Our New Chrysler

Back in April, we sold our beloved Mazda6 SportWagon and bought a Chrysler Town & Country. It was a hard decision. We really liked the Mazda - it was fun to drive, looked fantastic, and was very useful. In addition, we had been all over in that car - we had taken it on vacation to Northern Minnesota, out to Williamsburg, Virginia, all over Tennessee, and back and forth to Detroit and Chicago multiple times.

But, our family has grown, and we decided that we would like a bigger car for our long-distance drives. Although I flirted with the idea of a conversion van, we decided to get a Swagger-Wagon.

Our new rig is Inferno Red, with a gray interior, has swivel seats, dual DVD players, power doors, and a fairly responsive 3.8L V6 mated to a 6-speed auto. By comparison, my parents' first minivan, a 1986 Dodge Caravan LE, had wood-grain siding, three doors, two bench seats, a carburated 2.6L I4, and a 3-speed automatic.


It joins a fleet of (mostly red) Town & Country and Grand Caravans owned by our friends, and continues the vaunted Stringer line of red Chrysler minivans.


We have already driven it to Destin on vacation and found that its swivel seats delight grandparents and kids riding in the back around town, and that its multimedia capabilities make long drives on the freeway with kids easy as pie!
We have also taken it camping and found that its rear deck makes a perfect kitchen/closet/staging area/changing table/etc.!

We can't wait to see where it takes us next!