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It's Spring, summer is almost here, and I do a garden every year. This year is 4 kinds of Tomatoes, Cucumbers, two kinds of Chillies and possibly Eggplant. So I'm off to Lowes, but I don't want to put a bunch of smelly dirt (the dirt I buy adds Bull Manure) and plants in my trunk, so I pull out and dust off the trusty Sienna
I literally had to dust of the cobwebs
For hauling people and stuff, there is nothing like a minivan
I'm telling you, if Toyota ever decides to come out with a Sienna EV, I'll be their first customer. Doesn't have to have that much power, doesn't need a 0-60 in 2 seconds, just give it dual motors, anywhere from 270 to 300 mile driving range, 250 to 300 hp, and at least a 250 kW charging curve, and I'm in!
I was at a mall with a Lucid store and saw the Gravity. I thought it was a good looking 3 row SUV with great storage space even behind the third row. At the starting price of $80k with 800hp and 400 miles of supposedly real world range it seems like a bargain. I brought my wife in to look at it and the first thing she said was it looked like a minivan and then I couldn’t unsee it. Regardless I liked it.
I was at a mall with a Lucid store and saw the Gravity. I thought it was a good looking 3 row SUV with great storage space even behind the third row. At the starting price of $80k with 800hp and 400 miles of supposedly real world range it seems like a bargain. I brought my wife in to look at it and the first thing she said was it looked like a minivan and then I couldn’t unsee it. Regardless I liked it.
I'm way too reluctant to get a Lucid, and $80k is way too much for something I would be replacing my minivan with
I get why people don't like minivans, but you don't get more usable multi purpose space out of any type of car/suv. It's the ultimate practical choice
People who don't like Minivans probably don't have a family and never owned one. They are the most practical vehicle that exists. I've even taken it on roads even the Cyber Truck won't venture 🤣
People who don't like Minivans probably don't have a family and never owned one. They are the most practical vehicle that exists. I've even taken it on roads even the Cyber Truck won't venture 🤣
My wife just doesn’t like the looks of a minivan at all even though the utility is the best out there. We’ve rented one and there is no comparison to a SUV. With that said she just refuses to drive one and likes the way SUVs drive.
Also, I agree that I’m not willing to take a chance on Lucid just yet. The other thing my wife said is that for her work she reviews Lucids financial statements and said how they weren’t doing well and she wouldn’t take the risk either.
minivans are great for tons of stuff and loads of people.
doesn't have to be a family either. my retired uncle/aunt have one and use it to drive from canada down south each winter for 'snowbird season'. they bring bikes, coolers, bedding, and TONS of other stuff.
they love it and it's been super reliable. it's a dodge caravan. i think this one is a 2020 and before that they had another form about 2010. the new one is hardly any different from the old one.
People who don't like Minivans probably don't have a family and never owned one. They are the most practical vehicle that exists. I've even taken it on roads even the Cyber Truck won't venture 🤣
As someone who has had 4 minivans and has a family and 100% agrees with the incredible utility...I still don't like them and would never choose one myself. If it were 100% up to me I would accept the drawbacks of an SUV and drive that for the superior style and enjoyability. Its however not 100% up to me and my wife doesn't want to accept those tradeoffs...so we still have a minivan
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
my retired uncle/aunt have one and use it to drive from canada down south each winter for 'snowbird season'. they bring bikes, coolers, bedding, and TONS of other stuff.
Lots of older folks like minivans, my wife and I were talking about this the other day. On the minivan forums for instance they are all young families, or retired people. They're easy to drive, easy to load, lots to like.
As someone who has had 4 minivans and has a family and 100% agrees with the incredible utility...I still don't like them and would never choose one myself. If it were 100% up to me I would accept the drawbacks of an SUV and drive that for the superior style and enjoyability. Its however not 100% up to me and my wife doesn't want to accept those tradeoffs...so we still have a minivan
Lots of older folks like minivans, my wife and I were talking about this the other day. On the minivan forums for instance they are all young families, or retired people. They're easy to drive, easy to load, lots to like.
I wouldn't own or drive one as a personal commuter either, even if say there was an EV version with 500 hp. But as a family commuter, they are unbeatable. My wife also prefers driving a minivan, so win-win.
