Honda Odyssey drivers with kids- what is your OTHER car?
My wife and I have an Odyssey for us and our 2 pre-school children in car seats and love its unique combination of comfort, versatility, and reliability. On any family trip, it is our preferred vehicle.
For those similarly situated Odyssey owners, what is your OTHER vehicle (if you have one) to ferry the kids around in?
For those similarly situated Odyssey owners, what is your OTHER vehicle (if you have one) to ferry the kids around in?
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I am slowly regretting the Accord because we bought it for fuel economy but the best we see on the highway is 24MPG (same as the big Odyssey).
Hindight, the '08 CRV is a great car for both commuting & hauling kids. I didn't buy one because I thought the fuel economy couldn't match a car but I was wrong.
Our other vehicle is an 08 Ford Taurus which has been a very pleasant surprise. Nice car that's really quiet on the road with marginally better mileage than the Honda. The 3 car seats in the back row took a while to get figured out, but works fine now.
I have a 2005 Accord and the back seat has become a bit small for the car seats.
A CR-V is candidate for replacing the Accord for the increased back seat and available AWD.
we are averaging 19mpg per tank.
Other car? 2007 Chevy Cobalt LS 4dr, auto, totally basic. Love it. Avg 30mpg per tank with it.
Joel
A Honda Civic that's great for local stints; I average about 30 mpg.
A Nissan Altima that gets excellent highway mileage and is used as my wife's commuter; she averages about 30 mpg highway and 28 overall.
An Infiniti I35 that's my commuter car and gets around 26 mpg highway.. not much better than the minivan, but slightly better overall mileage wise since it is used mostly for highway driving.
our other car is a 1995 C220 MB, my wife's. probably gets 23city and 32 hwy.
been a great little car.
My wife just recently replaced her '00 Ody EX (140K miles) with a left-over '07 EX. It is her daily driver. My daily driver is an '01 BMW 330Ci. 30+ MPG on the highway and low-20s in the city. We usually use my car on short to mid-range trips since the kids are at an age where arriving in a minivan is about as uncool as it gets. Her van becomes "my" van for towing dirt-bikes and quad. Also, when doing home improvements... ever try to get a stack of 2X4's into a subcompact?!
Our other car (mine) is a VW GTI 4 door.... great mileage, fun, four doors, room for car seats!
Out other car is an 03 Civic Hybrid. Awesome little car that has just enough room for us, even on day trips. Haven't had the 08 Ody long enough for mileage stats, but we've got an lifetime MPG of 45 on the Hybrid.
A small 4-door sedan, it's great for carting kids around town. Would never use it for long trips as the Ody is much better for that. But with gas over $4/gal ...
Other car is a 2007 Acura TL Type S, Kinetic Blue Pearl, and quite a machine. Averaging 26-30 miles per gallon in moderate driving.