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Why do families purchase SUVs over minivans in locations with clean-paved, flat roads?

I'm not asking this facetiously; it's just something I've wondered about. Why do so many families opt for a large SUV over a minivan in areas where the roads are level and clean-paved? I live in north Houston where the roads are clear and level, and I've wondered why there are so many super-large SUVs, when something like a Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey would both be considerably cheaper minivan options with plenty of passenger room and storage room too, and both are rated highly by agencies like Consumer Reports. I drive a Sienna and I know for a fact that you can pack it with people and luggage.
If this was a mountainous area of upstate New York, fine, I'd understand the need for 4-wheel drive and a larger engine. But why do so many people opt for large SUVs when the roads are paved, clear and flat, and there are cheaper and better mini-van options?

Two reasons:
1. It's a status symbol.
2. You'd be surprised how many American families have no idea how to manage their money. They get over their heads in debt and then declare bankruptcy. I was taught that if you couldn't afford something, you did without. I was raised in a poor family and that's what we did. It was considered very dishonorable to have to go on "welfare"!

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