5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Family wagon, tailgater, and road trip dream even with 3 kids!
Date of Review: Oct 25, 2005
The Bottom Line: If you have a growing family that needs room and would like the option of going on road trips than this is the van for you.
We have had our van a few months and love it dearly. We traded in our Chrsyler Pacifica for it.
Pros:
1>Lots of room. I mean allot! I frequent the home improvement store alot and love the stow'n'go seating. I am able to drop all the seats into the floor and load full of drywall with ease. Did I mention I am 6'5 and have lots of leg room? Also when the stow'n'go are not in use you have room in the floor compartments and the trunk area is very deep. I put in a double stroller and umbrella stroller and 2 folding camping chairs and I still can pile groeries on. Oh we have 3 carseats so we put one of the middle seats down and you are able to pile the kids and yourself in the car and while it's raining outside you will also be in the van buckling them up.
2>DVD - a must have for the road trip. The kids can even pop on wireless earphones so you don't have to listen to Elmo! The sound quality is actually amazing, I was quite surprised.
3>Automatic sliding doors - you gotta get them. When you have your hands full of babies or groceries this is so handy. Pay the extra money for the automatic liftgate we wish we would have!
4>Tailgating daddies - Open the back and the rear seats fold backwards to make tailgate seating. You have to love that. Oh ya there is also a power adapter by the passenger sliding door to cool your cooler of suds.
5>Opt for the removable center console. It has a built in charger and cell phone holder which is awesome and in the back it has a continious on power adapter.
Cons:
1>Well it's a van, you are not gonna be picking up chicks in it but it is quit functional
2>No power adapter in the trunk area - this would be nice when tailgating.
3>The front cupholders are not spring actuated. You have to manually close them around the cup.
4>Gas mileage is ok. We get aroung 17 in the city where we live which is alot of stop and go and short 5 minute trips.