Image by crazytales562 via Flickr... The seats were uber comfortable. The Routan is a rebadged
Chrysler Town and Country. In fact, my new name for it is the Grand Caravagen. It's tweaked a little from the standard Dodge/Chrysler faire... some reviews say it's suspension and steering are much tighter. … But it does sport some nice VW type interior items and probably most importantly, they DO NOT have the Stow 'n Go middle seats. The VW seats are removable but not stowable. The bins that they fold into are still there, and these are spacious and will get use. But most importantly, the seats are COMFORTABLE... it's like a Lazy Boy... The front seats are heated, there are power windows everywhere, including the vents in the back... The rear seats have the same Tailgate seating option, and the cargo room behind them is amazing... A trip to the
warehouse club with a full cart equates to filling up the bins the rear seats fold flat into... TONS of room. I'm very happy with the van. But back to the test drive...
Image via WikipediaOn Sunday, the family piled in and took a beautiful ride through the
Berkshires to look at the foliage. Everyone was impressed with the van, and all agreed it was a great car. So the family gave it a thumbs up. I averaged 23 MPG on that cruise, … Fairly impressive for such a big and heavy van.
