Latest Minivan Reviews
2008 Mazda5 Review
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.
Read more2008 Toyota Sienna LE Review
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.
Read more2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Review
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.
Read more2008 Chrysler Town & Country Review
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.
Read more2007 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.
Read more2007 Nissan 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.
Read more2007 Dodge Grand Caravan
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.
Read more2007 Mazda5
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?
Read more2006 Chrysler Town & Country, Limited
OK, the issue with minivans is not new. While stopped at a light in the 2006 Chrysler Town & Country, a bus passes through the intersection with an ad on it for a burrito joint. The ad says, "There is no such thing as a COOL minivan." Out of professional courtesy, I won't mention my first thought about a bus dogging on a minivan.
Read more2006 Kia Sedona LX
For most of us with families, our spending habits evolve abruptly after the initial sticker shock of pregnancy. I've even had to sacrifice my favorite anti-wrinkle, anti-sun, anti-given-birth-twice-and-haven't-slept-well-in-nights miracle face elixir for plain old drug store SPF. Despite the withdrawals that come with sticking to the family's budget, the Kia Sedona is a great way for growing families to get the function they desire in a minivan without breaking the bank.
Read more2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L
My friends call me gadget girl. Two of the top three things on my holiday list are electronics (I am not a complete tech-head, the third item is an all-day package at my favorite spa). I really find technology irresistible, so you can imagine my delight in the feature packed Honda Odyssey.
Read more2005 Buick Terraza CXL
According to Buick, "the all-new Terraza crossover sport van brings a rich blend of style, comfort and elegance to the premium mid-van segment." Style, comfort and elegance: Perfect! I'm missing all three of those.
Read more2005 Toyota Sienna XLE AWD Limited
The 2005 Toyota Sienna arrives just in time to greatly increase my quality of life during the long summer weekends. Oh sure, the kids love it too. But everyone knows that a happy mom means a happy family.
Read more2005 Nissan Quest 3.5 L SL
For 2005 Nissan is providing me with a loaded mid-line version of the Quest. I can't wait to discover if I can be "bought" with the extras. Surely I'll see through the glitz and glamour of high cost accessories and interpret the car for what it is. On second thought, I am a woman after all; a bit of bling will inevitably catch my eye.
Read more2005 Chrysler Town & Country
Someone recently wrote to me griping that she's too young to drive a minivan. Us Gen X-ers are growing up and having babies. To many of us, a minivan is what our mothers drove. Heck, my mother-in-law still drives one. We are too young to drive minivans — or are we?
Read more2004 Nissan Quest
At first glance the 2004 Nissan Quest appears very different from other minivans on the market. I'll even venture to say it looks sexy. Yes, you read right. I called this minivan sexy. Nissan has done a great job at marketing this vehicle as "what women want" but did they actually have a woman test it before putting it on the market?
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