The Minivan Arguement.

Recently MF has had enough with her not so little sedan. Dinging doors with other cars and practically breaking her neck to get the little man into his seat sometimes is just not cutting it anymore. The final decision (Hubs included!), to get a minivan. GASP!

"Oh my gosh I will NEVER own a minivan" or "I won't be THAT mom" and my personal fav, "anyone who drives a minivan is a HORRIBLE driver"

Ok so I may have uttered one or two of these phrases, even this week perhaps (if we're totally honest I guarantee I've said all three before, sue me). But I bet you a penny candy you have too.

What's the big deal? It's practical, there is plenty of room for a growing family, all their stuff and even a few extra kids when called for. Oh but the backlash has been interesting. You'll find your friends standing on drastically different sides, maybe even different sides than you would have pegged them for, usually however it boils down to whether or not you're a Minivan Mom or an SUV Siren. Thus I give you the arguments:

The Minivan:
Ample leg room
More seating
Fold away seats
Sliding doors
Storage
Good gas mileage

The SUV:
Nice leg room
More seating
Fold away seats
Higher riding for a better vantage point
Good storage
OK gas mileage

Wait... those are AWFULLY similar lists...interesting. In fact I'm having a hard time deciding if one is truly better than the other, it seems to me it's more about personal opinion. At least we can hopefully all agree that minivans now are way better than minivans way back when.oh so sexy...

What about you? Any pros/cons? What did you choose?