Wanting your ideas on a new car - Page 4

I have a chrystler town and country (i too once said i would NEVER own a minivan! LOL)

I can fit two 500s in the back and still have 4 captian seats for people to sit. But i usually take another captian seat out and can fit another 500 in place on one of the middle seats so i can still have 3 seats and 3 500 crates.

Does OK on gas, and cant really complain about it. 

Jessica

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lol - I have a dinky little PT cruiser and its great - just doesnt hold alot of stuff - works for one dog and a trunk full of college dorm room stuff.

I want a New Dodge Challenger because the engine is nice and it is gorgeous but not really efficient.

 But if I wanted to be efficient regarding dogs and hauling I would probably get a Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab with the diesel engine - they last forever and currently the gas is a whole lot cheaper.  Another car I would consider is a dodge Magnum or another station wagon because of the room in the back...or (and I think they are ugly but wildly effiecient for dog owners) the Honda Element - I have a friend who works in a floral nursery and she loves it because of the plastic interior - she says she can just hose it down.  Some SUV's might be the way to go also - my boyfriend has a Merury Mountaineer (used) and his parents both own Hyudai Santa Fe's.  The Mountaineer is HUGE and has a ton of space in the back for dogs and for people but it eats gas - and its pretty common for his parents to haul the dogs around in the back of the Santa Fe as well - the just stick a blanket in the back and their two dogs lay down - and actually they get pretty good gas mileage and they have alot of pick up for a smaller sized engine.  One other car that might make sense is the dodge Nitro - my mother just purchased one and it also has a ton of room...not to purty but pretty useful when you have alot of people and animals to haul around.

 lol - after reading my own random postings about random cars (I like cars :) ) - I would probably go with an SUV like the Mountaineer/explorer (with the smaller engine) or Santa Fe; or a Station wagon type of vehicle - these will give you enough space for the humans and the dogs :)

Hope this helps :)

I have a 97 Ford Aerostar AWD I just love, but its getting old, ugly, and sick, but it holds 4 500 crates and a lot of junk in front & on top of the crates, strapped to the top, and pulls my 4-dog trailer like it wasn't even there.

Considerations for the next vehicle:

• 4WD GM van, possibly hightop
• Toyota Sienna
• New extended length Ford Expeditio
• Low mileage Excursion Turbo diesel

I rented  Caravan last year to go to the Raiser seminar in Atlanta.

Didn't like the one I rented:

• Only held two 400's and one 500.
  
• Not much room for anything else (I do NOT travel light... EVER!)
  
• Too soft suspension for much weight (Can't imagine adding a dog trailer to that snail, or strapping anything on top)
  
• Under-powered (Is this hill really that steep?)
  
• Third seat was a bitch to get out (not the foldable version on my rental)
• Sound system sucked

Other than that, it was fine. Ha ha ha.

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