A family of 8 does not have many choices of what vehicles they can drive. Yes, there are vehicles with 8 seats… such as Sanj’s SUV that we all ride in occasionally. But sometime during the drive we remember WHY we have a 12 passenger van… to spread them apart. When they are seated so they can reach out and touch someone… only no good comes!
My 12 passenger GM Express… which I prayed for … is a sore point with me. First of all, it is a piece of crap! From the first day we had issues with it and those issues only continued to grow. I am not sure if I can say I hate my van but it is a pretty close emotion.
Then there is the endless issue of the gas prices. Have mercy! We have our Suburban which is just there in the driveway because it is over 300,000 km on it and paid off. When the roads are bad in the winter and my van isn’t going to make it, I take the Surburban. A couple of months ago I decided to take it for the day and fill it up because it was on empty.
Well as I paid the bill… $175 later I almost had a heart attack. Sanj said, “why did you do that?” I had no idea. It was full service and was not paying attention. That was months ago with prices quite a bit “lower.”
My van is lucky it gets filled up $100 at a time. I am lucky if that gets me a little over half a tank!
So my van is a blessing and a curse. Size matters. Lately I have been eying these little cars. I really like this Saab and lime green is one of my favorite colors. Enough room for myself and some shopping bags. Oh Yeah! Well there are 4 seats so technically Josh could come along while the others are in school. Hum…
Envy… the green eyed monster. Once a luxury now seems like it may be a necessity with the way the price of gas is going!