[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] I have tried several cars but now I am on my second minivan. It is a Toyota Sienna. Advantages: 1. Better milage than most SUVs although the V6 has no trouble climbing some of the toughest mountain roads in the rockies. 2. Higher ground clearance than any car I know of including larger SUVs, (this is true only of the toyota - not the other minivans). Because of the many rough dirt roads I get into this is more important to me than 4 wheel drive. 3. I have permanently removed the center seats. This creates a hugh space with great headroom to throw lots of gear into, (in addition to the hugh space in the rear), and to change clothes in any public parking lot or whatever and occasionally even to sleep. 4. With J-Racks I can stand on the rear floor with the door open to load and unload alone although I wouldn't try it with a boat weighing much more than 45 lbs. Disadvantages: 1. According to my sons its is "very uncool". Cheers, Michael in Tallahassee *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:53:44 PDT
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