The versatile Dodge Caravan remains a favorite for staying true to its DNA while evolving some smart features. My mom and dad have driven a Dodge minivan as long as I can remember. They are religious about their devotion to the minivan; they won’t drive anything else. That’s great, but getting them to buy a…
Family Friendly Doesn’t Have To Mean Compromise: 2015 Kia Sedona Rocks A Road Trip
The 2015 Kia Sedona impresses, with comfort, luxury & great safety features. The first question people ask when you announce the arrival of your first, second or even more babies, is “when are you going to get a minivan?” In fact, minivans have been the brunt of parenting car jokes for years. Moms and…
2015 Toyota Sienna: The Ultimate Road Tripping Van
This one is for the minivan naysayers. I’m sure we all know someone who’s declared they “will never own a minivan” for one reason or another. For me, it’s always been the way they handle… I’m used to the large SUVs, built on truck chassis, that drive like trucks. The cool-factor has been an…
Impressing the kids: driving my teens in a manual Mazda 5
The Mazda 5, a basic minivan, gets my teens excited about stick shifts Parents can feel like aliens around their kids; we never know what will click with them. The latest iPhone – or a huge plug-in hand set to make actually talking on the phone easier. And driving a stick shift – sometimes annoying…
Mazda 5 Minivan: The Truly Mini Van
All The Glory, None of the Hulk: The Minivan Reinvented, Refined, Reduced. I’ve seen them scooting around town and known a few people who drive them who are devotees, so I wanted to understand the mystique of the Mazda 5: a small-scale minivan that has the agility, MPG and size of a mid-sized sedan but the…