Anonymous wrote:Daily driver between spouse and myself is a Range Rover and a Porsche 911. We both still go to office and don't work from home. For kids sports on weekends and trips we have a suburban. 3 boys ages 8, 11, and 12. Nanny drives them in an old Volvo XC90 that we provided for her.

Wow! I want to be a nanny.

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2020 Pilot (bench seating in second row) and have a 4 year old and a 1 year old. We are thinking about having a third. Will it work? The message I am getting is that minivans are the way to go....I just want to know if we can make a Pilot work! Regretting not thinking it through more when we bought it!

Yes, you absolutely can make a Pilot work, if it's just about driving your own family around. We have had a Pilot since before our third was born, and our kids are now 3, 5, and 7. We are only getting ready to buy a minivan because we're having a fourth.

If you plan to drive your 4 year old's entire soccer team around next year or do lots of carpooling, it's a different story. But we have had no problem with our three in the Pilot.

Minivan at least until you are down to 1 car seat, no more stroller, PNP, etc.

Brand new Sienna looks nice.

Mini van with 2 kids and #3 on the way but bought the minivan before planning for #3. It's just an easier way to move the family, the dog, and anything else we need to

Single parent to kids 14,13,11. Drive a subaru ascent, will give to oldest when he turns 16 as his car.

We have a 2020 Pilot (bench seating in second row) and have a 4 year old and a 1 year old. We are thinking about having a third. Will it work? The message I am getting is that minivans are the way to go....I just want to know if we can make a Pilot work! Regretting not thinking it through more when we bought it!

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Anonymous wrote:Also, 10-12 years to own a car is pretty aggressive... Probably will be more like 7-8.

You be surprised how long folks keep cars. My brother in laws mother is 99 and still has the car she went on first date on with husband 82 years ago and it still runs. Still titled in dead’s husband name and registered. It is a 1931 Ford Model A.

You know this is not common.

DP, of course it's uncommon to find a Model A with one owner, but take a look at the cars around you next time you're out for a drive. Owning a car for 10-12 years is absolutely not "pretty aggressive."

It is in 2021!

The current Odysseys are crap. I refuse to buy one, even though I've had two previous ones. If you get a van, get something else.

If you need a decent 3rd row and don't want a Suburban-size car, the best 3rd rows are Traverse, Pilot, Ascent, and Atlas, as best I can tell.

[quote=Anonymous]My husband wouldn't budge about a minivan, and I didn't want one either. We got a Subaru Ascent with captain's chairs 2 weeks before #3 arrived. Then we rented a minivan on a vacation. And now we're on the verge of trading in the SUV. [/quote]

We have 3 under 9 years old .. LOVE our Ascent .. but for travel we use the Honda pilot with the entertainment system in it, it is basically a minivan without the convenience features.

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Anonymous wrote:Daily driver between spouse and myself is a Range Rover and a Porsche 911. We both still go to office and don't work from home. For kids sports on weekends and trips we have a suburban. 3 boys ages 8, 11, and 12. Nanny drives them in an old Volvo XC90 that we provided for her.

Oh, what a great and practical solution! OP, just go buy a Porsche, a Range Rover, a Suburban, and don’t forget a Volvo for the nanny.

You smell that?? It is the scent of a troll.