How do so many young families have $80k SUVs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t be surprised by the number of well off families who drive the Sienna/odyssey as well—they’re just as wealthy but chose practicality over flare.

Did just that! Much preferred driving the minivan over a huge SUV, and the mid size SUV (Honda pilot/highlander) don't have much trunk space when you use the 3rd row (which is often barely a 3rd row. With minivan you get more cargo space and an actual 3rd row an adult can spend more than 30 mins in. Oh and the gas mileage is double to triple what the massive SUVs are and you can actually park your vehicle in a parking garage without hitting others ;-)

Minivans are just so ugly. To some people it does matter. I don’t think people generally need the huge Tahoes and Suburbans and Wagoneers, but I absolutely understand picking the sleeker, smaller 3 row SUV over the minivan.

People that actually need the space don’t care that they are ugly. Minivans are actually designed with large families in mind, many SUVs are not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t be surprised by the number of well off families who drive the Sienna/odyssey as well—they’re just as wealthy but chose practicality over flare.

Did just that! Much preferred driving the minivan over a huge SUV, and the mid size SUV (Honda pilot/highlander) don't have much trunk space when you use the 3rd row (which is often barely a 3rd row. With minivan you get more cargo space and an actual 3rd row an adult can spend more than 30 mins in. Oh and the gas mileage is double to triple what the massive SUVs are and you can actually park your vehicle in a parking garage without hitting others ;-)

Minivans are just so ugly. To some people it does matter. I don’t think people generally need the huge Tahoes and Suburbans and Wagoneers, but I absolutely understand picking the sleeker, smaller 3 row SUV over the minivan.

Some people prefer functionality. Those "sleeker smaller 3 row SUVs" typically don't have much trunk space when you put people in the 3rd row. A minivan does. Also, the 3rd row in many used to be that only someone under 10 could comfortably sit there for more than 30 mins. My minivan could comfortably seat 7 (and 8 if I'd selected a row in 2nd row). I wasn't going to pay $20-30K more for less functionality when I needed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember that 80-85% of all new cars are wither leased or financed.

Winner

[Anonymous]

How else could we transport our four kids and pull the horse trailer? Nothing else was heavy enough to do both.

[Anonymous]

No worries in Trump's economy, most of these people are going bankrupt.

Especially the Cyber Truck drivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be surprised by the number of well off families who drive the Sienna/odyssey as well—they’re just as wealthy but chose practicality over flare.

Did just that! Much preferred driving the minivan over a huge SUV, and the mid size SUV (Honda pilot/highlander) don't have much trunk space when you use the 3rd row (which is often barely a 3rd row. With minivan you get more cargo space and an actual 3rd row an adult can spend more than 30 mins in. Oh and the gas mileage is double to triple what the massive SUVs are and you can actually park your vehicle in a parking garage without hitting others

Minivans are just so ugly. To some people it does matter. I don’t think people generally need the huge Tahoes and Suburbans and Wagoneers, but I absolutely understand picking the sleeker, smaller 3 row SUV over the minivan.

People that actually need the space don’t care that they are ugly. Minivans are actually designed with large families in mind, many SUVs are not.

Minivans are for breeders?

[Anonymous]

How is that your business? You just need a better paying job! If you got out of other peoples business, you might be able to buy one if that is what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be surprised by the number of well off families who drive the Sienna/odyssey as well—they’re just as wealthy but chose practicality over flare.

Did just that! Much preferred driving the minivan over a huge SUV, and the mid size SUV (Honda pilot/highlander) don't have much trunk space when you use the 3rd row (which is often barely a 3rd row. With minivan you get more cargo space and an actual 3rd row an adult can spend more than 30 mins in. Oh and the gas mileage is double to triple what the massive SUVs are and you can actually park your vehicle in a parking garage without hitting others ;-)

Minivans are just so ugly. To some people it does matter. I don’t think people generally need the huge Tahoes and Suburbans and Wagoneers, but I absolutely understand picking the sleeker, smaller 3 row SUV over the minivan.

Some people prefer functionality. Those "sleeker smaller 3 row SUVs" typically don't have much trunk space when you put people in the 3rd row. A minivan does. Also, the 3rd row in many used to be that only someone under 10 could comfortably sit there for more than 30 mins. My minivan could comfortably seat 7 (and 8 if I'd selected a row in 2nd row). I wasn't going to pay $20-30K more for less functionality when I needed it.

We’ve been fortunate to own many nice vehicles over our lifetime, 911s, BMWs to jeeps to F150s. Our 2006 Toyota Sienna was the most reliable, comfortable, safe, flexible vehicle we owned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be surprised by the number of well off families who drive the Sienna/odyssey as well—they’re just as wealthy but chose practicality over flare.

Did just that! Much preferred driving the minivan over a huge SUV, and the mid size SUV (Honda pilot/highlander) don't have much trunk space when you use the 3rd row (which is often barely a 3rd row. With minivan you get more cargo space and an actual 3rd row an adult can spend more than 30 mins in. Oh and the gas mileage is double to triple what the massive SUVs are and you can actually park your vehicle in a parking garage without hitting others

Minivans are just so ugly. To some people it does matter. I don’t think people generally need the huge Tahoes and Suburbans and Wagoneers, but I absolutely understand picking the sleeker, smaller 3 row SUV over the minivan.

People that actually need the space don’t care that they are ugly. Minivans are actually designed with large families in mind, many SUVs are not.

Minivans are for breeders?

DP. Interpreted the statement as minivans are appreciated by people with on average 3 kids who acknowledge they are in it for 5-10 years and don’t want to pay $60K+ for an SUV to transport goldfish, sand, and young kids from point A to point B. Another win is that minivans are low and easy for kids to climb into and most have automatic donors, so no running around to close doors or kids closing their body parts in doors. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t be surprised by the number of well off families who drive the Sienna/odyssey as well—they’re just as wealthy but chose practicality over flare.

Our Sienna was like $61k - I was shocked minivans had gotten so spendy. Cars are just pricey nowadays.

[Anonymous]

Minivans are horrible--I only see middle class family's and super old people driving them. I would rather drive a Cadillac Escalade any day than a Toyota Sienna!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minivans are horrible--I only see middle class family's and super old people driving them. I would rather drive a Cadillac Escalade any day than a Toyota Sienna!

DP.

Escalade is one of those cars where you know the person driving is a complete a**.

Signifies pretension without taste.

So while you’re looking down at minivan drivers, know that the rest of us are judging you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minivans are horrible--I only see middle class family's and super old people driving them. I would rather drive a Cadillac Escalade any day than a Toyota Sienna!

You are weak minded or you must be age 16

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minivans are horrible--I only see middle class family's and super old people driving them. I would rather drive a Cadillac Escalade any day than a Toyota Sienna!

Saying you can identify socioeconomic class of a random person on the road makes me think you're just trolling. Who comes to this website to troll? Clearly plenty of folks, I just don't see the win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minivans are horrible--I only see middle class family's and super old people driving them. I would rather drive a Cadillac Escalade any day than a Toyota Sienna!

How predictably nouveau riche of you