I have arrived fully into the land of parenthood. We purchased a minivan this weekend. With a 3rd kid on the way that puts us with a family of 6. Our current Subaru Outback is filled to bursting with the 2 carseats and Sam. Luckily Sam is fairly smallish so she fits (albeit squished in there). But with another car seat on the way it wasn't going to work, so we took the plunge and purchased a minivan.
We sent out feelers to various dealerships and trolled craigslist to get an idea of the used vs. new market. On Saturday we hit a couple of dealerships armed with various price quotes. The first dealership had a year old 12k miles Toyota that we really liked, and the price was around what we were expecting. We couldn't bring ourselves to purchase it without looking around though, so we left the offer on the table and travelled to another dealership. The second dealership had the exact same van (except in white instead of silver) with a better certification for $1,000 less. We talked them down a bit and then bought it.
It's pretty neat! There is a ton of room. It's worse gas milage than our Subaru but not by much. We're both really excited about being able to go into town when the family is visiting and only take one car. And of course being able to cart Elias' friends around will be nice. Hooray for minivans! :)
Monday, January 26, 2009
I have arrived
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See, and we'll still have to take two cars to the Tour de Tucson. :-p
No way man! It seats 8 people, and I plan on purchasing a hitch-style bike rack for the back that will hold more than 2 bikes. If you can cart that many people you'll probably need more than 2 bikes. :)
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