Date:         Fri, 9 May 2014 22:43:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fryday (Modern Vanagon Replacements?)
Comments: To: KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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http://www.edmunds.com/ram/promaster-cargo-van/2014/?style=200467592&sub=promaster-cargo-van
for those of you interested.

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com


At  5/9/2014 10:14 PM, KIM BRENNAN wrote:
>I know there are some folk that have considered the Sprinters as the
>replacement of choice in modern vans for our beloved boxes. But not
>me. I think they are too big, and not particularly attractive.
>
>Last Friday, I saw a new van that definitely caught my eye. A Dodge
>ProMaster. The version I saw was the short wheel base low top one
>one. Nifty looking. They're front wheel drive (only). Choice of gas
>or diesel (curiously the transmission is auto for the gas, and
>manual for the diesel).
>
>Bigger than a Ford Transit Connect, smaller than any Sprinter.
>Apparently it is derived from the Fiat Ducato
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Ducato>