SharkHat
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Those do not look like R14's...
They probably aren't. I just couldn't resist the My Cousin Vinny reference.
The Incredible Minivan Thread
They probably aren't. I just couldn't resist the My Cousin Vinny reference.
Matthew
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Wow, is all I can really say.
We have 2 labs (200# of dogs) and wore out my wife's Tahoe back & forth to the beach. Now the same 2 dogs ride in her MKX, loaded down with all our junk when we go back home. I thought I'd lost my mind going from my truck to my Fusion hybrid. But a minivan, Thank you but no.
We have 2 labs (200# of dogs) and wore out my wife's Tahoe back & forth to the beach. Now the same 2 dogs ride in her MKX, loaded down with all our junk when we go back home. I thought I'd lost my mind going from my truck to my Fusion hybrid. But a minivan, Thank you but no.
Arkie_3_fan
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Heck, around here, pretty much any car except for antique muscle cars, are considered chick cars... including my cousin's Roush Mustang.
Mark_UK
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For now. This is the new Transit Connect "Wagon".
Resembles a Sprinter a bit in this view. Overall not a bad looking vehicle and like the actual Sprinter I'm sure that fully optioned it will be very nice.
And if you had the optional rear air you could almost freeze everyone inside without hurting gas mileage. The other advantage, from a parents view, is that 2 kids on opposite ends of the same seat couldn't reach each other which is especially nice on long trips.
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Yeah, we love our Sprinter. Of course the inside looks exactly like this. Hard not to like it.
Wake
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Oh we had the rear air. If we didn't lay the seats down for trip, BOTH the middle and back seat were plenty big for a kid to lay down and go to sleep in, and if you had 3 on the trip, the 3rd kid could lay in the floor of the middle seat with PLENTY of space. We have had at least one of the past 4 generation tahoe/suburban, and none of them could hold a candle to the first. GREAT vehicle. Plus we had a big bright red one, only one around, everyone knew who we were. It was lovingly referred to as the big red dog.
All of the minivan kids were so jealous of the big red dog.
What other thread? The maxivan thread?
Some of us are able to be men and still drive a mini van. Mikedean apparently will have a Corvette in a couple of years, shirt unbuttoned at the top and a Mr. T starter kit to show off his manhood.
Now back to the glorious topic at hand. Minivans and how cool they are.
I love driving my Sienna minivan. What other car allows you to load it with 4' x 8' plywood, drywall, etc., then turn around & haul kids & adults? Then again, I was never a car guy. I don't give a crap what it looks like as long as it's dependable & paid for.
JB,
My wife's best friend's husband owns an Import Auto CAre store - he definitely favors Honda Odyssey & Toyota Sienna, but between the two he didn't have a strong feeling & said both were very dependable (as info, he worked for a Honda dealership for years)
You can't go wrong with either one - it boils down to which you prefer. BTW, Odysseys are built in Columbus OH.
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The Incredible Minivan Thread
FWIW every time it take in a Chrysler Town and Country in, it sells with in days. I went to the auction last week and bought 2. Put them on the lot and we sold them both already. Customer who bought the second one picked it up today. So it looks like I'm buying 2 more. I'm not a Chrysler or dodge fan but selling like that I will buy them for the lot all day! GM no longer makes a mini van. I really wish they would bring back the Astro van. They were great vans with good engines and transmissions. Great seller and people loved them.
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FWIW every time it take in a Chrysler Town and Country in, it sells with in days. I went to the auction last week and bought 2. Put them on the lot and we sold them both already. Customer who bought the second one picked it up today. So it looks like I'm buying 2 more. I'm not a Chrysler or dodge fan but selling like that I will buy them for the lot all day! GM no longer makes a mini van. I really wish they would bring back the Astro van. They were great vans with good engines and transmissions. Great seller and people loved them.
Amphibians can Tapatalk... Fear the Frog!
golfinFF
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You might have just eliminated Odyssey from discussion.
Um you Love Ohio and it's complete awesomeness for golfer turnouts. You should return for fall golf again so we can have more frost delays. :bulgy-eyes:
Odyssey= Ohio= awesomeness
Sienna= Indiana= @#$%^&$@$!@
They are both good reliable brands and all things considered it comes down to what you like the most and then to who gives the best deal.
Will the van get a THP wrap? or be for personal use?
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No THP wrap I dont think. We still have the Sprinter for that.
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Havent decided yet. Making some major decisions on that front now due to health insurance debacle.
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The wrap is tricky, if for some reason we can't park it in the garage for a night or two, we also wouldn't be able to park it in our driveway if it was wrapped due to our HOA.
golfinFF
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ahh Ok stupid HOA's (I know you generally like yours). Is that due to it being a business vehicle and having a company logo on it?
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That sounds crappy no matter what :/
Need to think of a removable wrap idea that gets around that. Or, put a car cover over it that keeps the wrap from being visible unless that's also frowned upon by the HOA
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Sprinter is owned personally, but used for both.
Car covers are not allowed either.
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JRod
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Our first house after we moved from columbus to here had ridiculous rules like that. We lasted about 8 months there before my dad moved us elsewhere.