{"id":1761,"date":"2014-11-29T11:51:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T17:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolyncaresblog.com\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2014-11-29T11:51:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T17:51:30","slug":"30-things-i-love-my-minivan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolyncaresblog.com\/2014\/11\/29\/30-things-i-love-my-minivan\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Things I Love: My Minivan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chrysler<\/a><\/p>\n

I love my minivan. I know many don’t think they are ‘cool’, but I love it! Our current van is a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country with 211,000 miles…and counting.<\/p>\n

This minivan is the 4th one we’ve owned. I love how many people you can pack in and still be comfortable, especially in our current van. Besides people, it’s moved our girls to and from college every year since 2009. If I take out the swivel bucket seats in the center, I can fit a twin size box spring and mattress along with the bed frame, and multiple boxes. I’ve also hauled many farm parts, bags of seed, and tools. This van has been where no minivan was designed to go, but where you need it to go on a farm. However, I do think my next van should have a lift kit. It would make it much easier to go through fields and snow drifts!<\/p>\n

Besides the work it’s done for hauling things, we’ve had this van all over the United States. I’ve said many times how I don’t like to fly, and prefer to drive. This van has been to northern Minnesota, South Padre Island in Texas, the northern California coast, and Point Pleasant Beach in New Jersey. I can’t tell you how many times it has criss-crossed Minnesota, been through South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. It’s been a safe, comfortable ride through blizzards, severe thunderstorms, 112 degree highs, and -32 lows.<\/p>\n

I was pretty excited to pass the 200,000 mile mark on this van. I’ve never reached that mileage in a vehicle before, because I usually hit a deer right before that milestone. This year, I came close, but avoided the Bambi encounters, thankfully. While I hope to get many more miles on this van, I have started thinking about what type of vehicle I want next, now that our girls are grown. I keep coming back to the comfort, fuel mileage, and cargo benefits of minivans. I may not look like the coolest woman out there, but let me tell you, the sound system handles Sirius Satellite Radio’s 80’s on 8 just fine.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite vehicle, and why?<\/p>\n

Day 1: Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 2: Shoes<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 3: Shout Stain Remover<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 4: The Ability to Vote<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 5: My Heritage<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 6: NASCAR<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 7: Black Velvet for Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 8: Strong Coffee and Strong Hairspray<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 9: Peacefulness<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 10: Winter\u2019s First Snow<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 11: Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 12: Dairy<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 13: Jonathan<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 14: Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 15: Seasons<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 16: Scones<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 17: #AgNerds<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 18: Playing in the Dirt<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 19: Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 20: My Church Choir Family<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 21: OxyClean<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 22: Small Town Celebrations<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 23: Clouds<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 24: Thanksgiving<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 25: Sisters<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 26: My Minivan<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>to go to Holly Spangler\u2019s blog, and see the link for other 30 Day Challenge Bloggers<\/p>\n

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