Being a twenty something single girl I don’t “get” minivans. I just think that the car companies should be making them a little better looking than what is out there today. Seeing families with 3+ kids I understand the purpose of minivans, but even if a brand spankin’ new one showed up in my driveway as a gift from the car gods, I wouldn’t take it. In my experience the inside of new minivans already smell like cheerios and stale apple juice. If Glade bottled it the name would probably be “Essence of minivan.” So the other night I’m driving down the highway and what blasts past me? A white minivan with windows tinted as dark as ebony. So my mind goes down two roads.
First, the soccer mom behind the wheel (I’m assuming since I couldn’t see in) wants to show her kids a minivan can be cool so she tried to make it look like those cars in the rap videos. But I doubt Escalades have hide away storage, 312 cup holders and old fries under the seats.
Second, and the more realistic reason in my little world, the person behind the wheel is just so embarrassed by driving said white minivan they are literally hiding from other drivers. His/her shame is so deep that they spent hundreds of dollars to hide their identity from their fellow commuters on the highway. Alas, they are actually getting a different result because their pimped out fun bus attracts more attention that a fun bus without tinted windows. My mind now wanders to what the same way it does when I pass a limo…who is in there, where are they going?
Let’s face it people the last time vans were considered cool they had Pink Floyd tributes painted on the side and a mattress in the back with a “Don’t come a knockin’” bumper sticker. OK so maybe they weren’t cool, but the drivers were proud to be behind the wheel.
So if you drive a minivan…OWN IT. Be proud of your kid toting, drool soaked, soccer ball carrying vehicle…and please don’t tint the windows!
