Last Spring, after the addition of our third dog, we decided it was time to upsize our car. We traded in my husband's convertible Mustang for a mini-van!! It gets better gas mileage then most SUV's and we thought it would be better forth future, if and when we have kids...easier to get car seats in and out of and still have another seat for the dogs. The seats are also easily removable if we want to set up kennels in the van or even make extra room to haul things. So far, it has worked out well for us.