Best vehicle choices for family of 6

[Anonymous]

What have you been happy with? With enough room in the 3rd row for kids to use daily.

I know, I know minivan makes sense, but I'd really prefer an AWD vehicle for winter use. Looking around $40k. Don't care much about new vs used.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What have you been happy with? With enough room in the 3rd row for kids to use daily.

We traded in a Suburban - one of the largest SUVs made - for a minivan because the minivan had more room in the 3rd row. You won't find a better option.

[Anonymous]

Sorry you definitely won't find a better option than a minivan. Check out the Chrysler Pacifica Limited - it's awesome inside even though it's a minivan on the outside.

[Anonymous]

Do you have car seats or boosters?

If yes, minivan with AWD. If no, we are happy with our Palisade with AWD.

[Anonymous]

if you really thing you need AWD for winter, put snow tires on a minivan and you'll get better results and an AWD CUV with OEM tires

[Anonymous]

minivan with AWD. with 6 people you will need the storage space (beach trips, sports, groceries) and none of the big suvs have as much as a minivan.

[Anonymous]

We have toyota sienna w snow tires

[Anonymous]

I think the Sienna may have AWD?

[Anonymous]

Sienna AWD. Vans have more interior space than suburbans.

[Anonymous]

Honda Odyssey.

Front wheel drive for winters is fine in the DC area. Vans are heavy and get great traction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What have you been happy with? With enough room in the 3rd row for kids to use daily.

I know, I know minivan makes sense, but I'd really prefer an AWD vehicle for winter use. Looking around $40k. Don't care much about new vs used.

You can do the Subaru Ascent new for that. How many kids are in car seats / boosters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What have you been happy with? With enough room in the 3rd row for kids to use daily.

I know, I know minivan makes sense, but I'd really prefer an AWD vehicle for winter use. Looking around $40k. Don't care much about new vs used.

You can do the Subaru Ascent new for that. How many kids are in car seats / boosters?

2 in LBB, 2 in convertible seats (3 and 1)

[Anonymous]

Ok, so let me be honest. DH travels for work so I have to deal with "car stuff" but I'm not a "car person". Is it a big hassle to deal with snow tires on/off? Can I put them on in Nov. and then leave them until say April?

We have a cabin upstate that's on gravel roads. Snow tires fine for that?

[Anonymous]

We have 4 kids and had a minivan until they were done with booster seats. We have the Honda Pilot now and I love it. Lots of storage space, seats 8.

[Anonymous]

Tried fighting the minivan trend by sticking with a 4Runner and sitting three kids across. Refused to get on the minivan train. Then one day just lost my passion for the fight and found an affordable low-mileage minivan and can't be happier. Now a family of 6, was definitely the right choice.