tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544770951612182945.post2989343376647441149..comments2022-11-07T10:09:58.694-05:00Comments on Just Another Mummy Blog: A Big Purchase...Just Another Mummy Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746771790862399920noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544770951612182945.post-67912355286005987772012-07-13T00:06:14.994-04:002012-07-13T00:06:14.994-04:00I think that someday, if we have more than 2 kids,...I think that someday, if we have more than 2 kids, a van will be in the future. We don't have pets, so we could technically get away with a car and two kids. Who knows. For now though, I love our new car. She's a beaut and she's fun to drive. I'm so happy with our choice.Just Another Mummy Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746771790862399920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544770951612182945.post-4641033206920379112012-07-09T06:59:51.844-04:002012-07-09T06:59:51.844-04:00We broke down and got a mini-van and I have hated ...We broke down and got a mini-van and I have hated it ever since. It's practical - with two dogs and two kids and two of us, I feel like we need a bus and it works. That said, it's been a money pit and it's just so ugly. Living where we do, we have to have two cars and our other car (which was our first car) was our Corolla. Now that's a car I love. It's tiny and impractical but ti never needs work and I don't feel guilty driving it. We had a big, ugly Subaru wagon for a long time and I loved that car. It could drive through everything and the fact that we had to keep a knife in the car to pry certain dashboard buttons just gave it character... the fact that it didn't always work became a bit of an inconvenience, though. I'd love another wagon one of these days.pippasmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386184818117314750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544770951612182945.post-62542647977318969512012-06-18T13:04:32.048-04:002012-06-18T13:04:32.048-04:00Oh Jenn, I'm sorry I offended you! I really do...Oh Jenn, I'm sorry I offended you! I really do see the value in owning a van. Plus, your van is pretty awesome. I do like the fact that I could drive everyone in my van, I just really want a car. That's all.<br /><br />My brother has a Volkswagen, and although it sounds dumb, I don't want to get the same as him. If I was going to get a VW it would be either the Golf or the Jetta, and he has the Jetta. <br /><br />You and I talked about the BMW though, and I'll have to tell Cuinn to check that out. I like the fact that they seem like their built to last.Just Another Mummy Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746771790862399920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-544770951612182945.post-58755587454488918942012-06-18T12:59:26.420-04:002012-06-18T12:59:26.420-04:00Well, I have to take offense to the vile dislike o...Well, I have to take offense to the vile dislike of the minivan because I love mine! I like driving it, and I like people saying it's my mom car. It makes me so so happy to finally be a mom and have a mom van, you can not imagine. So I understand how you feel badly when someone says something about your car - it's how I feel when someone says something about the van!<br /><br />Since we'll have to agree to disagree on the suitability of cars for each other, I humbly recommend you consider a BMW 5 series (pretty reliable, easy to find used parts) or a Volkswagon Golf. Not sure about parts for the Golf, but they are a nice car, sporty looking and fun to drive in 5 speed, with just enough space to fit the car seat and a stroller in the hatchback.<br /><br />I miss our Golf - it was a fun car.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403668353830660619noreply@blogger.com