I don't think minivans are that bad. Ima single guy and I wouldn't mind owning a minivan if I had to. I think you really should look at what you want to do with the car, where you're at in life, and how long you plan on keeping the car.
Depending on your kids ages if might get tight for 2 kids in the back of a compact/midsized sedan. Kids these days are HUGE. If you plan to keep this vehicle for a long time and you also plan on having a 3rd child then you may want to save yourself the hassle and just go with a minivan to plan for the future. If you plan on going on road trips with the kids, again buy a minivan.
Compacts are nice if you're flying solo to and from work but for carting kids/people around I would step up if I could afford it. I'm not sure what you drive now but maybe you can keep that for the commute and then only use the minivan when you cart the family around.??
Just my thoughts on the situation. I don't know much but that is how I would handle it if I were in your shoes.
BTW I drive an SUV and I would say you will get way more room with a minivan than an SUV. I would stay away from an SUV for a growing family. Plus SUVs have crazy markups, probably close to half the crap you pay for on the SUV will never be used anyways.
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