini van if it suits my needs better. And believe me, I am not the "soccer mom" type of person, I'm just overly practical and prefer the feel of a car over a big, high off the ground SUV and better gas mileage.
@LittlestBirds: Well I pledge never to buy an SUV but not for the reasons you probably are sad about it. lol
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| fivemonthsnotice | 17 |
| ticatica | 14 |
| MrsOliveBird | 11 |
| aussiebee | 11 |
| pinkandsparkly | 10 |
| Lyndzo | 10 |
| countrygirl62312 | 8 |
| s.renea9 | 8 |
| Rivendeler | 8 |
| janetsnakehole | 8 |
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| bebefly | 1 |
 happyface |
1 |
