johnl@ima.UUCP (10/21/85)
I am thinking of getting a mini-van such as a Dodge Caravan or a Chevrolet
Astro, and would appreciate comments pro and con from people who have such
vehicles.
If you live near Boston, opinions on your dealer would be helpful, too.
Mini-vans now seem to be made by Dodge, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota,
and Volkswagen, so experience with dealers of any of those will be
interesting.
Please send me mail, I'll summarize if there is interest.
TIA,
John Levine, Javelin Software, Cambridge MA 617-494-1400
{ decvax!cca | think | ihnp4 | cbosgd | bbncca }!ima!johnl, Levine@YALE.ARPA
The opinions above are solely those of a 12 year old hacker who has broken
into my account, and not those of my employer or any other organization.slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner) (10/22/85)
> > I am thinking of getting a mini-van such as a Dodge Caravan or a Chevrolet > Astro, and would appreciate comments pro and con from people who have such > vehicles. > One thing to be careful about with these beasts: technically they are not cars but 'multi-purpose vehicles'. What this means is that a lot of safety regulations (headrests, I-beams in doors do the kid on a bike doesn't drive through, 2.5MPH bumpers.....in general, anything to keep you and the road from getting closer than you would care to) are NOT required. I was (still am) looking at these since my family has reached a size that we will not all be able to get into anything but a van or bus with our next child. Anyone interested in lobbying that these be re-classified as a passenger vehicle? Contact your federal representatives! -- Opinions expressed are public domain, and do not belong to Lotus Development Corp. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner {genrad|ihnp4|ima}!wjh12!talcott!sesame!slerner {cbosgd|harvard}!talcott!sesame!slerner talcott!sesame!slerner@harvard.ARPA