My poor accord was on its last breath and we knew by summer (one of its problems is overheating) we'd need something new so we started looking and ended up getting something quicker than we thought. This week we bought a 2002 Mazda MPV ('mom's personal van' as Nate calls it). We really like it. We didn't really want another car so we figured we might as well go with a 3rd row of seats and I'm not such a big fan of bigger SUV's for a number of reasons so the mini-van seemed to be the best option (I draw the line at station wagons). Its smaller than most so I really like that, but has a lot of room inside. The middle seats are separate and the one on the passenger side slides back and forth which is nice. And of course the back row folds down and there is also a deep "trunk" behind the 3rd row so it has a lot of storage. It also has a DVD player which Nate is thrilled about. They did a good job cleaning it all up and we got a decent deal (more than I was prepared to spend but have to get something reliable).
Oddly enough, this past Saturday I was driving over to my mom's and had to take the Accord cause Nate was out in the CRV, and I was thinking to myself about how much I just loved this car. Little did I know 4 days later I would be giving her up:( We'd been through a lot. I bought it myself a few months after I moved to DC/VA. And before I even made one payment on her she was stolen:( But, since we were meant to be, she came back to me and kept me company on MANY DC to Philly road trips for 4 years. But... as Nate reminds me, when we got married I made him give up his Accura (not that I had anything against the car itself but it was souped up to be WAY too loud for city living, plus it was stick which I couldn't drive) so this time it was my turn. She is 14 years old so thats what, 95 in people years?!?
A moment of silence please...
But check out the cool Max Mobile!
Oh and our eating machine has grown another 3 feet since last week. He started peas today (he'd just been eating oatmeal so far) and he liked it. He didn't like the texture so much, I had to add a little water but he's such a piggy I think he'll eat anything.
He's also sitting up so well now:
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The car looks great! Mom said it's an 02 so I'm assuming it has LATCH also- you will love that. Is Nate planning on hanging out with Max watching movies on car trips? ;) Max is such a big boy- sitting up! He'll have a whole new perspective for playing- what fun.
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