America has done it again with this baby. With a house full of young kids we needed a tough car and this has certainly lived up to it, the interior still looks new even after countless happy meals, snacks and other lovely child surprises being strewn across every available surface. The build quality is amazing and has survived a couple dings with next to no damage. As to value for your money, this car has barely been in the shop for a few minor things and for its annual check ups. The A/C is fantastic and keeps the kids happy and cool. The sound system is exceptional, and when the kids are arguing in the back you just fade the music to the front speakers and you can't hear them LOL. Even though it is a 7 seater it has ample trunk room for strollers, groceries, dogs, you name it, it can fit it. We even brought fence panels home in it. And if you don't have the room you need, the seats fold down amazingly easy to open up a whole realm of space. Also, for such a big car carrying so many people, it has great gas mileage. I'm getting between 18-20 mpg from it.

When I bought it, I really liked it. It had low miles, 42,000. There is room for the whole family and the dogs. Stow and Go seating if I need to haul anything. It was the right color and seemed like the right fit for our family. I paid a little more then I planned, but I also got the extended warranty which has turned into my saving grace. The transmission went out on it a few months after we bought it. The shop said this is a frequent problem with this van. Thankfully, the warranty covered it or it would have cost us $4,500. We have several electrical issues which they can't seem to figure out, and the A/C is leaking as well. We have had the new transmission for six month now and are starting to have the same problem with the new one as we did the last one. If it wasn't for the constant problems I would give this car a much better rating. It rides smooth, gets pretty decent gas mileage for a minivan, and again, has room for the growing teenagers in our family.