Mini van removable back seat?

megan.amarice · Feb 10, 2014

I think we are going to sell our truck and buy a mini van. One of the things that has me hesitating is that my parents borrow our truck a couple times a year to take product to street fairs. They helped us buy our truck with the stipulation that they could use it, and I want to be able to continue to let them use our vehicle. Can anyone point me to mini vans with removable or foldable seats that allow for decent cargo room? We will have 3 kids come Sept. with a slim possibility of a 4th sometime in the future, never transport other kids, and have no desire to get 3 in a row. We will definitely be buying used, probably 5-10 years old. I'm just starting to search, so any suggestions on what makes/models to start with?

safeinthecar · Feb 10, 2014

I can't think of any minivans within the last 10 years that have seats that don't fold or remove, one of the other. And that goes for both rows, not just the 3rd row.

megan.amarice · Feb 10, 2014

I had no idea! Shows what I know.

Thanks.

BabyKaykes · Feb 10, 2014

safeinthecar said:
I can't think of any minivans within the last 10 years that have seats that don't fold or remove, one of the other. And that goes for both rows, not just the 3rd row.

Yeah, this.

I have a 2004 T&C and all the back seats come out. Bonus, I can remove my 2nd row captains chairs and put the 3rd row bench in it's place, which I have done twice in order to haul 3 kids plus beach gear.

Baylor · Feb 10, 2014

2001 Grand Caravan and both my seats roll out..

Keeyamah · Feb 10, 2014

My parents had a van when I was 3 that both seats (benches only) were removable. Ahhhh the memories in that van, the days of blissful ignorance about car safety and rolling on the floor on twisty mountain roads, sigh, lol. That van lasted until I was 13, which is why I remember it.

Edited to add: it was bought in 1989, FYI

MommyShannon · Feb 10, 2014

My DH was happily surprised with how much fits in our van. We have an '06 Ody and love it. The 3rd row just tumbles back into the trunk well area making a flat surface from the trunk up to the 2nd row. That space alone is nice. You can also take the 2nd row seats completely out for tons more room. I'd look at '06+ Odysseys and up to '10 Siennas. Both have lots of top tethers which is important with 3-4 kids and are well liked vans.

agave · Feb 10, 2014

I have an '06 Sedona I have carried 2 kids and a new bathtub in mine. It surprised the guys at Lowes when they opened the back of the van and a RF 2 yr old was staring at them.

jjordan · Feb 10, 2014

We have an 08 Sedona and brought home a queen-size mattress in the back, with the third row folded flat into the trunk and one of the 2nd row seats tumbled forward.

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