CB, if you're willing to be a bit contrarian, minivans are cheap these days, statistically quite safe, pretty reliable compared to SUVs, quite roomy, great hauling capacity, good visibility, pretty car-like handling, etc. The only place SUVs will beat them is off road, maybe inclement weather but SUVs have some handling problems too. Minivans do have the soccer mom stigma, though.
If you want safety via conservation of momentum, which is mainly what SUVs give you, you can get a full size van, which will have more people room and carrying capacity than anything and is marginally more expensive than a minivan. Even less cool than minivans, though.
Cheers, Dan. |
