At 10:18 AM 6/11/2001, Donald Baxter wrote:
>I dunno.  I liked the description of these, when they first came out, as
>being something a designer from Toyota scribbled on the back of a
>cocktail napkin after a saki jag.  I know Vanagons, Vanagons are friends
>of mine, and this is NO Vanagon :-)

They're built on a Corolla chassis, I believe, with the Corolla 96"
wheelbase which gives them long overhangs and a tendency to bob  and dip a
lot.  Supposed to be quite reliable, but a hideous pain to do anything at
all on the engine (beyond checking the oil).  A lot smaller than a Vanagon.

Anybody know anything about the Mitsubishi van that looks much more like a
V'gon (still somewhat smaller)?  I sometimes mistake them for Vanagons in
the distance from behind.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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