As a member of a six person family, 2 of which are younger children, you have no idea how useful this vacuum could be. Food crumbs find themselves in all types of corners and awkward places, and immediate access to a vacuum could solve this issue. During the winter, our city uses volcanic rock to deal with road ice, and those things just love to stick to shoes, and always seem to fall off in the car. Yet another mess to constantly clean! I think Honda realizes that this Shop Vac is not for detail cleaning, as something running off 12 volts is not going to be very powerful, but for those who can afford such a TOL minivan, this will be a huge help. It is also my understanding that the Honda Odyssey is one of the best minivans on the market today. My mom has quite a few friends with an Odyssey and they just love them.

I found this link to 2000 Ford Windstar concept with even more appliances. A washing machine, refrigerator, microwave, trash compactor, chill box and a vacuum are were all included, provided by none other than Maytag! If you look closely at the picture of the vacuum, you can see a Hoover logo! A washing machine in a car would be sooooo useful on swimming vacations.......