Buying a minivan was the best automobile decision we have ever made. 

I owned a 92 Maxima in college. It was a huge piece of crap. At 90,000 it snapped its crankshaft. My mechanic had these words of comfort, “Yeah, that happens in these models.” Nice. To. Know.

My parents purchased a 1990 Buick Century Station Wagon new from the dealership. With a diesel engine. On our first road trip to Oregon after purchasing the wagon, it broke down. And on every subsequent road trip in the wagon, it broke down. The wagon chew through 3 engines and 1 transmission over the 3 years we owned…

I owned a 1993 Legacy Sport Sedan (I believe that’s what they called them in the US). Granted it wasn’t the STI tuned JDM monster but it still had the turbo charged Ej20 and upgraded suspension bits. That car was a blast. It’s one of my biggest car sale regrets. It started my Subaru love affair and is a big reason I…