emilia
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Hello!
We are adding a fourth baby to our family in May and a van will be the only one of our vehicles that will fit everyone so we are considering upgrading our 2000 MPV that has multiple problems and possible safety concerns rather than try and fix it.
We need a large vehicle with as much room as possible (ie third row is more than occasional use) so I don't think the third row SUV's will do it for us. So I think with safety and reliability in mind the Odyssey and Sienna are the only choices.
We plan to put one booster in the back, with maybe a second booster since my second DS has technically outgrown his Radian in weight and it will be hard for us to strap him into the third row.
Second row I would have one RF Radian and one FF radian. I would like to have an 8-seater in case I want to sit next to the baby on long trips, etc. But it seems like a pain for accessing the third row regularly. I have heard that after 2006 the Odysseys had middle second row seats that collapsed into the floor and that seems ideal for occasional adult use. But I have also heard that the Sienna fits three across more comfortably and maybe be prefered overall to the Odyssey.
It is a big ordeal for us to go out shopping for vans, so I would like to narrow it down as much as possible. Any recommendations for model or year?
Emilia
We are adding a fourth baby to our family in May and a van will be the only one of our vehicles that will fit everyone so we are considering upgrading our 2000 MPV that has multiple problems and possible safety concerns rather than try and fix it.
We need a large vehicle with as much room as possible (ie third row is more than occasional use) so I don't think the third row SUV's will do it for us. So I think with safety and reliability in mind the Odyssey and Sienna are the only choices.
We plan to put one booster in the back, with maybe a second booster since my second DS has technically outgrown his Radian in weight and it will be hard for us to strap him into the third row.
Second row I would have one RF Radian and one FF radian. I would like to have an 8-seater in case I want to sit next to the baby on long trips, etc. But it seems like a pain for accessing the third row regularly. I have heard that after 2006 the Odysseys had middle second row seats that collapsed into the floor and that seems ideal for occasional adult use. But I have also heard that the Sienna fits three across more comfortably and maybe be prefered overall to the Odyssey.
It is a big ordeal for us to go out shopping for vans, so I would like to narrow it down as much as possible. Any recommendations for model or year?
Emilia
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