Ooohhh... The minivan stigma.

I went to a park to go biking with my Bro-in-Law and that morning as we got back to the car, the lot was filled with minivans.

I looked at him and asked him where the soccer field was! He just started laughing...

And that's why, now the soccer moms want SUV's. Most common thing I've overheard is "I like how high it is!" which has nothing to with the "4x4" stuck on the back.... Of course, if you ask them about the skid plates, their eyes go all glassy!

 

I'm in the same mindset as GM...how come you picked up a minivan without having kids? Are they in your near future plans?

 

HI Gm,

We were at Mcdonalds one day and there was a quest there and my hubby just fell in love with it and said he wanted one. SOoooo, One day we were at carmax looking for a "cheap car" and wound up getting him a used 2000 quest but it started having electrical problems not long after we got it, Carmax wouldn't do anything about it, they of course couldn't make it do what it did. Locks started unlocking and locking, lights started blinking on and off... We were bringing my mom back from doctor and it scared me to death, thought it was going to stop us on the road so we drove it to carmax. Told us to make an appt. I said NO!!! I didn't know if it was going to get us home or not which was another 20 miles or so. To make a long story short, I got mad and we left, my hubby drove it on the way home, stopped at Town Center Nissan and traded it for a new 2004 Quest. I stayed in the car which was stupid. I could have got a murano then. We didn't need a van but I kept thinking maybe we could take the grandkids somewhere(he has a son, we have 3 grandkids)and they would love the DVD player. BUT!!!No money so we never got to take the kids anywhere and the dvd player was never used.

Aren't you glad you asked!!!! Now, The Quest is a memory which I hate to think about. He loved it, I hated it. Since I make the pymnts, I got the car I wanted this time. :2:

 

Pickles

Men make rash decisions on cars sometimes. I had to have a Buick Rendezvous until I got one and couldn't stand it. I had to have a Ford EXP until I got one and it was junk. I had to have the Murano and I got one and I love it. Some decisions are bad, some are good. This one was good. I'm glad you got what you wanted.

 

Well I may be trading in the MO on a VW Passat TDI. I love my MO and with the Passat I will lose the NAV, the Auto Climate and the AWD, but I took a job about 6 months after getting the MO in July 03 where I drive 80 miles a day. Now this may not seem like a lot but I am in a Smart Buy at 15,000 miles per year and I am already at 35,000 miles at 21 months in to a 60 month. I will get killed with mileage if I don't dump it.

This combined with the cost of gas and the 38+ MPG the TDI will get, and the fact it has as much torque as the MO should help somewhat to mitigate the negatives, but I am going to miss my MO .

I plan to try and trade in the wife's 2004 Trailblazer and have her keep the MO, but I am 99.99% sure we are way to upside down on that vehicle to do that (don't ever buy a Big 3 car as they never hold any resale value).

I may not be able to trade the MO either so.

 

Re: Pickles

Men make rash decisions on cars sometimes.

I think I am on the complete opposite end of that spectrum. I research everything to no end before I make a purchase. I probably did the least amount of research on the Murano as it was so new when we bought (Jan '03).

The internet has only made my habit worse. There is too much information sometimes. My wife thinks it's a sickness. I have so many little quirks when it comes to cars - it is a bit tiring to some. It is a lot of fun for me.

Pickles - so your hubby wanted the minivan? This is even more wrong. G-parents with 3 G-kids most definitely need a 350Z.

Enjoy the Murano.