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Funny how people managed to get by for decades without the "cargo" space that SUVs provide. You fell for the marketing hook,line, and sinker. I'd totally buy a party-van over an SUV any day. While the gas mileage is terrible on "Party Vans", you can't argue with the cargo space provided in those things, and you get to paint evil wizards and naked warrior chicks riding polar bears on the door.