October 7, 2013

Swagger Wagon

The Man & I have been talking for awhile about what our next vehicle will be.  My car has been slowly falling apart (though duck tape holds it together amazingly well!) and with a growing family,Many Waters Swagger Wagon we know we are going to need something bigger than a sedan.  

At first we were going to go with an SUV.  Then I started thinking…we’d like to have at least two more kids for a total of three.  Once that third kiddo arrives, we’re going to want something bigger.  So after pondering it for awhile, we decided to skip the middle step and go straight to a minivan. 

While I was traveling, The Man emailed a local dealership to ask some questions about prices and such.  They emailed him back and realized that the van we wanted would be doable in about a year, when we were thinking about getting it.  He likes to plan so now we had a one.  Then a few days later the owner emailed him and asked what they could do to get us in a van now.  He thought about it and crunched some numbers.  He talked to me and I agreed so he emailed them back.  The owner said to come on down cause he thought they could make it happen.

So on the day I returned from driving cross country, we headed to the dealership.  We took a van for a test drive and liked it.  I’ll be honest, we were looking at the Nissan Qwest because my car was a Nissan and I LOVE the intelligent key.  You don’t have to have the key out to unlock or start the car, it just has to be on you.  It is so convenient, especially with a baby.  In the end, that van was out of our price range.  The idea of getting that van was stressing me out, so it was just as well.  I didn’t like the shape and it while it drove well, it didn’t feel right to me.

Instead of saying that they couldn’t help us, the dealership ran the numbers on a different van they had.  It is the same year (2012), has low miles and the only feature it is missing was the intelligent key.  We drove the van and I LOVED it.  I liked it a lot more than the Qwest.  So we walked away with a new minivan!  We’ve had it for a month (yes, I’m that behind on blog posts) and I’m loving it!  I never expected to love having a minivan but I do.  Growing up I was the dude in Green Eggs and Ham who refused to eat them anywhere.  I NEVER EVER wanted a minivan.   It’s amazing what having a kid and a new perspective can do for you!

What do you think of minivans?  Love them or hate them?

18 comments:

  1. I am so with you! I was that same person saying I'll never drive a mini van but now that we have one, packed with three kids and a dog, I am grateful! I love all the space!

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  2. The space is awesome! I love it so much more than I ever thought I would:)

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  3. I wish I had a reason to need a minivan. We would have gotten one this summer if our IVF had worked....but since it didn't we just got a mid sized SUV instead.
    Your swagger wagon is fabulous.

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  4. I didn't think I would get a minivan, but we were given an old one (with a blown engine we needed to replace) when I was pregnant with #2. I haven't looked back. We like to be spontaneous, and the minivan gives us the space to keep an "emergency bag" with spare clothes, sweatshirts, etc. One day, we went to the ocean (2 hours from home) for a daytime event and ended up staying for the fireworks, and we used almost everything in that bag, because the kids went in the ocean in their first set of clothes, and then it got COLD and windy when the sun set.

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  5. I got a new car this summer and it has the intelligent key. I love it! Glad you found a new car that you love.

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  6. I said I'd never drive a minivan and then I got pregnant and had to squeeze a car seat in the back of small sedan. Looked into upgrading and really wanted an SUV and then I got pregnant again. In Texas, your kids are in a car seat/booster seat until 8 years old unless they hit 100 lbs and nearly 5 feet tall before then. We are short so this isn't going to happen. I also have two mildly handicap sisters that I take with me at least 2x a month so I bought a used Toyota and now I'm in LOVE! The seating for 8 plus cargo space is amazing. Glad that you found a vehicle that you love too.
    ~Amanda

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  7. LOL! My kids are going to be in a carseat/booster FOREVER cause they're going to be short like me! It's awesome to have so much room:)

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  8. It's awesome, isn't it? I hope to have one again some day!

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  9. It's so nice to be able to have extra stuff like that! YAY for the minivan!

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  10. Thank you! Hugs friend. I wish you needed one too. Though we only have one at the moment and we're loving the room to take other people with us and have plenty of space. So, maybe you could still have one?

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  11. Nice! So much changes once that kiddo comes along:)

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  12. I love our minivan! And yes I was yet another one of those "I'll never, ever, ever, ever have a minivan" types. But now there is so much room for the kids, *and* all their stuff.

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  13. I have a sequoia but I can see the benefits to having a mini-van! I just hate how they look lol! they should give them an update ;)

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  14. I love that you call it a swagger wagon haha, I've always said I'll never drive a minivan but I can definitely see how handy they'd be with kiddos haha

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  15. Thanks for visiting and for pinning my post! Hope you have a great weekend:)

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  16. Just wait, you might change your mind if/when you have some kids! They're not so bad:)

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  17. The space is SO nice! I never knew how much I would love it!

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