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lifeisbeautiful
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Lol!Yeah, but remember the window!!! You know, the one separating the driver from the back
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Rob_s_Wife
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van hands down
it’s newer and bigger
don’t forget it probably won’t just be your kids you’ll end up hauling around - friends, travel bags for a family of 10 even just for a weekend can be a lot, buying grocery/non grocery stuff in bulk (we have to drop stuff off at the house at least twice when making the twice a month major shopping trips.)
I’m trying to talk dh out of selling our 12 passenger for a newer one. It’ll be paid off, so I say drive it until it drops dead rather than add debt. BUT he might be able to talk me into a newer used 15 passenger, if he can find a great deal for one in good shape. now that we’re a family of 11, that 12 passenger van we bought way back when we were a family of 8 is starting to seem a wee bit cramped!
The GMC or Chevy models are considered safer b/c of the wheel base. Technicly they don’t tip on turns as easily.
**BUT the real safety issue with 12/15 passenger vans is not in the construction, but in the driving. The real reason they tend to roll over is because some people tend to drive them like a minivan or worse … like a sedan.
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it’s newer and bigger
don’t forget it probably won’t just be your kids you’ll end up hauling around - friends, travel bags for a family of 10 even just for a weekend can be a lot, buying grocery/non grocery stuff in bulk (we have to drop stuff off at the house at least twice when making the twice a month major shopping trips.)
I’m trying to talk dh out of selling our 12 passenger for a newer one. It’ll be paid off, so I say drive it until it drops dead rather than add debt. BUT he might be able to talk me into a newer used 15 passenger, if he can find a great deal for one in good shape. now that we’re a family of 11, that 12 passenger van we bought way back when we were a family of 8 is starting to seem a wee bit cramped!
The GMC or Chevy models are considered safer b/c of the wheel base. Technicly they don’t tip on turns as easily.
**BUT the real safety issue with 12/15 passenger vans is not in the construction, but in the driving. The real reason they tend to roll over is because some people tend to drive them like a minivan or worse … like a sedan.
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danimay
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I voted for the 12 passenger. I mean, you’re having baby number 7. Whose to say baby number 8 won’t be far behind? Seriously, I wouldn’t want to buy something and then outgrow it in a year or two.
I’ve still got one spare seat in my mini. I keep trying to talk DH into filling it up.
Seriously, I wouldn’t want to buy something and then outgrow it in a year or two.I’ve still got one spare seat in my mini. I keep trying to talk DH into filling it up.
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leonie
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Agh, a bad time to bring up another pregnancy!! I’m getting into that miserable time…And, I am 39.I voted for the 12 passenger. I mean, you’re having baby number 7. Whose to say baby number 8 won’t be far behind?
I’ve still got one spare seat in my mini. I keep trying to talk DH into filling it up.
But, point taken. It is also frustrating not to be able to offer rides to other kids.
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noclevername
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There are other aspects you need to think about too. You need to consider insurance. Which car is going to be easier/cheaper to insure? Also, if you need repairs done, can you find someone to repair the limo at a reasonable price? According to another poster, limos are custom and this translates into expensive or impossible to repair. Also, how much does a tag cost for each car? Does your state have ad velorem tax? If so, how much is that on a limo?
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