2013 Mazda5 Grand Touring Review

2013 mazda5 grand touring

When I drove the Mazda5 Grand Touring for the first time, I pulled into the grocery store parking lot and turned to my daughter and commented that the car felt really familiar. A quick text confirmed that my sister owns a Mazda5…so we’ve had plenty of experience piling kids and bags into the back. So [...]

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Review

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe LWB

Last August, I was introduced to the new Hyundai Santa Fe Sport in Park City and fell in love driving through the mountains of Utah. Just last month, Hyundai introduced the three-row Santa Fe and invited me to Coronado, California to test drive it all over the San Diego area. I’m trying to figure out [...]

Hyundai Introduces the New 2013 Santa Fe in Park City

New Hyundai Santa Fe

Last weekend, Hyundai invited me and a handful of bloggers to Park City, Utah, to experience the new 2013 Santa Fe. The Santa Fe is a CUV (crossover utility vehicle) with capacity to seat 5 to 7 passengers. The 2013 five-passenger Santa Fe Sport began arriving at Hyundai dealerships in August, with the long wheelbase [...]

Kia Rio Small-Size Sedan – A Mom’s Review

2012 Kia Rio Review

Like I’ve mentioned in my previous car reviews: I am not a automotive expert. I’m more concerned with comfort, functionality, and ease of use than I am with technical specs. That being said, I didn’t expect to love the 2012 Kia Rio SX before I drove it around town for a week. I’m a mom [...]

2012 Kia Soul – A Mom’s Review

Kia Soul 2012 review

For those of you who don’t read Better in Bulk regularly, I feel like I always need to start all car reviews with a disclosure: I am not a car person. I don’t understand most specs, and I am not concerned with features unless they make my life easier. When I look at a car, [...]

A Mom’s Review of the 2012 Honda Odyssey

Honda Odyssey 2012

Talk to me about transmissions and engines and you’ll lose me pretty quickly. When I am shopping for a new car I am looking for a few very specific things: space (does it hold my family of seven?) features (does it have a DVD player? GPS? Bells and whistles?) comfort (how do I feel driving [...]