At 8:10 AM -0400 5/15/01, Horace K. Sawyer wrote:
>  The passengers would have a blast in the
>MV face to face seating!   Selfless as always (aspiration), HK needs space
>for growing familie.  Need unquestioned reliability, safety, when hauling
>small HK units.  These needs may drive purchase in the  direction of a
>Eurovan.  (Don't laugh)

        CAVEAT EMPTOR!

        You probably haven't tried an MV's seating arrangement during
        a protracted test drive...adults or near adult size humans have
        real problems in fitting knees and feet in the facing seating
        positions. Even the Vanagon Carat facing positions can be cramped.
        And the Vanagon Carat's interior has more space between the rearbench
        and the rearward facing seats!

        TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!

        PS: Kids of a certain age don't like to sit across from each
        other ("S/he's staring at ME!!...etc).( 'course mine are slowly
        drifting away to college and their own lives )

        All that said, I'm beginning to warm up to the idea of a 2001 MV
        with moonroof..;-) I'd go the MV/Weekender route IF I didn't
        feel the lack of rear AC would wilt the rear seat passengers in
        100F+ conditions. Anyone want to correct my misperception?

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