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Posted: 4/27/2015 7:06:34 AM EDT
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Our main vehicle is a Town and Country. I actually like it. Me too. The wife has the Van. I used to do a lot of gun shows & could fit a shit-tonne of boxed rifles in her old T & C. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 7:36:30 AM EDT
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Get what YOU want OP. If it's an alfa, fine, if it's a 65 GTO, fine, if it's a mini van, fine. You're the one that will be driving it not us. That being said i'm partial to an 05 BMW M3, 06 Audi S4 and 2011 Porsche GT3 RS.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:25:54 AM EDT
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Meh, I happen to like minivans. They are extremely practical. I had a 2006 Caravan that I drove around like it was a sports car (albeit one with a walk-in trunk). +1 I drop my kids at school so I drive the van. It's my leather seat, xm radio, blue-tooth shaggin wagon. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:32:30 AM EDT
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Until a couple of years ago we had minivans, and may well end up with another one eventually.
They are about the most useful vehicle a person with a family can own. My old man drove minivans, and if being a Green Beret for six years and then an Army Gunship pilot for 15 years isn't manly enough for you, then quit overcompensating slap a rainbow sticker on your 4X4 and come out of the closet. ETA: Our last minivan was a 2000 Caravan, the short wheel base model with 3.5L engine. It was surprisingly one of the best vehicles I Have ever owned, far more reliable and durable than the seven year newer Kia that we sold before buying it. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:39:51 AM EDT
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Can I keep my full size van and have a Ford GT instead? I wish there were more women like you in my generation. 
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:46:15 AM EDT
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I drive a Buick Terraza. It's like the Cadillac of vans. Leather upholstery, auto doors, side airbags, DVD player with wireless headphones, etc
I call it the people mover. It can haul a crap load of gear. It has often had 4 shooters and gear for 3-gun matches and made the trip comfortable and relaxing for fhe multi-hour travel time. It's comfy and rides like an SUV. And it's paid for, no car payments. Zero F's given, it's a vehicle not my personality. I don't offload, 99% of the time I'm driving on paved/improved gravel surface roads. Works really well and allows us to free up our money for investments and such. 
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:46:26 AM EDT
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I drive a minivan
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:52:51 AM EDT
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Nah. I'd drive the 4C all of the time, and keep the minivan/SUV for the occasions when I needed to drive multiple kids around (which, as it turns out, is not all that often).
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Posted: 4/27/2015 8:59:40 AM EDT
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Only 2 kids? Why not just get a 500+ hp wagon?
CTS-V 
or E63 AMG 
Or a chariot of fire... behold the 500+ hp SUV: 
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:06:12 AM EDT
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No. Buy an SUV and at least pretend you still have a pair. So true. Minivan drivers have been neutered and don’t pretend otherwise. SUV drivers have been neutered but pretend to still have a pair. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:09:45 AM EDT
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The wife has a 2008 Sienna for her daily driver with 140,000 miles on it with nothing but normal maintenance. It's been a great van.
We can stuff all 3 kids, and all our bags for a 10 day vacation in it comfortably, all while still pulling down 25 mpg on the highway. Unfortunately, due to living on gravel roads, the bottom side of the van is getting beat to hell, so we're looking to trade it for a new(er) Sienna pretty soon. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:10:02 AM EDT
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Not sure why an SUV wouldn't work for kids.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:11:15 AM EDT
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Nope. I have no interest in minivan or whatever the red car is.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:12:50 AM EDT
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Every time I've driven a minivan I've enjoyed it.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:14:14 AM EDT
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I love my Sienna. There, I said it!
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:17:26 AM EDT
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Screw that Kraut Krap. You're in PA. Get her something reliable that'll go in the snow, such as a Subaru Forester.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:19:13 AM EDT
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My wife and I bought a mini-van when we had our kids. It was convenient with the dual sliding doors and the ability to haul the baby carriages.
However, while at a red light the mini-van in front of us went to make a left hand turn at the intersection when the light turned green. The Suburban SUV blew the red light and T-boned the mini-van. The Suburban compacted the mini-van on the drivers side to 1/2 of the normal size of what it should have been killing the driver (mom) and child passenger. It was like some one stepped on an empty beer can, there was no structural defense. We immediately sold our mini-van death trap. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:20:03 AM EDT
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Nope Had a mini van...never again as most SUVs are around the same price My Dad told me mini vans are for pussies, he said I had 3 kids and all of you Fit in the back of my 1966 Impala SS, wtf do you need a mini van for 
WAT? 
They are no where NEAR the same planetary solar system than the price point of MOST SUV's. Ohhh, I see you are thinking those car crossovers are actually real SUV's 
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:20:19 AM EDT
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van is something you buy because you need it, It used to be station wagons, but the no longer make those. If you have two kids you can basicall get anything when they are big enough. SUV are too expensive. 60K (NFW its just not worth it)
when you are done needing it you go back to what you want. Its not a big deal really. Its about them, not you. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:21:08 AM EDT
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There's a bunch of other stuff out there to fret about... and you're worried about being seen driving a minivan?
