So we’re in the market for a new mini-van.

Let the games begin.

Decided to take the kids with us today since it was my day off. Thought it might be educational. I wanted to train my padawans in the art of mini-van negotiation Sure enough, my kids learned something alright. After seeing the new vans my kids learned that they don’t like their old van! Surprise. Surprise. It’s no longer cool. Not that mini-vans are cool.

While we’re on the topic, I’m going to go on record as saying that I have never based my identity on the vehicles I drive. I would be in a heap of trouble if I did I’m a card-carrying, life-long member of the junky car club. I seem to have an inverse relationship with the vehicles I drive. The worse they are the better I feel.

The salesman had to think he had us dead to rights. Our kids weren’t exactly discreet about their feelings as we were test-driving the vans. We love this van! This is the best van ever! Can we get this van? Please. Please. Can we?

So much for the art of mini-van negotiation!

FYI–we looked at the Honda Oddysey and Toyota Sienna.

I’ll take all the advice I can get