[NSRCA-discussion] New Vehicle

[Jon Lowe]

I have a Chrysler Town & Country, same as the Dodge Grand Caravan.  One 
thing it has that no other minivan has is both middle and rear seats 
that fold flat into the floor.  Lots of minivans have rear seats that 
fold flat, but only the Chrysler products have the middle seats that 
fold flat.  Very handy, if you occasionally need to carry more than two 
passengers.  I have a rack that I can partially disassemble to allow 
one or two seats to fold up without taking the whole thing out.  Seats 
fold up in less than a minute.   I have 82,000 miles on it (2005 model 
that I bought new), no problems, and I'd buy another one in a minute.  
It has four coathooks in the back that I use to hold garment bars to 
get the wings up close to the ceiling.  I can haul 4 two meter planes 
if I pack carefully.   A friend has the 2008 model which has the newest 
body style, and it is just as convenient, except he only has two coat 
hooks!  They ride well, have great seats, and are comfortable on long 
contest trips.  I get about 18-19 mpg city, and 23-24 on the road.

One thing to buy is remote closing side and rear doors.  I don't have 
them, and I don't know how many times I've loaded up ready to leave the 
field, only to realize that the sliding door on the passenger side is 
still open.  PITA.  I also have the 3.2 liter engine.  I'd recommend 
the 3.8.  A little more power on hills, and during the sweltering 
summer days.  Actually gets the same or better mpg, since the final 
gear is a little longer.

You can get every option known to man on it.  Ones I'd recommend are 
the adjustable pedals if you have two drivers of considerably different 
heights, and traction control, since the front wheels can spin 
sometimes under hard acceleration on wet streets.


Jon Lowe


-----Original Message-----
From: John Konneker <jlkonn at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 5:45 pm
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] New Vehicle













I'm afraid it's time to bid our Expedition adieu.

Looking around I'm thinking about a minivan.

Yep, I'm really getting old.

If anyone has any recommendations I'd really appreciate hearing them.

Thanks!

JLK
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