I've ALWAYS loved minivans. When I was single and living in a condo in downtown Chicago I had three vehicles in underground parking; BMW 633 Csi for nice occasions, Jetta Gli for everyday city commute, and a Dodge caravan for sports activities like skiing, sailing, whatever. Not to mention, minivans have carried me through some of the most foul weather imaginable. If I know it's going to be *****y out-I take the minivan.
I've been called a lot of not so nice things in my life to be sure. Geek wasn't one of them. I'm 6'5"/200 lbs, athletic, and never wore glasses
. I guess I don't fit the geek thing physically. If someone thinks less of me because I like minivans, I'm okay with that. I don't need a suv to create the illusion I'm an outdoorsman. I just load the canoes, or skiis, or bikes, or Hobie (trailered), or lumber, or sailbord, etc. on my minivan and go BE the outdoorsman.
I guess always having a "cool" car like the 911 in the garage helped.