New Car!

Well, it's been 3 months now, but we traded Allison's Volvo on a slightly larger ride with seating for 6 back in July. We had the Volvo for almost 5 years having purchased it just before Owen was born. It was a great car that served us well, with the most comfortable seats... But alas, two little ones, the dog and luggage were getting to be a bit much for her to cart around for weekend trips. Also we thought it would be nice to have seats for at least 6 so friends/family could ride with us when we had the kids.


So we looked at some crossovers, SUV's... all the while dancing around the minivan idea. We drove a Mazda CX-9, and a Toyota Highlander Hybrid, both of which were nice vehicles... The Highlander 3rd row seats are made for midgets and it was just a little too small overall. The Mazda was nice, but the one we looked at just didn't suit our needs. After driving a 2007 Pacifica at a local dealer we were sold on the interior room, usable 3rd row seats, features and finally overall value.... it was significantly less $$ than anything else we looked at it. So here's the new addition...