I think the Chrysler Pacifica is a great minivan for families. It is perfect for a family with young and old children. If you can get passed the stigma of driving a minivan, then this one is for you. The feature of having sliding doors is my top positive, which provides the ability for my children to get in the car with little to no help and not have to worry about tight parking spaces. I use the rear-view camera daily and have become so used to using it for parallel parking at school drop off, that I think I would have a hard time parking without a camera now. Also, the third row is great, it can be fully used with three additional seats or partially up to allow for extra storage but with more seats. Or the third row can be very easily stowed to provide a ton of storage. A nugget about the extra storage in this vehicle is that since we have gotten this minivan, we no longer have to take my husband's large, gas guzzling SUV when travelling or going to the home improvement store because the minivan can hold just about the same amount of luggage or stuff but still is comfortable for the kids and myself.

We purchased a used vehicle, with that you really don't know what you are getting. Until the car locked us inside, it was good. At that point we knew it was time for a new car. Unfortunately we still owed on it and really wanted to pay it off, but the electrical system would cost to much to repair.