Re: [Paddlewise] Yaks on Minivans

--(1/21/00 12:22 PM) PaddleWise wrote:

>Subject: [Paddlewise] Yaks on minivans???
>
>Hi, guys, Sandy Kramer here.  I'm kinda-sorta lookin' around for new 
>wheels.  
>Having extolled the virtues of a station wagon the last time someone asked 
>about this, I'd really like to find something that drives higher than my '95 
>Honda Accord wagon.
>
>I want a slightly newer car and have been eyeing the Honda Odyssey - a small 
>minivan.  '97 - 98 perhaps.  The 2000 model is a lot bigger, plus the floor 
>isn't flat and I want to be able to sleep inside and not be on a downhill.  
>Anyway, apart from cost and depreciation, I don't want to be petrified when 
>the inevitable yak scratches occur.

My parents have a 98 Odyssey (the smaller one with four "normal" doors) 
and they love it. The new one is much bigger--bigger even than the 
best-selling Chrysler. My brother in law needs to make the jump to 
mini-van land and I've recommended the 97-98 Odyssey to him as well. 

But don't abandon station wagons if you don't have to. The remodled VW 
Passat wagon (new in 98, I believe, is a helluva nice car that is a lot 
easier to get boats on top of. Just because everyone else is "riding 
high" in SUVs and minivans doesn't mean that you have to, too.

Good luck,

Jason




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