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To: bentway who wrote (174232)	12/29/2008 11:35:07 AM
From: Fuzzy	Respond to of 306849

Come on up here and try to get by with your FWD only,, besides needing a truck for work and such,, I think most of you are painting all people with the "soccer mom" brush......

To: bentway who wrote (174232)	12/29/2008 11:51:27 AM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I thought I read here over the weekend that you use your van as an 'apartment' to travel around and see the country. That's pretty cool. My wife and I used to plan out driving vacations a couple times a year. We would fly out to somewhere interesting (usually in the foothills of the Rockies) and do about 2k-2.5k miles over a two week period over the most interesting roads we could find. A beautiful country we have here... Regards, John

To: bentway who wrote (174232)	12/29/2008 12:47:44 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

OT: Most minivans are built on car frames. There is a large difference between car and truck frames, especially in the areas of weight carrying ability and towing capacity. I have put loads in my cargo van that would quite literally destroy your Windstar. The strength of the frame is the main reason why trucks are so heavy. There is another subtle difference between trucks and minivans that is incredibly important to truck owners. The distance between the rear wheel wells on a truck framed vehicle is over 48 inches. Anyone who doesn't immediately know WHY this is important probably doesn't need a truck. Trucks definitely have a place but I do agree that many people who own them don't actually need them on a regular basis. This is America and people are free to buy what they don't need.