people that drive mini-vans

I used to make fun of mini-vans, too. Then my son and daughter-in-law had two babies two years apart. Seeing the vast array of stuff they have to carry when they take the kids somewhere (including the Government-mandated safety seats for each), I suddenly realized the utility of a mini-van for a family. Mind you, I don't have one - I drive a 350Z - but I agree with the mini-van concept for a growing family.

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ive been run off the road twice in the last 2 weeks by minivan drivers. all of sudden, they decided to change lanes into my lane. either there is a massive blind spot, or the people that drive them are idiots. i had another altercation with a minivan driver a month ago in which i had pulled up trying to make a right turn and the mini van driver...i guess she thought i got to close to her or something...flipped me off for no reason as she took another bite out of her bacon double cheeseburger...i simply hate minivan drivers. they are, imo, watering down the gene pool and helping to create a weaker species.
 
Man, I love our mini-van. Once we had two kids the whole thing made perfect sense.

It's like somebody designed a vehicle around our needs. Because they did.
 
One day several weeks ago, after barely escaping two different accidents -- both of which would have been caused by minivan drivers who clearly had their heads up their arses-- I thought very seriously about starting a thread that said something along the lines of "I know this is a very narrow minded point of view and probably a gross oversimplification of a group of people in our society, BUT people who drive minivans SUCK AT DRIVING."

Now that this thread has been started, I have something to say to all you posters: PEOPLE WHO DRIVE MINIVANS SUCK AT DRIVING.

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You're not seeing the whole picture:

On Deadman's Curve I used to shut 'em down
I had the hottest muscle car in my hometown
I could burn rubber in all four gears
But I haven't done that in a million years

Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the grocery store

She's got an automatic tranny with overdrive
And the radio's tuned to Magic 95
She gets 30 miles on a gallon of gas
And I can schlep all the girls to gymnastics class
She's got her headlights on both night and day
She's the most practical value in the USA
She's got cruise control, ABS and EFI
I keep her Michelins at 32 PSI

Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the children's museum

On icy mornings when I'm feeling my age
I'm protected and warm in my steel cage
Her climate control really pumps out the heat
And her dual air bags just can't be beat
She's rated real high by Consumer Reports
And her two front seats have got lumbar support
I've got the good driver rate and comprehensive insurance
And she's loaded with electronic theft deterrents
Step away from the car, step away from the car
Step away from the car, step away from the car

We're a wild and rowdy bunch when you pass us by
Bobby's buggin' baby sister and makin' her cry
If I have to pull over someone's gonna pay
And it was fun, fun, fun, till Bobby took her teether away
(Fun, fun, fun, fun)

Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the pediatrician

Now the wife and I hardly ever date
'Cause our baby sitter has to be home by 8
We hurry through dinner and go out and park
With the fold-down seats we can nap till dark
I dream of Barracudas and souped-up 'Vettes
Crazy games of chicken and drag race bets
Then she wakes me up and says, "Honey, don't be sad
Our van's the classic Woody you never had"

Now if I ever get tired of my minivan
A red sports car will make me young again

Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the grocery store
What did you do with the last one I gave you?
Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the grocery store
Don't make me come back there
Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the grocery store
If Bobby jumped off a cliff, would you do that, too?
Hey, little minivan, we're goin' to the grocery store
Three kids, what were we thinking?

Go little Minnie Van Gogh
Little Minnie Van Gogh
Little Minnie Van Gogh
 
I don’t know what it is with you people!

Just the other day, I was trying to back the ol’ van into my parking spot, and it took me few tries because it was one of those angled ones, and some dude just gave me the nastiest look ever. EXCUSE ME FOR BREATHIN’ BUDDY!
 
Maybe one day everyone will have taste like general35, and the world will be a better place.
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one can only hope...
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I don't know about minivan drivers (the only people know who have one are very good drivers) but the last time I got out of my car saying, "Man, there are a LOT of IDIOTS out there on the road!" it was prompted by a whole lot of bad driving by pickup-truck drivers. Speeding, unsafe lane changes, tailgating, lack of signals when changing lanes, weaving in and out of traffic, just general aggression -- pickup truck drivers are THE WORST!
They're like the big bully on the schoolyard.
 
An engineer I work with is an Aggy, is currently on his second mini-van that he drives everyday and also has an immaculate old Miata. Talk about three strikes. Other than all that is a good guy.
 
Nothing is as practical and useful as a minivan when your hauling multiple kids and their accompanying junk. Sliding doors are great as you know your kids won't be door dinging anyone and you can still get in even though the idiot next to you parked 15" from you.

I've had to take extreme avoidance maneuvers twice this week from bad SUV drivers just moving into my lane apparently without looking.

IMO it is cell phones that are the issue.
 
I have a friend who theorizes that the most dangerous vehicle on the road is a minivan driven by a man, because by driving a minivan, he has been stripped of all his masculinity, and he will drive like Billy Badass in an attempt to compensate for that.
 
My wife literally cried the day she turned in her Explorer for a mini-van. We have 3 boys under the age of 10 though. Mini-vans are simply functional. We have enough space for our family and a friend for each boy. I'd need to spend $50k on an SUV to get enough space for that many kids. The automatic doors on both sides of the van are also a key feature that are nearly indispensable for families.

Next time you pull into a parking spot thank the mini-van driver that parks next to you. If not for those sliding doors you could probably add another door ding on your car as kids struggle to open their car doors without banginin into the cars next to them.
 
I have had this conversation with a number of people. They have a bunch of kids, lots of stuff to haul around, and they are middle-aged suburban parents. They proceed to talk about how uncool minvans are and how they would never be caught dead driving one. So, instead they haul around in the suburan, which is essentially a less-functional minivan for the soccer mom, and they think that makes them cooler than a minivan driver?
 
They're like fat chicks and mopeds. I rented one last summer and they're very functional.
 
We have a lot of SUV and large pickup drivers that park in our parking lot here at my office. If you're going to drive a vehicle that big, learn how to handle it in a cramped parking lot! Most of them don't pull nearly far enough up in the space, leaving the back end out in the right of way and causing major difficulty for those trying to navigate around them.

I HATE big vehicles.
 
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