I bought this Jeep new after university and enjoyed years of camping, skiing & road-tripping. After some initial failures (both automatic windows stopped functioning in the first 2 years), the Jeep held us extremely well. The fun of driving outweighed the cost of the gas. I kept waiting for it to fail to have an excuse to buy a new car. . . .and it just kept going. After 11 years, I finally had to part ways but I still miss it.

The announcement of impending twins is about the only thing that would force me into a mini-van. Thankfully it turned out to be a great experience. This van has been a work horse and survived many long-distance road trips with 3 kids. The ability to reconfigure the interior quickly and easily to move between minimizing fights or maximizing cargo space is fantastic. Despite years of hard use, the van has held up extremely well and continues to be reliable and comfortable. Would highly recommend for anyone with multiple kids.