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Would you drive a minivan?

minivans are hard to beat as family vehicles. they're not cool, but they WTF-pwn every other vehicle in practicality.
 
angry hampster said:
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Fenixgoon said:
minivans are hard to beat as family vehicles. they're not cool, but they WTF-pwn every other vehicle in practicality.
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Yeap. Easily a huge majority of SUV drivers with families would be better off with a minivan (almost invariably cheaper to operate, lower center of gravity, more room, higher safety ratings, higher fuel economy), but they have the same stigma that station wagons had : it screams "ZOMG 30+ year old responsible parents!" and that is just not what most people are willing to do.
 
My friend's Odyssey is at 196,000 miles and still going strong. Hasn't had any major issues either. The car has surprisingly good acceleration too (more than you'd expect for a minivan anyways!)
 
I do drive a minivan.

I didn't buy it tho, and I probably wouldn't buy one if it was my own money. Mine is a fleet vehicle supplied to me by my employer, but it is the only vehicle I drive. I do not currently own another automobile.

I'm due to get my new vehicle in the spring, and I don't know for sure what the available choices will be. In the spring of 2010 it was the Ford Escape, Dodge Journey, Jeep Patriot or Dodge Grand Caravan. Of those, I wanted the Escape, but this fall when my number came up, the only options were the Journey and the Grand Caravan. I passed then, and I'm hoping for a better selection in the spring.

If I'm faced with only the Journey or the Grand Caravan, I might actually take the Caravan again. I don't mind the Caravan I currently drive. It has the larger 3.6L engine so it moves pretty well for its size. It's a road warrior, really. I'm currently at 99K on a 2008.
 
I own one, drive it regularly, and don't get what the big negative stereotyping is (other than there are soooooo many of them). Having one as a DD wouldn't fit my needs but if I became "Mr. Mom" I'd happily trade vehicles with my wife.
 
I don't have kids so no, in fact I don't really need anything bigger than a 2 seater. Currently I have a 2009 Ford Fiesta (UK model).

If I did have lots of kids I would probably get something like a Volvo XC90 diesel, which is a sort of 7 seater crossover SUV.
 
drive regularly - no, don't need one. but i do borrow one for when i have to move 4'x8' sheets of plywood or 10' lengths of conduit.
 
Arkaign said:
Yeap. Easily a huge majority of SUV drivers with families would be better off with a minivan (almost invariably cheaper to operate, lower center of gravity, more room, higher safety ratings, higher fuel economy), but they have the same stigma that station wagons had : it screams "ZOMG 30+ year old responsible parents!" and that is just not what most people are willing to do.
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QFT. Our Odyssey is simply a great family vehicle, and fits that role perfectly. That "stigma" crap is for wussies. It's simply a great tool for its assigned job.
 
Nope, we have 2 kids and a large Lab but neither my wife nor I wanted to spend our money on a mini-van. We were in the showroom negotiating on a Sienna but I simply couldn't justify spending $40K on a vehicle that I wasn't amped about driving.
 
RKS said:
Nope, we have 2 kids and a large Lab but neither my wife nor I wanted to spend our money on a mini-van. We were in the showroom negotiating on a Sienna but I simply couldn't justify spending $40K on a vehicle that I wasn't amped about driving.
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???
You know they start at like 25k or something right? You don't need to buy the one that has spinning rims and gold teeth..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPNJjL9iznY

Yes I would drive a short bus around. I would even paint it yellow.
 
I used to have a Mazda5, so I guess that counts. I wouldn't mind having a swaggerwagon in the garage. Gimme one of those Sienna SE's in black or that dark grey color.

🙂

I just hate getting kids and all their crap out in tight spaces with traditional doors.
 
Bignate603 said:
Significantly more than the average SUV driver tows. It's quite easy to tow more than 0 lb. 😉

Most SUV drivers never tow anything and never leave the pavement. Typically they buy it for style.
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Sorry, but that first comment is just a laugh.

Before we bought our SUV, we looked at minivans. 1000 pound towing limit almost universal on them, not to mention almost all minivans are wrong-wheel-drive....FWD is not the choice in drivetrain for towing.


This weighs significantly more:

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And this is a small boat that tops out around only 1800# or so when being towed to the lake. No minivan would safely handle this load, and it's a relatively small one.

Minivans have their place, but so do SUV's.
 
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