Nothing wrong with minivans, they are roomy, have soft rides and hold a lot of cargo. If you have kids they are great because the sliding doors mean your kids won't be flinging open the doors into other peoples vehicles. Your description of them as soul destroying is very harsh, just looking at modern vehicles there is nothing really exciting out there, just a ton of midsize sedans that all drive and look the same, small SUV's same thing, uninspiring little pill shaped things that don't hold much cargo and are not really SUV's made for anything beyond a little snow on the road.