Date:         Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:20:06 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: New van Style
Comments: To: Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@earthlink.net>
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Sorry I had to chime in here. I have next to no experience with the Eurovan.
What I do have is just sitting in one at the Detroit Autoshow about 5 years
ago. I wasn't impressed. Everything seemed cheep and there was next to no
comfort - honestly it wasn't much better than sitting in one of the Kia's
(which were farily new at the time they may have improved). I also don't
care for the look - this is just a personal preference - they just look like
another Minivan.

As for Astro vans. Well, I suppose they are just another minivan as well but
I had one and I loved it. I traded mine in at 239,000 and it was still
running great. I rode pretty damn nice too. However like Jeff Stewart said
almost everything else was broken (back doors wouldn't open, none of the
power windows worked, slider door didn't operate properly, etc.) Astro's can
also be outfitted in a way that they don't resemble a soccer mom van - so
they reatin a bit of "cool".



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Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)