>>The Honda Odyssey has been consistently named the best minivan
That's the model I was trying to remember. I was astounded how quiet and comfortable it was inside.
For me it was a tossup between the Magnum and the Odyssey... people *claiming* to be my friends suggested I went with the Magnum over the [correction] Odyssey because "Magnum" was so much easier to spell
The Suburban is still my personal favorite, but since I was moving 40+ miles away from work I figured I should at least *try* for better gas mileage.
Of course having gone through the first winter at the new place I am now thinking hard about trading both vehicles for a big 4x4 -- if I could find a Dodge Power Wagon with the '06 pricing incentives I think I might take the plunge... I can always draft behind the constant stream of big dump trucks to get better gas mileage.
>>I'm looking enviously at the Audi wagons, myself. They've put some real screamers in that lineup.
Definitely. I used to think that 0-60 in 5 seconds was perhaps "excessive" for a station wagon but I am pleased to say that I no longer feel that way after driving the SRT-8.