By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman
Only two of us were headed to the beach. But once there, our troop grew to six people, and then briefly to seven.
To accommodate this crowd and avoid having rent a bus or to drive two vehicles to the, what turned out to be a better than average seafood restaurant and to the putt-putt golf course, we needed something that had a family-friendly third-row seat.
Choices are limited. It had to be a minivan or a mid-sized to large sport utility vehicle.