Idaho by minivan
I have a lot of automotive takes. Some are legitimate and backed by data or hard numbers, others are purely based on my own biased opinion. But one automotive take I’ll argue to the grave is that minivans are undoubtedly the best vehicles money can buy. Maximum passenger space, an unfathomably large amount of room to haul things, a comfortable ride regardless of distance, clever amenities and features, and when you blend all that together, you get a package that’s shockingly affordable. They’re the best for families too, and unless you’re towing an imposter of a yacht, the reality is 90% of American families would be better off in a minivan with sliding doors, rather than an expensive, obnoxious gas-guzzling, truck-based three-row SUV. I often shake my head in disbelief when I see Chevrolet Suburbans, Escalades, Mercedes-Benz GLS-Classes, or Ford Expeditions being piloted with one mom behind the wheel and a middle schooler riding up front. Growing up in the 1990s and 2...