I don’t understand people, never will. When I had young children, it was all I could do to buy a minivan. And when I could finally afford one, I felt extremely fortunate to own one. They are great vehicles.
When we needed a 15 passenger van, we had to sell the minivan. Money was too tight to keep both. Now that the kids are getting bigger and we do more driving, we went ahead and got a minivan again. Whole family outings still require the big van, but for shopping trips and classes for the kids — can’t beat the better gas mileage and comfort of the mini.
Here’s a fun little story about some guys running the Honda Odyssey Minivan against a 1960’s era Jaguar and Porsche. Seems the stock Minivan ran the course faster than the Jag and equal to the Porsche. With an upgraded set of Michellin Sport Touring tires the Minivan beat the Porsche.
But - they obviously love their sports cars too!