Veronemilie
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I need to buy a minivan & would like some help. The 2 minivans with the better ratings & such that are more widely available in my area & my price range are the Ford Windstar & the Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan. I cant seem to make up my mind witch one I want. I am also open to suggestions of other good minivans.
The background: We have a 3 year old who is FF in a convertible (Safety 1st) (I had to FF him at 2 because his seat didn't fit right in our truck (Dodge Ram 1500 V8 4X4 2000 with the partial doors in the back)). I pick up 2 girls after daycare/school and watch them until one of their parents get off work, one of the girls is FF in a 2-in-1 & the other one is in a backless booster. I need to find a new vehicle (mine was damaged in an accident & we didn't bother trying to fix it (damage was more than value of vehicle) so we just took it off the road). Plus we want to have another child. I originally started out looking for an SUV but we decided to get a minivan as they were cheaper & we already had a 4X4 vehicle that could fit our family. If I can "wing it" I would love to be able to put my son RF again (though I may have a bit of a fight on my hands).
Alright I would like a van that has decent safety ratings, good handling, front wheel drive (minimum, all wheel drive preferred), 8 passenger (or 7 passenger that we can easily replace the second row seat to make it an 8 passenger), roomy in the back seats, decent cargo area (will likely mean we need the extended model), great heater (this is a must as it gets COLD here in the winter), Easy car seat installation (especially RF'ing). OK I think thats it for now but I am sure you ladies will think of other things I need.
Just to give you guys an Idea of my options here is the link to my customized Kijiji search (if there is a problem with me posting this link please let me know & I will remove it ASAP) http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/f-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-Gatineau-W0QQAQ5fCarBodyTypeZvanminicommaQQAQ5fCarMileageInKmsQ5fmaxZ200000QQAdTypeZ2QQCatIdZ174QQLocationZ1700186QQSortZ2QQmaxPriceZ4Q2c000
Thanks
The background: We have a 3 year old who is FF in a convertible (Safety 1st) (I had to FF him at 2 because his seat didn't fit right in our truck (Dodge Ram 1500 V8 4X4 2000 with the partial doors in the back)). I pick up 2 girls after daycare/school and watch them until one of their parents get off work, one of the girls is FF in a 2-in-1 & the other one is in a backless booster. I need to find a new vehicle (mine was damaged in an accident & we didn't bother trying to fix it (damage was more than value of vehicle) so we just took it off the road). Plus we want to have another child. I originally started out looking for an SUV but we decided to get a minivan as they were cheaper & we already had a 4X4 vehicle that could fit our family. If I can "wing it" I would love to be able to put my son RF again (though I may have a bit of a fight on my hands).
Alright I would like a van that has decent safety ratings, good handling, front wheel drive (minimum, all wheel drive preferred), 8 passenger (or 7 passenger that we can easily replace the second row seat to make it an 8 passenger), roomy in the back seats, decent cargo area (will likely mean we need the extended model), great heater (this is a must as it gets COLD here in the winter), Easy car seat installation (especially RF'ing). OK I think thats it for now but I am sure you ladies will think of other things I need.
Just to give you guys an Idea of my options here is the link to my customized Kijiji search (if there is a problem with me posting this link please let me know & I will remove it ASAP) http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/f-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-Gatineau-W0QQAQ5fCarBodyTypeZvanminicommaQQAQ5fCarMileageInKmsQ5fmaxZ200000QQAdTypeZ2QQCatIdZ174QQLocationZ1700186QQSortZ2QQmaxPriceZ4Q2c000
Thanks