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Subject:Re: New van Style
From:Jeff Lincoln
Date:Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:50:51 -0500

And apparently I can't spell either (cheep = cheap / reatin = retain) man o
man

On 2/7/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry I had to chime in here. I have next to no experience with the
> Eurovan. What I do have is just sitting in one at the Detroit Autoshow about
> 5 years ago. I wasn't impressed. Everything seemed cheep and there was next
> to no comfort - honestly it wasn't much better than sitting in one of the
> Kia's (which were farily new at the time they may have improved). I also
> don't care for the look - this is just a personal preference - they just
> look like another Minivan.
>
> As for Astro vans. Well, I suppose they are just another minivan as well
> but I had one and I loved it. I traded mine in at 239,000 and it was still
> running great. I rode pretty damn nice too. However like Jeff Stewart said
> almost everything else was broken (back doors wouldn't open, none of the
> power windows worked, slider door didn't operate properly, etc.) Astro's can
> also be outfitted in a way that they don't resemble a soccer mom van - so
> they reatin a bit of "cool".
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>

--
Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)