<DIV>Another vote for the Caravan. I can honestly say that I love mine too. The mileage figures everyone is claiming are right on. On my trip to the NATs this year I saw 24 - 26 with the A/C on (and I wasn't exactly driving at the speed limit). Around town you get about 18. PLENTY of room. I have Stow-N-Go on mine so I can fold the seats right into the floor. When you do this you can get full 8' sheets of plywood inside the van with the hatch closed. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Add a hitch and you can tow an 18' big block Olds powered Jet boat. Try that with a Prius!<BR></DIV> <DIV>As for the "soccer mom" image - just ride your Harley to work a few days a week to make up for it! LOL</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Pavlick</DIV> <DIV><BR><B><I>Snaproll4@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16681" name=GENERATOR><FONT
id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>Jim,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> I have the Grand Caravan. Two 2 meter planes are not a problem even with a tent, chair and extra tool boxes. I never thought that I would drive a mini van, but it is actually a pretty nice vehicle to drive all the time. However, the kids I work with call it the " loser cruiser". It's not real sexy, but you get to haul stuff from Home Depot too. Highway mileage is 26 with the A/C on. It's a better value than the Town and Country(but not as nice).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/11/2008 4:02:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jim.woodward@baesystems.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV
class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi Guys,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I commute about 75 miles a day, then do about 100 miles of driving a weekend for practice so I am on the road a lot. I am thinking to down sizing one of my cars. At this point, I’m thinking about these three:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Scion XB, 28, hwy mileage<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Honda Fit, 34, hwy mileage<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chevy HHR, 30 , hwy mileage<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">$ these around $16,000<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here is a nice website that allows you to do car by car comparisons. <A
title=http://scionbuyersguide.theautochannel.com/compare_details.php?car1=21667&car2=22687&car3=22711&car4 href="http://scionbuyersguide.theautochannel.com/compare_details.php?car1=21667&car2=22687&car3=22711&car4">http://scionbuyersguide.theautochannel.com/compare_details.php?car1=21667&car2=22687&car3=22711&car4</A>=<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">OR – is something like the Dodge Grand Caravan the way do go, and that is the biggest bang for the buck? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Arial">Any ideas would be great. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? <A
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