The van seems like a great way to do it. I hope you have fun.
If you do take your car, don't use your brakes much on the way down, just leave it in first gear (assuming it's an automatic). It sounds frantic, but does no damage and is much safer and easier on the car. In a stick shift car, second gear is probably the right choice.
I've done the trip three ways, cog, car and on foot. On foot was the best. It's actually a pretty easy hike. Mt Adams, an adjacent, smaller mountain is much tougher. I hated the cog railway. My neck was killing me from holding my head up on the steep parts.
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