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Anonymous wrote:

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!! ...How old do you guys think I am?

10? 13?

28, and secretly afraid that owning a minivan will cause 30 to arrive sooner.

Oh honey, allowing your insecurity to dictate your car purchases is cliche. If it was a man, we'd say "he's compensating".

And a guy driving a minivan would be too lame to date, so who cares?

-Another 28yo who will stick with her coupe, thankyouverymuch

Um - a guy driving a minivan is clearly dateable enough to snag a woman, shaggable enough to procreate and is secure enough to let it show.

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that you can adjust the height of the steering wheel on most cars these days, right? Yes, that includes minivans. There is a lever on the steering console that will allow you to tilt the wheel up or down.

Yup and it doesn't help. If I lower it it hits my legs. If I raise it I can't see. Duh!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!! ...How old do you guys think I am?

10? 13?

28, and secretly afraid that owning a minivan will cause 30 to arrive sooner.

Oh honey, allowing your insecurity to dictate your car purchases is cliche. If it was a man, we'd say "he's compensating".

And a guy driving a minivan would be too lame to date, so who cares?

-Another 28yo who will stick with her coupe, thankyouverymuch

I'm 5'3 and *somehow* I've managed to park my minivan for 10 years without backing into anything (and my van was built pre-backup cameras). I'd much rather drive my van than my husband's sedan. His car is too low for me to see around all the giant SUV's people drive out here in the 'burbs.

Anonymous wrote:OMG I forgot about the blind spots!!!! I was always scared of changing lanes.

Sorry DH we're not getting a mini-boat, err, mini-van.

Sounds like you just need a driving course.

You do realize that you can adjust the height of the steering wheel on most cars these days, right? Yes, that includes minivans. There is a lever on the steering console that will allow you to tilt the wheel up or down.

Anonymous wrote:From your comment about parking, I am wondering if you have strong glasses. I have strong glasses and would never get a minivan. I stick with the smallest car I can because I just can not judge distances very well. If this is the case for you, please explain this to your husband. He may not want a dented-up minivan...

Yup, I wear contacts. I told DH about the blind spot thing but he's 6ft tall and he just doesn't get it. I have to twist and turn like crazy to check over my shoulders and I was never comfortable driving a car with extra rows. Too much margin for error.

To the "few inches" poster - I drive a SUV so I feel like I can see things around me much better. When I drive sedans and mini-vans I feel like I can't see very well what's going on around me. It's hard to park because I have to keep twisting and turning. DH travels for work and comes home every week with a different car. We've driven every car under the sun through out those 7 years and we picked our current car based on one of those experiences with his rentals. I tried driving an Odyssey some time ago and could not stop laughing. At the highest point on the seat I could driving either looking under or over the wheel. The top of the wheel was almost at my eye level!

Anyway, I guess if I mention the dented bumpers he'll stop trying to convince me

From your comment about parking, I am wondering if you have strong glasses. I have strong glasses and would never get a minivan. I stick with the smallest car I can because I just can not judge distances very well. If this is the case for you, please explain this to your husband. He may not want a dented-up minivan...

When you are sitting down, you are only a few inches lower than the rest of us. The height thing is in your head.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!! ...How old do you guys think I am?

10? 13?

28, and secretly afraid that owning a minivan will cause 30 to arrive sooner.

Oh honey, allowing your insecurity to dictate your car purchases is cliche. If it was a man, we'd say "he's compensating".

OP here. I'm 32.

If you guys help me out to find a mini van that will make a 5ft tall lady feel like she's up there with other drivers, something with minimal blid spots, 4WD that does not need a camera to be parked I'm willing to review my opinion. But seems like such van does not exist yet.

A Mazda 5 is only good if you have two kids or less. We looked at them when we had our third and there was just not enough room for much else. We have a CR-V and can fit three convertible carseats in the back with no problem (you do have to buy a narrow carseat though). So far so good.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!! ...How old do you guys think I am?

10? 13?

28, and secretly afraid that owning a minivan will cause 30 to arrive sooner.

Oh honey, allowing your insecurity to dictate your car purchases is cliche. If it was a man, we'd say "he's compensating".

Anonymous wrote:

BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!! ...How old do you guys think I am?

10? 13?

28, and secretly afraid that owning a minivan will cause 30 to arrive sooner.

Anonymous wrote:I like the idea of a minivan, but can't swallow the idea of driving one -- I'm too cute to drive one.

No you're not. Anyone who's appearance is "cute" fits a minivan quite nicely.

I like the idea of a minivan, but can't swallow the idea of driving one -- I'm too cute to drive one.