In bold 28-point Akzidenz Grotesk type, the headline boomed: "Best Minivan Ever?" Just asking the question gave our 2008 Chrysler Town & Country (or the "Norge," as we affectionately dubbed the big white box-on-wheels) major credentials.
Somewhere at the crossroads of its comfortable ride, its family-friendly amenities and its flexible interior space, we did find a sort of driving nirvana with the T&C--not the type that satisfies the inner Parnelli Jones, perhaps, but a perfection nonetheless.
It silenced the quality skeptics, too. In the 33,000 miles we'd racked up on the odo--it crisscrossed the country, traversed the Rockies and shepherded all of our dormitory-bound children off to college and home again--never once did we have to spend a night without our dear Norge. It required nothing more than routine maintenance and a replacement tire. Still, we never did manage to convert any Honda Odyssey loyalists.
