The other day, I posed a question to a few of my co-workers–if you needed the people- and cargo-carrying capacity of a large vehicle, would you really penalize yourself by selecting something less useful than a minivan just to save your ego? And if that’s true, just how sad is that? How much are we letting what others think dictate a fundamental part of our everyday lives? A surprising number said they would never drive a minivan, no matter what.
Popular culture is so anti-minivan today that driving one is so counter-culture, so in the face of popular biases, so keeping-it-real, that it’s almost punk rock. In a utilitarian way, anyway.
I’ve driven a Toyota Sienna for a bit more than a year. It’s fantastic to drive. It seats eight. Pretty good mileage. And it can haul 4×8 sheet goods.
(In the comments in the above thread:
I feel sorry for you. Keep trying to fool yourself. You’re married with 2.5 kids, but you’re still cool! Really! F’n boomers.
"Boomers?" The boomers are retirees now, dude.)
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