What Minivan

We love out Town and Country because of the stow and go seats. They fold down really easily and there's a great storage well when the seats are in use.

I love my Toyota Sienna. It is even comfortable in the third row seating. That is what sold me. The Dodge was Very uncomfortable in the back. If you are traveling or have to be in the third row often I would always choose the Sienna. Have fun!

LOVE LOVE LOVE our Toyota Sienna van!
Even my Hubby, who initially wanted an SUV.

GREAT having a van!
Lots of room for kids/boosters/car seats and family and other stuff to tote around and cargo space.
We have 2 kids.
Our van seats 7.

good luck,
Susan

I LOVE my Toyota Sienna! I've had it for 6 yrs. now and still am so happy with it! I narrowed my search down to the Sienna and Odyssey, but when I test drove both of them, I liked the ride of the Sienna better. Good luck!

I have a Toyota Sienna, and I love it. I have 3 large carseats and a booster seat in it, and they all fit without a problem. There is plenty of cargo space (I have a double stroller and 4 soccer chairs in the trunk area without a problem), tons of cupholders, the middle and rear seats fold into the floor easily if you need to transport a large object, and my favorite...power sliding doors and liftgate. Hope you find a great van for your family.

we love our new dodge caravan. the stow and go seating is amazing. when i had guests in town two weeks ago it was so easy to move a car seat to the back and fold the middle seat down so everyone could get in and out easily. You could do the same set up for your three seats so you don't have to try to climb into the back over the other seats. The other mom who was talking about the table was talking about a different configuration. You can either purchase the car with stow and go (amazing) or swivle seats (with the table). One thing the guy told us about the swivle seats is that it is really only comfortable for kids to sit like that but adults would all be bumping knees.

We tried the sienna (the steering felt weird to me also a little more expensive for less features) and odessey (the interior actually seemed dated to me for a brand new car) too but liked this one the best. We also got the media system. I think all three might have these now but the automatic sliding doors and trunk are awesome.

We have had a number of Toyota Sienna minivans over the last 8 years. We had the Chrysler minivan before that. The Toyota has gotten better than it was 9 years ago. It drives like a luxury car. I currently have a 2008 and we have had great luck with it. The Sienna was also not part of any of the issues they had over the last year - their parts are made in a separate facility so there were no recalls on our van. I almost forgot to add, we even put adults in the back row when going out for a group dinner and they say it's totally comfortable back there. The other thing, is the stow and go seats - very easy to use. And last but not least, we also have a dog so we need a lot of room - the trunk is huge - way bigger than the other minivans. My friend has the Honda Odyssey and their trunk looks as big but is significantly smaller when all seats are up. It's also great for carting groceries. The well is deep and the groceries don't roll around.

Good luck!

I love my Odyessy. However Siennas are nice too. They are pretty similiar and I would think offer much the same benefits. You should test drive each to see what feels best to you.

I have a Ford Freestar and I LOVE it 67k miles and no problems ( knock on wood) mom had a Caravan for a long time it was nothing but trouble from the start.
After the bail outs I won't buy anything from any of those companies that got bail out money. They already have enough of my money.

We just bought a 2008 Honda Touring. LOVE,LOVE, LOVE IT. We almost bought a Sienna, but they tried to up sell us, so we decided to buy used and go with the Honda. Very happy that we did!

I am looking as well. They are so expensive for our budget right now. I would love the volkswagen, or second the toyota, but going with the caravan probably. We are buying though not leasing.

My husband sells cars and says the Dodge Caravan is the best. The tables pull out and turn into game tables between the two seats...I am not ready for a minivan.

Love our 2006 Honda Odessey - with the 8th seat. We carpool a lot and that extra seat is key. We've also done 4 adults/3 kids and 11 days of luggage & carry-ons over an hour to the airport (and back) comfortably.

We like its safety ratings too. This is our 2nd 2006 Odessey. The first was totaled in a 4 car accident on the inter-state and all five of us were completely safe and injury-free (we'll give credit to our awesome booster & car seats too).

Since you are leasing, brand new Odessesys can come with nearly every amenity under the sun. Go for the DVD system. We had it in our 1st van and couldn't get it in our 2nd. We miss it.

Good luck!

My sister LOVES here sienna. I have a 10 year old Oldsmobile Silhoutte and love it.

However, if I were to go for new, I'd forego the mini and go for the Ford Flex.

here are some helpful reviews from certified child passenger safety techs at carseatblog.com of the latest Sienna and Odyssey:

2011 Odyssey:part 1 http://carseatblog.com/?p=6854 part 2 http://carseatblog.com/?p=6891

2011 Sienna: part 1 http://carseatblog.com/?p=6008 part 2 http://carseatblog.com/?p=6038

I have a Honda Odyssey and love it. I put two kids in back seat with boosters, then in captain seats I have car seat and high back booster for my other two. Plenty of room.

I love my Honda Odessey - it had been great. Lots of room for kids and stuff.

I love my Volkswagen Routan...it has everything you could ever ask for in a minivan. Even my anti-minivan husband now likes it too. I can haul 5 kids and 2 adults...with different combinations of car vs booster seats.

It has a duel DVD player with 2 screens that will show 2 different shows...older kids in back can watch different from younger kids in front...or they can plug in their gaming systems and play on that screen. And have wireless headphones so I can listen to my music while I drive. Came with a year of free Satellite radio or I can plug in my ipod.

The back seat folds every which way by the push of a button even completely backwards to sit on while watching a soccer game or we used it at the beach to sit under cover and eat out of the back of the van.

Tons of storage...4 adults and 2 kids traveled to Phoenix from San Antonio in it for a vacation with all our luggage and stuff and never even had to use the roof rack...it all fit inside. storage under the middle seats and in the back.

Both side doors and the back hatch work off the remote...it has remote start which here in TX I use to start the car to get the air going a few minutes before loading the kids to cool the 100 plus degree inside down...or leave it running (you don't leave the key inside with a remote start) while I run in to pick up the kids from school once again to keep the inside cool.

I love it so much!!

We have a Dodge Caravan (not the most recent shape) and I find it very comfortable , and good space between the second row of seats to get to th back , and like you I have a booster and 2 seats. Having said that though , we did a road trip and rented a new shape Caravan and it was so uncomfortable! , the seats were like bricks and were not shaped at all like in the older models , I have a few friends that have the Honda Odyssey and I have been in them and they are comfortable and the same layout as the Caravan so would be fine for your seat situation , I guess it all depends on your budget aswell.