This might seem like a stupid question but every time my wife and I think about buying new vehicles we start from scratch and don’t even know what body styles to pick. Used to be easy without kids because it really didn’t matter but now with 3 kids in car seats it becomes a math equation.
Right now we have an older F150 that is long in the tooth, and a few year old Odyssey. The F150 became my commuter vehicle, which highlights its 12 miles/gallon. But we need something versatile for picking up Lowe’s orders or moving things around for my wife’s photo shoots. And clearly the Odyssey is the family hauler, but we don’t even use the third row because it’s perpetually filled with crap we don’t need with us all the time, it’s just there.
Contemplating getting a Ridgeline for the family/versatility vehicle and a small hatch for commuter which could probably still fit the kids in a pinch, but who knows, at least the gas mileage would be great.
Is this only a problem because I’m an nerd/engineer and I overthink everything? Which vehicle combinations have folks with kids gone with to meet all your family/commuting/home improvement needs?
Thanks for any conversation!
Right now we have an older F150 that is long in the tooth, and a few year old Odyssey. The F150 became my commuter vehicle, which highlights its 12 miles/gallon. But we need something versatile for picking up Lowe’s orders or moving things around for my wife’s photo shoots. And clearly the Odyssey is the family hauler, but we don’t even use the third row because it’s perpetually filled with crap we don’t need with us all the time, it’s just there.
Contemplating getting a Ridgeline for the family/versatility vehicle and a small hatch for commuter which could probably still fit the kids in a pinch, but who knows, at least the gas mileage would be great.
Is this only a problem because I’m an nerd/engineer and I overthink everything? Which vehicle combinations have folks with kids gone with to meet all your family/commuting/home improvement needs?
Thanks for any conversation!