Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru

Oh, come on. SUVs are just glorified minivans.... Who are we kidding?

Originally Posted by Hektore

Probably the utility vs image factor. It is generally assumed minivans are undesirable vehicles due to their 'stigma'. Therefore if you drive one, it's because you have to for the utility, not because you want to.Yeah, Yeah, people extol "family values" but don't want to be seen in a minivan.
This is not the case with SUVs, there is a status attached to them that is actually positive in value,That really depends on who you ask. Just ask any greenie what they think of an Escalade. so people drive them just because they like them etc. It isn't that they don't have utility, that just doesn't seem to be the primary reason for owning one.I think a lot guys buy SUVs (and trucks in general) because the like the hard-working, hard-playing, longer, harder dick image. Not that there is anything wrong with any of those things. There is also very little in the way of utility that another vehicle cannot accomplish at least as well, if not better. True. My Dad, who's a farmer, owns a hardware store, and has an active disdain for status, drives a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country (all wheel drive, which they no longer make) as his vehicle of choice. He got it as a hand me down from Mom, but says he loves it. His old Jeep pickup just gets used for the really dirty stuff, anymore.Vans for indoor capacity, trucks for towing, although and SUV kinda falls in the middle ground. So, I guess, as long as your SUV has a hitch on it, don't worry about it.