I'D RATHER DRIVE A SAMMI THAN A MINI-VAN. MINI-VANS ARE COUFFINS ON WHEELS
Which minivans have you driven. We had a quest (villager?) and it ran good, handled good, all in all nice. We test drove a windstar (brand new) and our 56K Quest was tighter all the way around. I guess what I'm saying is that not all minivans are created equal. They tend to be boring looking but serve their purpose. My wife has a bad back, and the minivan was are best option for her getting the little ones in and out. A station wagon would have been next to impossible to get to the back seat. Never liked the looks of them too much or at least when our kids were young.
-Adam