The van was a fleet vehicle at a local university before I bought it, and it has some features due to being an institutional vehicle that are inconvenient. For example, the rear heat and air conditioning controls were disabled, and the back and side door locks were set to be controlled by the driver only. The van had less than 60,000 miles on the odometer when I purchased it, but it had a lot of interior rattles and some of the upholstery was damaged. The tires that it came with were adequate but not new, so they had to be replaced early on. There is a CD player which worked fine at first but now sometimes jams or won't play some CDs. The outside lock on the driver's side front door came loose and fell into the door, so I have to enter vehicle through one of the other doors to unlock the driver's side door. The van is roomy and generally runs well. The doors all work well, not taking into account the lock on the front driver's side door, and I appreciate that as I've had problems with the side doors, especially, on similar vans in the past.

I purchased this van used so that I could have it converted into a handicap accessible van. I had need for automated side doors and automated wheelchair lift, a lockdown device for the wheelchair inside, a special driver's seat chair so that I could transfer from my wheelchair to the driver seat in order to drive, and pedal extenders so that I could reach the brakes and the gas. Once said and done along with some regular maintenance and new tires I had about $15,000 invested in the van used, whereas it would've cost me close to $70,000 had I gotten the van equipped with the equipment I have in it new.

We have loved having this vehicle for our large family with six children. We bought it when we adopted two children, and needed to upgrade from our mini-van two years ago. The interior is gray, which I prefer to the brown of our other vehicles. This gets us where we need to go! It is a gas guzzler, but we prefer it over the other options on the market because we actually have the space to fit cousins and friends if needed. When needed, we can take out the back seat to fit more luggage for long trips. For camping trips, we can remove a seat to put in some of our inflatable rafts/tubes. We have even removed seats for family members to sleep in the van on camp-outs before. We have upgraded the tires and rims and my husband is now happy with the appearance of the exterior of the van. The tire pressure and other warning sensors are nice and give me peace of mind when we are traveling long distances. We hope to have this van for many years and family vacations to come in the future.