re: Why don't women want to drive mini-vans anymore?

Most women don't know enough about automobiles to have an opinion, to be truthful.

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My wife has one and wouldn’t drive anything else. Our 3 & 5 year old can climb in easily, the vehicle itself isn’t big and bulky meaning it’s easier to drive, and she gives zero fricks what people think of her driving a minivan. She is definitely practicality over cosmetics in that sense.

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Bingo! Wife drove Camry’s for years then had kids. Drove 2 Explorers then realized the minivan was easier for kids with sliding doors and room along with much more comfortable ride with all the bells and whistles. Explorers ride rough. She never liked the bigger SUV I think because she is short.

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A mini-van with sliding side doors is way more utilitarian than an SUV. Plus the back seats in the new ones can go into the floorboard with the touch of a button giving you all kid of extra space

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So much room for activities

Because if you take a minivan and label it a “crossover” people think it’s suddenly cooler and worth more. It’s absurd. Everyone is driving “SUV’s” that look like minivans and are based on car chassis rather than truck chassis and still pretending to be elitist towards minivans like they’re not already driving one.

SUVs burn more gas. Driving a lower mileage vehicle is the mom's way of showing her support for Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries.

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Is it insecurity?

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Penis envy.

I grew up riding in Chrysler Town & Country's. My mom & dad owned 4 different ones throughout my childhood.





Nothing bad about them at all. Had the stow n go, DVD with flip down screens in the rear, bumping sound system, automatic doors/hatch, and all of the other goodies. Pretty sweet for early 2000's.

The 2001 model we owned had a shite ton of electrical problems, but otherwise they were all pretty solid as far as reliability, especially for a Chrysler product.