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I can vouch for the remote controlled sliding doors....great to have with kids! With Drew away so much, stow-n-go was what we needed -- I just can't physically handle getting seats in and out of the car if anything large needed to be hauled. Stow-n-go is EASY.
We're on our 4th Dodge/Plymouth van. My parents have one of them which is still going strong at 150K+; one was donated at 199K+ (still going), and the last one died a premature death at 147K+ due to our own negligence. The latest one is used; we got it with only 13K miles and full factory warranty, and saved a ton vs. buying new. As I said, the stow-n-go and the remote doors are the best. I didn't know the Sienna had that too. I probably would have looked at the Honda since I heard so many great things about them, but I wanted the stowable seats.
And yes, once you have multiple kids, a minivan makes life easier. Yet, we had our van long before kids....when your hobby is showing dogs, a minivan is a status symbol, LOLOL. Of course, now the RV's are the "way to go" in the dog show world....I'm not ready to go there yet!
We're on our 4th Dodge/Plymouth van. My parents have one of them which is still going strong at 150K+; one was donated at 199K+ (still going), and the last one died a premature death at 147K+ due to our own negligence. The latest one is used; we got it with only 13K miles and full factory warranty, and saved a ton vs. buying new. As I said, the stow-n-go and the remote doors are the best. I didn't know the Sienna had that too. I probably would have looked at the Honda since I heard so many great things about them, but I wanted the stowable seats.
And yes, once you have multiple kids, a minivan makes life easier. Yet, we had our van long before kids....when your hobby is showing dogs, a minivan is a status symbol, LOLOL. Of course, now the RV's are the "way to go" in the dog show world....I'm not ready to go there yet!