I have a had a mini van since my 4th child was born and we had outgrown the traditional car. lol. I was not happy.
. But I do have to say I Love them now and wouldnt own another kind of vehicle. My first one was a dogde and it was old when we bought it and it lasted us another 5 years. It had well over 200,000 miles on it. We travel to PA, canada, and Va frequenlty and it never let us down. Had tons of room, built in car seats and it was comfortable.
2 years ago we bought a new one, a brand new ford and it's even nicer than the first one. The options that they all have now are amazing. We have a dvd player for the kids, set up to play games systems on, awesome stero system etc. Has enough room for all 6 of us and my 2 little dogs that we take with us everywhere, it hauls my pop camper, the back seat folds down compelety flat (like the bed of a truck) so you can haul just about everything. I couldnt ask for a better vehicle.
Good luck!!