Ya'll motherfuckers need Jesus. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:22:24 AM EDT
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Get a supercharged Range Rover Sport and kill two birds with one stone. Ugh, not if you like reliable cars. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:22:25 AM EDT
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At the dealer to buy a mini van, decided to get a used SUV (Suburban). 1/2 the cost, 2x the space, 1/2 the gas mileage. I could fit a full sized sheet of plywood with the seats down.
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No. Buy an SUV and at least pretend you still have a pair. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:23:08 AM EDT
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My wife and I bought a mini-van when we had our kids. It was convenient with the dual sliding doors and the ability to haul the baby carriages. However, while at a red light the mini-van in front of us went to make a left hand turn at the intersection when the light turned green. The Suburban SUV blew the red light and T-boned the mini-van. The Suburban compacted the mini-van on the drivers side to 1/2 of the normal size of what it should have been killing the driver (mom) and child passenger. It was like some one stepped on an empty beer can, there was no structural defense. We immediately sold our mini-van death trap. every car is a death trap. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:25:41 AM EDT
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Nope. Neither my wife or I have ever liked minivans. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:34:17 AM EDT
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if driving a minivan makes you question your own sexuality, I've got some bad news for you...
I'll never understand how the minivan got stigmatized the way it did. It's like the Swiss army knife of vehicles. Carry 7 people, no problem. Fold the seats into the floor and fill it with sheets of plywood, sure why not. Sliding doors make it easy to get kids in and out without dinging up anything you park next to. Power sliders and trunk are also very convenient. Horsepower?? The Chrysler has 283, and most of the others are over 250 hp now as well iirc. That's more than a third gen z28. The only extra thing I wish I could have gotten on my wife's town and country was AWD. But show me a midsize SUV that comes with heated leather everything and three rows of tv's with a $35k sticker. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:43:41 AM EDT
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As a family man, I choose utility, and function before style. Mini Vans are great family vehicles.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 9:55:48 AM EDT
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As a family man, I choose utility, and function before style. Mini Vans are great family vehicles. absolutely...Unless you need to haul or go offroad Minivans are the best way to get a family around..we had 2 T&Cs at the same time ...my 01 finally crapped out at 250k a few months ago. A few years ago I bought my wife a 2008 T&C with 7k miles on it for 14,000...that's just too sweet of a deal to pass up |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:04:53 AM EDT
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Alfa 4C? Hell yeah!
As far as minivans go, they are far superior to SUVs for the way people actually use them. 4Runners make sense for those that go off-road, and Tahoes/Suburbans and the like make sense for those that actually tow, but vans win in terms of space, comfort, accessibility, and efficiency. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:06:54 AM EDT
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Our main vehicle is a Town and Country. I actually like it. mini vans fucking rock! |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:07:29 AM EDT
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In theory yes, but I would rather just keep my truck all the time.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:12:05 AM EDT
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Our main vehicle is a Town and Country. I actually like it. Same |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:15:35 AM EDT
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Wow, first world problems.
Presumably, you have the money and garage space to have a fun car. Wife won't let you buy a fun car. If you do buy a fun car, it can't be too fun, or she won't be able to drive it. She doesn't want to drive it. But I guess she theoretically needs to be able to. Two kids, so minivan. Fuck, bro, I don't know what to tell you. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:15:36 AM EDT
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Given that a Ford Flex Eco boost is more even less manly than a minivan - I don't see the problem here.
Had a Tahoe, Minivan is far more utility. Toyota 8cyl mini van has higher performance and better gas economy as well. That said, recently got a VW TDI, and it is a better ride if we don't need to pack heavy or take all the kids (5 kids requires the minivan, 2 kids don't). |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:17:13 AM EDT
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Our main vehicle is a Town and Country. I actually like it. +1 I drove a Plymouth Voyager to 200K. Last year my 2005 Caravan got crunched. Otherwise, I'd still be driving it. Great vehicles. Comfortable. Lots of room for all kinds of stuff. Very versatile. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:18:04 AM EDT
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Sure. As long as that minivan is a 1985 Dodge Caravan with a reworked 2.5 Turbo engine. The van itself doesn't have to be in perfect shape but the engnie, trans, turbo must have a shit ton of money dumped into it to make it some crazy ass sleeper.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:18:06 AM EDT
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How many kids do you all have that a mini van is so practical? We have 2 kids. Many times if we go on a trip in town or nearby we take my truck as the new Crew Cab Rams are huge inside. If it's a longer trip we take the wife's grand cherokee which has more than enough room for us and bags.
