We too have (had now) a fit, and bought it purely off MMM's recommendation. We're switching to an Odyssey now (hoping to pull some capital out of our garage with the switch too) mostly for the comfort aspect of it. We had the 5 speed manual, and while the 31.7 average mpg that we got was nice, most of that was highways and my wife would only get 27-29 mpg around town, making it hard to sacrifice cruise control, intermittent wipers, reclining rear seats, more substantial front seats, and a third row. We also found that the body dents very easily, and unfortunately between one of the drivers and kid toys in and out of the garage we've managed to put a number of dings in it.
We did move a sleeper sofa (loveseat size) in it with the hatch closed, and the open space in the back is great. It would be a great car for a college grad or a couple, but with two teens and a 5 year old, it was a little optimistic of me to try to impose on our situation.