There are lots of things I have done that I said I would NEVER do. LOL
One of the things intelligent people do is add facts to their knowledge base and then analyze changing situations and the new facts they have acquired and change their minds if necessary. ("if necessary" is the key phrase.)
Most of the things I said I'd never do, that I did, I did because of added knowledge. 100 years ago it was "common knowledge" that women didn't have the political knowledge to vote and blacks didn't have the mental abilities to do anything as complex as medicine or engineering. Now people voicing those opinions would be looked upon as foolish and stupid.
I've had vans, minivans, SUV's and transition/cross-over vehicles like the Odyssey (sp?). Each one served its purpose. Based on what you have said I would buy a crossover like the Odyssey. My crossover got 75% better fuel economy that did my minivan (GMC Safari). It was worth it to me to put that money I didn't spend on gas in my pocket or in our vacation spending jar. Would you rather the BP CEO or the Exxon CEO buy a bigger yacht OR you and your family go on a nicer vacation? Unless you are a sahm that drives less than 6,000 miles a year, just the money you save on just gas, could buy you and your husband a cruise every other year.
I swore I would never have a motorcycle too. It cost me $.25 per mile to drive my truck. It costs me between 4 and 5 cents per mile to drive my motorcycle. With todays economic times, I needed the savings.
Now you have a little more knowlege. What you do with the knowledge is up to you. Good luck to you and yours.