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I'll be the one to break out of the pack, since here in Canada a minivan does not carry the same stigma it does in the US it seems. Yeah, its seen as a family mobile but it is also seen as a hauler, work van, etc. But, have you driven an express similarily? You are talking about two different families of vehicles here, especially if an urban setting is where you find yourself often. Mini van will have more parking garage options, an express, not so much. I'm not anti-express van, I drive one nearly everyday as a work vehicle. But saying you like the mini-van for going on your adventures and saying you'll go for an express van raises a red flag to me as the driving experience is two very different things.