I drive my SUV because it seats three in the middle. A minivan only seats two there so if I take out the back to haul the dogs, I cannot seat my whole family. When a minivan will seat three in the middle, I'll buy it.
We show dogs so we need the back. Can't put them in the trunk, you know! Lots of dog folks, even without kids, have SUVS, though often the small ones.
Then again, I'm Starbucks sipping Yuppie scum, so what do I know!
An interesting speculation would then be, will the large families coming up from Mexico move up enough in the world to buy the SUV's as the boomers start setting them aside?
Cheers!
What breed?