Leah Got Her a New Toy......ota
Yeah, I saw this coming a mile away. Sorta.
We've got a 15-month old. We took the Honda Accord to Louisville last month because it gets better gas mileage than my TrailBlazer. But by the time you pack in a stroller, a Pack n Play, a big suitcase, a small suitcase, a few toys, a pack of diapers, a few blankets, a pillow, food for Nicholas.....do you see where this is going? Two words: mommy mobile.
Leah's had the itch for awhile now, and recently drove a brand spankin new 2007 Honda Odyssey. We loved the van, but didn't care too much for the $30K+ price tag. So we started thinking used. Checked CarMax, Wolfchase Honda, and, upon the recommendation of a friend of mine, Wolfchase Toyota (they recently got a closeout deal on new Toyota Sienna). We actually went to said friend's house to see the Sienna up close without the "vulture and carcass" setup that is the retail car lot.
We found a 2006 Toyota Sienna with a smidge over 22,000 miles. Got it for probably $8,000 below what it would've cost brand new, so Dave Ramsey would be proud (except for the whole financing thing LOL). Doesn't have butt warmers or navigation or DVD system, but lots of practical things nonetheless--besides the obvious upgrade of SPACE. It's got 14 cupholders, hooks for plastic grocery bags, a hook up front for a purse, automatic sliding door, and Leah's favorite feature.....and AUX plug to the right of the radio. What goes there? Why, a plug from one's iPod, of course. No more wireless radio transmitter and trying to figure out why our music isn't coming in on 89.1 or 89.3 or 89.5. Haven't tried it out yet, but I've been busy packing Leah's Nano full....It used to have 50 or so songs on it, and now it's busting at the seams with almost 600 (stuff already in iTunes, just not moved to the iPod). Now if the dealer could come up with two keyless entry fobs, we'll be set. This manual key-entry stuff is for the birds.
We've got a 15-month old. We took the Honda Accord to Louisville last month because it gets better gas mileage than my TrailBlazer. But by the time you pack in a stroller, a Pack n Play, a big suitcase, a small suitcase, a few toys, a pack of diapers, a few blankets, a pillow, food for Nicholas.....do you see where this is going? Two words: mommy mobile.
Leah's had the itch for awhile now, and recently drove a brand spankin new 2007 Honda Odyssey. We loved the van, but didn't care too much for the $30K+ price tag. So we started thinking used. Checked CarMax, Wolfchase Honda, and, upon the recommendation of a friend of mine, Wolfchase Toyota (they recently got a closeout deal on new Toyota Sienna). We actually went to said friend's house to see the Sienna up close without the "vulture and carcass" setup that is the retail car lot.
We found a 2006 Toyota Sienna with a smidge over 22,000 miles. Got it for probably $8,000 below what it would've cost brand new, so Dave Ramsey would be proud (except for the whole financing thing LOL). Doesn't have butt warmers or navigation or DVD system, but lots of practical things nonetheless--besides the obvious upgrade of SPACE. It's got 14 cupholders, hooks for plastic grocery bags, a hook up front for a purse, automatic sliding door, and Leah's favorite feature.....and AUX plug to the right of the radio. What goes there? Why, a plug from one's iPod, of course. No more wireless radio transmitter and trying to figure out why our music isn't coming in on 89.1 or 89.3 or 89.5. Haven't tried it out yet, but I've been busy packing Leah's Nano full....It used to have 50 or so songs on it, and now it's busting at the seams with almost 600 (stuff already in iTunes, just not moved to the iPod). Now if the dealer could come up with two keyless entry fobs, we'll be set. This manual key-entry stuff is for the birds.
posted by Eric C at 11:41 PM
2 Comments:
congrats on the Mommy Mobile.
Dude, van's are mega-neat nowadays. I'd totally drive one, with all the cool features they keep adding to entice those who are afraid of having that tag "mommy mobile."
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