Since we crashed my CRV, which by the way I LOVED! That is the best car ever. If anyone is in the market for a small SUV that's definitely the way to go. Now we're left with my husbands horrible Isuzu Rodeo and the Volvo XC90. I don't like the XC90 at all. I've alway liked volvos but I'm sooo not impressed with their SUV. I don't know why we keep it. The thing just sits out there unless I'm taking both girls and ALL of the dogs somewhere which is hardly ever. Anyway, if there were any doubt in my mind about me being a mom I know now that I am definitely a mom. Is everyone ready for this? I've decided to get..........a minivan. Are you as excited as I am? (being sarcastic of course) Anyway, I am driving a rental Hyundai Sonata and I LOVE it! Hyundai has just come out with a new minivan called an Entourage. It's actually quite nice for a minivan. Not necessarily aesthetically appealing but its a van. Anyway, I test drove one last night and I liked it. Now I'm just waiting on the dealer to call me back and tell me how much he'll give me for my wrecked CRV sniff, sniff. I really loved that car but with the new baby coming now it's just not big enough. My daughter has back to school night tonight so I don't know if we'll actually be going to pick it up tonight or not. It will depend on how soon we get out of her school and how much arguing I have to do over what they're going to give me for my car. It's in perfect condition except body damage so we'll see.
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That's a nice looking minivan! I had a minivan for years and would have been lost without it with taking my daughter & all her friends all over as well as having the dogs. Since she left home and I no longer have Great Danes I have switched to a Chevy Blazer SUV and while I love it it just doesn't have the elbow room I was so used to with my van. I could never go back to having a car again.
Good luck with getting what you are looking for from the dealership for your CRV. Stand your ground - when it comes to trade-in values they will usually do whatever it takes not to have a potential customer walk out the door without a sale.