I suppose if we ever had another i might step up to a Tahoe or Suburban or similar but damn a mini-van just doesnt seem as "practical" to me as you all portray unless maybe you have a basketball team sized family |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:19:31 AM EDT
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GD is slipping. Nobody has called you a pussy yet for needing your wife's blessing to buy a car. I miss the good old days.
Did anyone ask for wife pics yet? |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:21:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nope Had a mini van...never again as most SUVs are around the same price My Dad told me mini vans are for pussies, he said I had 3 kids and all of you Fit in the back of my 1966 Impala SS, wtf do you need a mini van for  |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:21:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many kids do you all have that a mini van is so practical? We do day trips with 3 kids in the VW Golf. It has room for a car seat, a booster, and an 8 year old in the back seat. Honestly it is a mini, mini-van. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:21:52 AM EDT
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Hell yeah.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:23:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife and I bought a mini-van when we had our kids. It was convenient with the dual sliding doors and the ability to haul the baby carriages. However, while at a red light the mini-van in front of us went to make a left hand turn at the intersection when the light turned green. The Suburban SUV blew the red light and T-boned the mini-van. The Suburban compacted the mini-van on the drivers side to 1/2 of the normal size of what it should have been killing the driver (mom) and child passenger. It was like some one stepped on an empty beer can, there was no structural defense. We immediately sold our mini-van death trap. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:23:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:26:39 AM EDT
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HELL NO
My DD gets parked on the weekends, only drive the family sedan during then. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:41:01 AM EDT
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If I ever remarry and if I ever have kids, I'd get the lady an SUV and drive a pickup or SUV myself. This. SUV + Truck is the ultimate married homeowner combo. Pretty much covers all your bases. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:41:30 AM EDT
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My wife and I bought a mini-van when we had our kids. It was convenient with the dual sliding doors and the ability to haul the baby carriages. However, while at a red light the mini-van in front of us went to make a left hand turn at the intersection when the light turned green. The Suburban SUV blew the red light and T-boned the mini-van. The Suburban compacted the mini-van on the drivers side to 1/2 of the normal size of what it should have been killing the driver (mom) and child passenger. It was like some one stepped on an empty beer can, there was no structural defense. We immediately sold our mini-van death trap. If you get T-boned by a Suburban at speed in any passenger vehicle, you're probably going to die. Even if you're in another Suburban. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:45:53 AM EDT
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Minivan is the best option if you have multiple car seats. They take up more room than the kids themselves. Back in the day you could drive with a kid climbing on your lap and all over the place. Now you'll get pulled over for letting an 11 year sit in the front passenger seat with a seatbelt on.
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:47:07 AM EDT
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I would drive a minivan if I needed one. You are not your car. Your ego shouldn't be tied in any way, to the car you drive. Especially if you are already married.
It's kinda sad that you have to scheme and negotiate to buy a sports car. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:47:15 AM EDT
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If you get T-boned by a Suburban at speed in any passenger vehicle, you're probably going to die. Even if you're in another Suburban. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My wife and I bought a mini-van when we had our kids. It was convenient with the dual sliding doors and the ability to haul the baby carriages. However, while at a red light the mini-van in front of us went to make a left hand turn at the intersection when the light turned green. The Suburban SUV blew the red light and T-boned the mini-van. The Suburban compacted the mini-van on the drivers side to 1/2 of the normal size of what it should have been killing the driver (mom) and child passenger. It was like some one stepped on an empty beer can, there was no structural defense. We immediately sold our mini-van death trap. If you get T-boned by a Suburban at speed in any passenger vehicle, you're probably going to die. Even if you're in another Suburban. I had a F-150 T-Bone my Tacoma. It ripped the front end of the brand new F-150 and did not leave a scratch on my Tacoma. It just damaged the passenger rear wheel, bearings, etc. The cop laughed at Ford. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:54:43 AM EDT
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My wife and I bought a mini-van when we had our kids. It was convenient with the dual sliding doors and the ability to haul the baby carriages. However, while at a red light the mini-van in front of us went to make a left hand turn at the intersection when the light turned green. The Suburban SUV blew the red light and T-boned the mini-van. The Suburban compacted the mini-van on the drivers side to 1/2 of the normal size of what it should have been killing the driver (mom) and child passenger. It was like some one stepped on an empty beer can, there was no structural defense. We immediately sold our mini-van death trap. As a contrast to that story, when I was about 13 years old I was riding shotgun in a Suburban that went head on with a station wagon. Well sort of head on as as the station wagon slid sideways at 45mph into us as we were coming from the other direction. The station wagon was absolutely annihilated and the driver only survived because he found a nice little cavity to not die in as everything else crumpled up around him. The Suburban had very little damage to show for it. Shockingly little. When you are dealing with other idiots on the road as opposed to fixed barriers, it's all about curb weight and the more the merrier. I can understand why people with kids spend $60k to wrap their family in a full size SUV. |
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Posted: 4/27/2015 10:58:21 AM EDT
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i need a truck, what would i do with a van and a hotweelz car.
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