On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > No, I think a 4x8 sheet would not go into any of the MiniVans without some > serious shoe-horning. It would in a Previa, I fink.
> Interestingly, while reading up on the various MiniVans in my ongoing > Previa assessment, the MiniVan Pundits all mention how the Previa is really > a great handler Only in the early IRS version. The live-axle ones are OK up to a point (driving on twisty roads at 8 10ths), but still better than the IRS competition. > Also interesting (to me anyhow) is that they stopped with the 5sp manual > tranny in 94. Only in NA. > Two different species...the Minivan and the Vanagon. The new VW van > offering looks just like all the other minivans currently out there...same > basic thing..."Mid-sized car chassis with lots of seats and room for the > kiddies to walk around inside"...
Yep, just another MPV. With the lack of interior length that implies.
-- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada <goose1047@gmail.com> |
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