My first van was a 66 frod (falcon) econoline. I put air shocks on the
rear and would regularly go into the the bad parts of shi town with it.
One time I had 2000 lb of chocolate plus a ton of other stuff. It made
the trip fine. Imagine putting 2 tons in a frod falcon car. Same
thing.... most loads were around one ton. Hauls lots of full sheets of
plywood too, and the 24' extension ladder fit inside.
OK Don via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
September 13, 2016 at 6:54 PM
We had a 1997 Plymouth version that we finally traded in when we
bought the
F150 in 2013. It was a very good vehicle for hauling lots of people or
stuff. With the seats out you could carry several 4X8 ft. sheets of
plywood.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes <
Donald Snook via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
September 13, 2016 at 3:08 PM
Randy wrote:
"Mini-vans may not be cool (or at least the original ones were not -
the new Honda and Toyota vans have some style that the early Chrysler vans
lacked) but they are very utilitarian. Lots of room to haul people and
stuff.
My neighbor hauled home tons of stone with his old beat up Chrysler
mini-box and hauled away tons of junk to the dump as well. Removable
seats made that possible. Put them back in and take the family
shopping etc.
Cheaper and more versatile than the SUV."
Many of the early models were crap. But, they were a brilliant idea.
Later they were much improved. My mother had a Chrysler Town and
Country with all the bells and whistles and a 3.8 V6. She loved it.
She and my step-father towed a pop up camper with it on a 3 month trip
out west through the rockies and all over the Dakotas, Wyoming, etc.
It ran perfectly. After they sold the pop-up, she continued to drive
it until she traded it off for a Volvo Wagon.
Don Snook
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September 13, 2016 at 11:15 AM
Mini-vans may not be cool (or at least the original ones were not -
the new Honda and Toyota vans have some style that the early Chrysler
vans lacked) but they are very utilitarian. Lots of room to haul
people and stuff.
My neighbor hauled home tons of stone with his old beat up Chrysler
mini-box and hauled away tons of junk to the dump as well. Removable
seats made that possible. Put them back in and take the family
shopping etc.
Cheaper and more versatile than the SUV.
RB who has never owned one
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September 13, 2016 at 11:07 AM
Craig wrote:
KALEB: PLEASE FIX THE "CODE" PROBLEM!!! THERE IS NO REASON WHY I, AS A
MEMBER OF THE LIST FOR MANY YEARS, SHOULD BE IMPACTED BY OTHER
USERS OF MY ISP'S EMAIL SERVER!!!
...
Mini-van
...
YES... Kaleb OkieBenz server, and yes mini-van.
When was the initial mini-van? No, not VW-Kombi Type 2. But, real
crapster, chubby, frod 'merkun vehicle? Never in my life have I ever
appreciated mini-van.
mao
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September 12, 2016 at 11:01 PM
On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:22:21 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes
Mini-van
KALEB: PLEASE FIX THE "CODE" PROBLEM!!! THERE IS NO REASON WHY I, AS A
MEMBER OF THE LIST FOR MANY YEARS, SHOULD BE IMPACTED BY OTHER
USERS OF MY ISP'S EMAIL SERVER!!!
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