Mini Vans -- hate 'em..

[Volvo boy]

I'm not to faund of the mini-van situation here in Toronto. It seems like every other vechile is a mini-van, I feel sorry for everyone in MI. I don't know about everyone else but driving behind them, not fun.

[Volvo boy]

True, to the Astecs sucking.

[Carguy]

Hey Volvo boy, fond is spelled f-o-n-d not faund......

As for Mini-Vans, I'd take mine over a Sweedish box-on-wheels anyday.

[Heep]

?!?!?!?!?!

You'd rather have a minivan than a 236hp 5-speed S70 T5?????

Away, heathen!!

[Porsche]

So it's actually a Rocket on wheels. Sorry to be petty but it's also spelt A-Z-T-E-K not astec even if you are insulting it. Then it would be Asstek. I'm close to Toronto though, Mini-vans are pretty bad in Ottawa too.

[Volvo boy]

Sorry HEEP but I believe you mean C70 T5. Although if you do need the room of mini-van the 2000 V70 AWD T5 with 261 HP is guaranteed to eat almost any mini-van.

As for you "Carguy" if you are so uneducated as to take a mini-van, which is most likely a Chrysler,over what you call a Swedish box on wheels you are unquestionably unworthy of your name. Also I would be willing to bet that the box of all boxes, my '81 Volvo 244, could beat your mini-van in any aspect of racing.

[Carguy]

Yah Volvo boy, but I'd like to see you pack three kids, a dog and a week's worth of luggage into your Sweedish Boxmobile.

As for educated, well I think what you are attempting to imply, is that because I choose to drive a Minivan over a Volvo that I am somewhat less astute that thou.

Well, not so fast Chip, (or Chet or Chad or Svend, usual Volvo driver names), how smart would I be if I thought that I could put my family of five, plus fido into a cramped up stereotypical yuppie-mobile?

As for my fun time, that comes in the form of a restored 71 Cougar XR7 with a 351 Cleveland 4bbl.

(please reply if you need me to explain what XR7 and 351 Cleveland 4bbl mean!)

Have a nice day!

Carguy

[Carguy]

Oh and one more thing Volvo Boy, an 81 244 is nothing to brag about......write back when you can chat about an S80, a V70 or hell I'd even agree to a discussion on the S40......but lets get real, an 81 244?

P.S. My 2001 Grand Caravan Sport would blow the meetballs out your Seedmobile!

[hermunn123]

i used to hate minivans too but i saw these two minivans and i now i love em!!!! these are SWEET!!!! ( sarcasm for those of you who didnt catch it)
http://www.geocities.com/madmods/aerostar.html nice...

[hermunn123]

by the way.... beaterz.com, awesome site. i recommend to all. funny crap.

[Jay!]

I hate minivans, too. I used to drive my parents' 1989 Dodge Caravan until the engine set itself ablaze in the parking lot at work the day after Xmas, 1999. Stupid thing had everything wrong with it. Sometimes the engine would die while driving 65 on the freeway. It would coast for a few seconds, then kick back on.

Although, I did have some fun times with my wife (then girlfriend) in both the second and third row seats of that minivan, back in the day.

I vote NO on Proposition Minivan.

[olds88]

incase any one was wondering the reson most chrysler doge and plymouth mini vans smoke a lot is in part of the mitsubishi 3.0 sohc v6 used by chrysler. the piston rings carbon up and alow oil to enter the combustion chamber.

[Heep]

Originally posted by Silver S2000
Sometimes the engine would die while driving 65 on the freeway. It would coast for a few seconds, then kick back on.

My friend's Cavalier is starting to do that...everything will turn off though. Radio, dash lights, engine, everything. It comes back on after a second or two. He's driven the s*** out of that car....

[Jimster]

You Americans and Canadians do not know how lucky you are to be stuck behind a Chrysler Voyager or Pontiac Montana, in NZ I often find myslef stuck behind the Nissan Serena Diesel minivan which literally takes 20 seconds+ to get to 60mph/100kph and then there is the Toyota Estima, a POS Previa based minivan which comes into the country as a used Japanese import, it is almost as bad as the Nissan in performance as well

[Jimbo_Jones]

all minivans are stupid, and to top it all off... they have even worse drivers... i've been cut-off 12 times in the same day driving through the city, i could swear it was the same minivan just trying to spite me