In a message dated 98-09-19 22:32:54 EDT, williamd@COMPUSERVE.COM writes:

<< I was intrigued  by Marvin Peitz's note stating that 88-and-later GL's were
 at least a foot longer than 87-and-earlier. I've owned almost every year
 from 86 to 91 and never noticed a difference.  Having an 88 and an 87 in
 the driveway at the moment, both GL's,I dashed out and measured them both,
 headlight-to-tailight.  They were exactly the same, 169 inches.
  >>

but did you know they are taller too???  yes, about 5/8 inch..  its because
the thickness of the metal.  the '88 and later GL's are made with good metal,
instead of the bad metal that the earlier vans were made of.
personally, i'd stay away from the earlier vans, because of the quality of the
metal.

chris