Minivans, Carseats and Sheet Goods

We bought a minivan. It's a Toyota Sienna. Nautical Blue. Which is marketting for Navy Blue I guess. I wanted a vehicle that could haul an 8x4 foot sheet of plywood. I couldn't have a truck because mounting Trent's car seat in the bed just wouldn't be safe. So, it was a minivan. Some of you are busy subtracting cool points from my tally. Assuming you ever had me down for any to begin with. My only defense is that other than "coolness" there is no metric by which an SUV is better than a minivan. What are the units of coolness anyway?