maybe one to look at - Ford Freestyle - kind of a wagon/SUV/minivan hybrid. Gas mileage isn't horrible (looking at Rob's post) - front wheel drive model gets 27 mpg, All wheel drive drops that to 24. German made CVT transmission has no gears - a neat, smooth operator - a different feel. V6 isn't going to win races but certainly provides enough umph. Room for 6 inside with 3rd row seat (albeit good friends!), all seats (except driver's) fold flat so you can haul 10' long items. Roof isn't as high as a minivan or pickup. This car is kind of like a overgrown Subaru Outback - without the legendary Subaru run forever name. I believe Ford drew some portions of this design and parts from the Volvo line which they now own. Don't have one of these but have looked. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 24 2005 - 11:06:04 PDT
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