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2009 Mazda5

Nov 18 2008

Everyone in my brood loved the look of the 2009 Mazda5. Hubby thought it was sporty and unique-looking, and I loved that the interior was highly usable while the exterior didn’t make me feel like a mom. I have to hand it to the Mazda designers on this one; the Mazda5 really does have a “zoom-zoom” affect.


2008 Honda Odyssey

Jul 07 2008

2008 Honda Odyssey

Honda calls the Odyssey the “King of Minivans,” but I think it must be a queen. Especially with the Touring trim level, the Odyssey is minivan royalty that’s built to suit all. She’s elegant, poised, smooth and secretly running the show.


2008 Mazda Mazda5

Apr 24 2008

2008 Mazda5

If the minivan is the grown-up, mature version of the family-mobile, the Mazda5 is the precocious little sister. It’s not quite as big, fast or well-developed as its big sister, but it still wants a turn on the dance floor.


2008 Toyota Sienna

Apr 11 2008

2008 Toyota Sienna

Let’s face it — buying a minivan is the ultimate vehicular concession to parenthood. Nothing says, “My first name is Mommy and I have breast-milk stains on my shirt” like sliding doors. That said, while minivans come in many versions, some are more family-friendly than others.


2008 Dodge Grand Caravan

Apr 10 2008

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan

When I’m running late, I get really speedy. I pick up the pace, stomp around and mix it all with a dollop of fluster. What inevitably winds up happening is I forget stuff, or I mutter. These behaviors are usually directed to my poor family, but during a recent test drive, I found myself saying them to the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan.


2008 Chrysler Town & Country

Nov 08 2007

2008 Chrysler Town & Country

Welcome class, to Chrysler Town & Country 101. If you are in the wrong classroom please take this opportunity to leave now, as I have a lot to say and cannot be interrupted once we start.


2007 Kia Sedona

Sep 26 2007

2007 Kia Sedona

Until two weeks ago, I was a minivan virgin. Perhaps, as with other notable first times, my expectations were too high. The bottom line is that the Kia Sedona has a lot to offer for such an affordable car, but I’d like to find a minivan with a few more frills.


2007 Nissan Quest

Jun 15 2007

Quest

I’m always looking for new activities and clandestine playgrounds for my energetic boys. Any suggestion is embraced as I consider its viability and potential success ratio (based on the formula MI=HO² — Mommy Input = Happy Output²). In the Nissan Quest, I can finally put adventure seeking (and formula pondering) to rest.


2007 Dodge Grand Caravan

Jan 30 2007

With a whole slew of features that literally make life easier, I’d gladly (OK, maybe not gladly, but just slightly reluctantly with a mere second or two of violent kicking) trade in any leftover sex appeal in a pre-child car for a minivan that’s a friend and not a foe in this crazy life of mine as a mom.


2007 Mazda Mazda5

Oct 16 2006

When flipping though the pages of a parenting magazine (whose subscription I’ve been meaning to cancel since my kids are now 4 and 6 and I no longer need or want to read about the greatest new birthing techniques every month), I became intrigued by adds for the Mazda5. What is it? A miniaturized minivan? A big sport wagon with sliding doors and room for six?


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