Conjecture #1: Only soccer moms drive minivans.
Conjecture #2: I'm don't want people to think I'm a soccer mom.
Conclusion: I don't want to drive a minivan.

It's stupid and based on stereotyping, but I think that is why people are so loud about how much they hate them.

Personally, I just prefer aerodynamics for the 'cool effect' and bulky CIA style SUV's if you want to be cool and still have storage room.

 

Hahaha. I had a coworker who had a late 90's green Caravan that he drove, mainly because it was a better alternative to a work truck for him. However, he often joked about how it was bad for picking up women because they often though he was married or even cheating on his wife, even though he simply bought the van because it was cheap, because he liked it, and because it was practical for him.

 

Ottomans are not foot-rests. Ottomans are a separate piece used as a foot-rest, not an attached one. I don't think there's been a car without seats that recline since the 70s though, even without foot-rests.

For comparison, pretty much every car with an options package has that Navi. My parent's civic has it, and that's as far from luxury as possible.

The DVD players are an example of why people don't think they're cool, as it's widely acknowleged they're there to shut the kids up and this links to the "uncool" demographic minivans are tied to.

Those things are luxuries in that they're over and above what is required in a car, but really those are more "options" than "luxury".

Now, let's see what kind of luxury a rolls royce offers...
On the 2012 Phantom, you get
-adaptive LED headlights that mimic sunlight
-custom color scheme, with a choice of over 44,000 hues matched to order
-self-righting wheel centres so the Rolls Royce logo is always upright, even in motion
-custom made to driver height Rolls Royce umbrella nested into a self-ejecting holder in the doorframe
- hand-stiched all full-grain leather upholstery and a wood interior veneer matched to owner choice, and all sourced from the same tree, along with custom designed details on the interior
- all seats are heated with individual temperature controls
- air suspension
- V12 engine and 8-gear transmission
- independent screens in the dash and front seats tied to the built-in navigation system, rear and side-view cameras for additional visibility and a 360 degree view from the top for backing in, or watching dvds.
- gold-plated hood ornament

 

Two words - Soccer mom

I don't want to be compared to those words at all.I've sworn to never buy a minivan.

 

Realistically, my last car before I had a kid was a convertible sports car. My next car after the kid gets old enough will be a convertible classic sports car. So I fully understand. Only problem is, kids have a lot of shit. So between a minivan and a SUV, I am going the SUV route.

Hahah, that gives me an idea for a movie character. I could totally see a bad ass mofo in a Quintin Tarantino movie who drives a soccer mom minivan. That would be awesome.

Actor 1: "Dane, what up with the Soccer Mom Minivan."
Dane: "Man, shut the fuck up"
Actor 1".... fuck Dane, it's only a question"
Dane "Don't make me tell you to shut the fuck up again"
Actor 1"....."
Dane whispering to himself: "Mother Fucker, asking me about minivan. Fool doesn't know shit"

 

I think this episode of the Sarah Silverman Program explains it best.

THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM. S03E09 - A Good Van Is Hard to Find - Watch Movies Online For Free on TubePlus

 

The A-Team van wasn't exactly a mini-van.
but i'd sure as hell want one.
Everybody had an individual "captain's chair" that swiveled. so every body was comfortable. sliding door for getting in and out fast with your assault rifle.

all it was missing was a 20,000 watt ball breaking sound system...

and you can be the one to tell B.A. he's a soccer mom driving the kiddies...

 

I don't mind minivans and would prefer to have one, I just can't afford it.

I am not concerned with looking "badass" I am a mother and teacher and the minivan would suit me better for functionality than anything else.

I frequently have to travel with students so being able to fit a lot of students in my car would suit me better. My son (and hopefully more kids in the future) needs room in a vehivle and you need room to pack all those suitcases and necessities and stuff.
Plus a minivan is better for the DVD player system. Right now we have the DVD screens over the back of the front seat headrests and it is uncomfortable for those sitting in the front seat relaxing their head against a velcro strap where your hair gets caught in it etc.

It all depends on the person, looking badass vs. needing functionality

 

I know people love them, but realistically, I don't think they are safe when it comes to luggage and so on. If you get into an accident the luggage can go flying to the front of the car. So while it can store more shit, that shit will go flying at you.

 

SUV's look like bigger versions of station wagons. The design and marketing is pure fucking genius!

 

Umm... My family has owned three Caravans, I stated that in my original post.

I know exactly what I'm talking about when I talk trash on these.

Those are accessories. Trinkets. Those aren't luxury. The seats in my car recline, don't need a foot rest.
I could add dual screen DVD players if I wanted to, but...why?
I have a GPS, plus a phone with Bluetooth.

I have all of these things,none of them top of the line fancy. None of them luxurious.

When the seats are real leather, the wood on the dash is real, and the gold trim is actual gold, call me.

 

Minivans are nasty. Talk about how not to pick up chicks.

"Hey baby, how 'bout I give you a ride home in my minivan? You can watch Spongebob reruns in the back."
Not sexy.

 

Does a white SUV with two baby car seats turn you on a little more? The wife put a complete set of those family stickers on the back window for added effect. Even a decepticon sign won't save me.

 

That is so wrong I don't even have a clever reply for you. Good day.

 

You have every right to complain, you had 3 Chryslers in your family! Usually it takes just one to see that they are massive piles of s**t.

And obviously anyone in the thread who HAS HAD or has one NOW can speak intelligently about the pros and cons.....I was wondering about those who just keep saying " Those are for Soccer Moms" and " You can't pick up chicks in a minivan"......

cause I'm not even a Soccer DAD, and I did pick up chicks in a faded blue, rusty 87 Voyager before I met my wife. So maybe it's not the Car, it's the Driver....

 

Minivans suck balls. An SUV is so much more useful it isn't even funny.

 

I used to be able to impress chicks with my station wagon, so it's not always the car, sir.

We used to have a mini-van, but then we got a mini-SUV. While we're missing that back row of seats, we have about the same storage space, and alot better gas mileage. While minivans can be useful for big families, it seems SUVs far outclass them now-a-days.

 

Hahah, what's the line at the end, cream of rape?

 

I would never drive a mini-van...........unless it looked like this:



Even then, I would still tint my windows