I'll echo Mark's observations. I use my 7 passenger Vanagon to haul
pinball machines. The side entrance (middle seat removed) allows me to
easily slide a pinball machine in (with a couple of inches to spare. I
can also put in my hand cart (although I frequently just leave it
attached to the pinball machine.

I can then haul 5 people and a pinball machine around (and the machine
is in a weather tight environment.)

Or, if I need to, I can lower the rear seat and fit an additional
machine (or two) in.

Plus the easy manueverabiltiy of my Passenger Vanagon (it's a syncro)
allows me to drive it around to the back door of some places to
offload. An SUV or other Van big enough to haul these machines would
have difficulty getting into some of the places I go.

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 04:04  PM, mark drillock wrote:

> Vanagon GLs sleep 2 in comfort with room for stuff. With the bed down,
> 4'x8' building materials can be carried. With the center seat out,
> massive amounts of additional stuff can be carried while either of the
> previous 2 scenarios takes place. If you need to transport heavy items
> the floor level is much lower than any other vehicle and makes loading
> and unloading a snap. I have many times transported an engine and
> tranny
> while still having room for 5 people or the option for 2 to sleep
> without removing the heavy items. No other vehicle comes close.
>
> Mark