I’ve been assured by my pal Stirling Matheson who covers all matter of RIDES for Complex Magazine that I am not having an early-onset of an automotive-induced midlife crisis. In fact, he claims that there are no midlife crisis cars, only cars that are cool. Plain and simple. Sounds alright […]
It’s got swagger. But of course you already knew that. It has style too, especially the higher-end variants and the knee-weakening Salsa Red Pearl exterior paint option. But here are six surprising features of, and unexpected uses for, the 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan. A Private Changing Suite The ’15 Sienna […]
Where’s the damn USB port? This was the 1st, 3rd, 8th and final question I asked of the 2014 Nissan Altima we rented from Hertz at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando last week. We only needed a car for only a couple of days, to partake in our […]
I published a simple list post about minivans on OWTK a bit ago. Maybe you read it. Maybe you liked it. Hell, I’m even lazy enough to use the exact same photo from it here. HuffPost Parents later asked me to expand on it, make it beefier, make it funnier, […]
For the 2+ decades of my illustrious casual driving career, the single most important *thing* about a car has been the presence of, at the very least, a few drops of gas in the tank. The engine and its various parts, the tires (or is it wheels? is there really […]
Test drives are cute. You and/or your decision-making better half climb into something shiny. You adjust the seat and promptly sink into it like a manicured hand in an Italian leather glove. Each perky fiber of the impeccably clean floor mat stands at attention to salute the weathered soles of […]
Whether you’ve got one or have a hankering for one, here are 7 easy ways to know if you’re minivan material. 1. You frequently call your daughter Sienna…and she answers to it. 2. You read Dan Gets A Minivan…and get all the references. 3. Your 2nd row kids insist on […]
Thanks to chucklesome, tongue-in-cheek macho monikers, Toyota has famously tried over the years to make their Sienna minivan more than just another boring family vehicle clunking bratty kids around from grocery store to ballet recitals to t-ball practices to Mommy & Me classes.
