Many thanks on the well-wishes and insights gents, this is exactly what I was looking for! My brother actually owns a Sienna that he offered to sell me on the cheap, but it’s only got 7 seats and from what I’ve read Toyota doesn’t do 7-8 seat conversions on it.
I’ll definitely add the minivan options to my search (provided my fragile pilot ego stays intact that is). Glad to hear good things about the Telluride though. That might be in pole position provided I can find one at a decent price. Anyone else who has personal experience owning something in this market segment feel free to chime in. Mo info, mo better.