[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

A minivan is the ultimate family vehicle. They usually have more cargo space than a full sized SUV, better fuel economy, and are safer. I'm a car guy, and even I can admit that they just make a lot of sense. I'm not sure why everyone hates them. I believe the Toyota Sienna is packing something like 265hp. We had one for a rental in Florida and were burning civics off the line all day.

If I didn't need that much space, I'd go for a wagon. VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo and Subaru all make pretty solid wagons of various sizes.

This is 100% FACT!
And that was with 5 dudes, and a bunch of luggage in that sucker.
I'm actually fairly suprised that thing still had tires on it when we dropped it off.

As for the OP.
Yeah, minivans aren't cool, but damn are they handy.
Whenever Hulk, myself, and a few buddies do our Flames road trips, we almost always rent a minivan, because when it comes to space, confort, gas milage, and cool things like DVD players, they are pretty much the best of all worlds.