Would you drive a minivan?

[SSSnail]

Would you drive one if it's made by Ferrari?

Conundrum conundrum...

 

[Bartman39]

Sure... Just to see how far it would go mudd`in...:biggrin:

 

[videogames101]

Yes and yes, but I wouldn't purchase the Ferrari, ever.

 

[thedarkwolf]

A Ferrari one? No. Imagine the the maintenance expenses.

I drive a dodge one though. Best beater ever.

 

[Fenixgoon]

minivans are hard to beat as family vehicles. they're not cool, but they WTF-pwn every other vehicle in practicality.

 

[angry hampster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaW_35KPDBY

 

[SSSnail]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaW_35KPDBY

 

[Throckmorton]

Never

 

[Arkaign]

minivans are hard to beat as family vehicles. they're not cool, but they WTF-pwn every other vehicle in practicality.

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.

 

[Cheesetogo]

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!)

 

[thedarkwolf]

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!)

So does mine mmmm turbo.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

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.

 

[Pocatello]

I would drive a minivan, wouldn't buy one though.

 

[SearchMaster]

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.

 

[Monster_Munch]

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.

 

[PottedMeat]

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.

 

[Mursilis]

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.

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.

 

[RKS]

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.

 

[ShawnD1]

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.

???
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.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I'll get an M5 wagon before a minivan.

 

[Meghan54]

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.

True that, but how much can it tow?

 

[Bignate603]

True that, but how much can it tow?

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.

 

[vi edit]

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.

 

[ShawnD1]

True that, but how much can it tow?

Minivans can usually haul around 3500lbs. That's not bad

 

[Meghan54]

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.

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:

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.