SUV most like a minivan?

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Every 230 miles? You’ve got to be kidding! That sounds like the worst road trip ever.

DP. Assuming you're going an average of 60 mph over that time span, that's basically every 4 hours. When you go on road trips, do you drive at one stretch without stopping for longer than that?

Yes. We drive as far as a tank of fuel will take us, and then we stop for food and fuel and pile back in, under 30 minutes, tops We head to Florida three or four times a year and make the trip in one day.

I don’t know how long a “tank of fuel” lasts for but we have three kids and easily stop every two hours on road trips. If everyone was willing to be more inconvenienced for the good of the planet, we wouldn’t be as screwed as we are right now so kudos to Tesla driving op.

How long can your kids go without peeing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, OP, if you want a minivan, trade your car in and get a used one (what do you drive and when did you buy it?)

If it’s her turn for a new car, she should get to choose what she wants to drive.

Agree, what do you have OP and when did you buy it?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a car guy and I love our family's Honda Odyssey. My feelings may be different it was a daily driver, but I really enjoy driving the Odyssey on weekends and road trips.

As others have mentioned the Honda Pilot is very van-like, as it shares the same platform with the Odyssey.

The issue here is that this would be the wife’s every day car and it’s her turn to choose. It’s not the minivan-ness of it (even though you admit you probably wouldn’t want to drive one all around town even though you like it fine).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Every 230 miles? You’ve got to be kidding! That sounds like the worst road trip ever.

DP. Assuming you're going an average of 60 mph over that time span, that's basically every 4 hours. When you go on road trips, do you drive at one stretch without stopping for longer than that?

Right. Also, we have little kids, who still need semi-frequent breaks. Heck, even as an adult I can't stand to sit for more than three hours at the most. And it's not like gas-powered vehicles don't need to refuel, unless you're talking about something with multiple tanks.

Look, it's not the car for you if you relish sitting for six hours straight and driving cross-country in three days. My priorities are different, so for our family, it's a perfect fit. For us, road trips mean driving somewhere together, not sitting for as long as possible (shudder).

My 14 yo dd has to pee and stretch her legs every two hours...

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a car guy and I love our family's Honda Odyssey. My feelings may be different it was a daily driver, but I really enjoy driving the Odyssey on weekends and road trips.

As others have mentioned the Honda Pilot is very van-like, as it shares the same platform with the Odyssey.

The issue here is that this would be the wife’s every day car and it’s her turn to choose. It’s not the minivan-ness of it (even though you admit you probably wouldn’t want to drive one all around town even though you like it fine).

Agree. I had to buy another minivan when mine died because we have a disabled child and needed the features but YES I secretly resented it when it was my DHs “turn” and he just picked what he wanted to drive (a car that barely fits our three dc squished in a small backseat) that we have to lift our dc into. I thought it was really selfish of him.

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Anonymous wrote:We have two children, 6 & 4. I want a minivan but my wife wouldn't be caught dead driving one and it is her turn for a new car so she wins. What SUV is "most like" a minivan? I love the functionality and versatility of the minivan so would want something similar in an SUV.

With 2 kids - how many road trips do you do a year that you need the space of a minivan? We had 2 sedans until we had a 3rd child. We agreed to rent a larger car for road trips if we needed it. We did it once and just rented stuff where we were going other times.

Once DC #3 came along, we got the minivan- but in our case the reason was that the kids were too young to get themselves in and out of car seats. Your kids are older and you do not need the 3rd row (are you carpooling on a daily basis?)

If you are more specific in what versatility you are looking for, people can be more helpful in recommendations.

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Agree - Honda Pilot

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Every 230 miles? You’ve got to be kidding! That sounds like the worst road trip ever.

DP. Assuming you're going an average of 60 mph over that time span, that's basically every 4 hours. When you go on road trips, do you drive at one stretch without stopping for longer than that?

Yes. We drive as far as a tank of fuel will take us, and then we stop for food and fuel and pile back in, under 30 minutes, tops We head to Florida three or four times a year and make the trip in one day.

My car has about 10 gallons before the gas light comes on, and let's assume 40 mpg highway. So that's 400 miles on a tank. 400 miles/60 mph = 6 2/3 hours. You do you, of course, but it doesn't seem like a good idea for anybody to be sitting and driving for that long at one stretch.

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Nobody else grew up with a mayonnaise jar in the car for those bathroom emergencies? My dad was one of those who would never stop.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody else grew up with a mayonnaise jar in the car for those bathroom emergencies? My dad was one of those who would never stop.

I hated those kinds of trips when I was a kid and refuse to subject my kids to that. I'll take an extra day to drive long distances and we'll stop every 2-3 hours instead of the drives that start in the morning and only stop for lunch and dinner. These days, we usually just fly and rent a car to avoid these types of issues.

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It’s horribly unhealthy and cruel to force kids not to pee when they need to go. There are bathrooms at every exit. A mayonnaise jar, wtf?!?!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s horribly unhealthy and cruel to force kids not to pee when they need to go. There are bathrooms at every exit. A mayonnaise jar, wtf?!?!

You lived a privileged childhood if you never had to pee in a jar in the backseat of a car.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody else grew up with a mayonnaise jar in the car for those bathroom emergencies? My dad was one of those who would never stop.

My partner did, because his dad wouldn't stop. And because he knows what it's like because his dad wouldn't stop, he does stop.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s horribly unhealthy and cruel to force kids not to pee when they need to go. There are bathrooms at every exit. A mayonnaise jar, wtf?!?!

You lived a privileged childhood if you never had to pee in a jar in the backseat of a car.

Seriously, are you for real. We had a family of 6 and took road trips in a Plymouth Acclaim, but we were allowed to use the bathroom.
How does one pee in a mayonnaise jar in a moving vehicle in a crowded backseat exactly?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s horribly unhealthy and cruel to force kids not to pee when they need to go. There are bathrooms at every exit. A mayonnaise jar, wtf?!?!

You lived a privileged childhood if you never had to pee in a jar in the backseat of a car.

I'm privileged because my parents actually stopped when we had to be on one of our many road trips? The road trips we took to visit family friends because we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel for a week and definitely couldn't afford to fly somewhere? Oooooooh-kay.