Nancy - Posted - 03/19/2012:  07:19:27

We bought some time back a Honda Odyssey. It's a great vehicle. Good mileage,  drives great and handles like a dream.

   We did sell our big 4 wheel Ford van with a thousand pound tommy on the back. Got 8 miles to the gallon. I was sure glad to see Old Igor..that's the name we gave it, go on down the road. No, I sure don't miss that one. Good for carrying the cargo canoe on top. Looked like some kind of a hat on that van. It was a mess to get up and down from there. Took two people and that tommy lift to do it. Alone, and after the stroke, I couldn't manage that. 

  I like my trucks, but that Honda is the easiest to herd down the road. 

Nancy

Nancy - Posted - 03/19/2012:  07:28:27

In Texas, we use to take Igor camping. He had a closet that I kept a portable potty in, so good that way. I tore out the sink, and counters and what in there. It was Not really tall enough to stand up in easy for most people. We got a heavy foam pad and nice carpet, and that worked out fine. Used sleeping bags. 

   Best place we camped was Padre Island. 

At the time we used it a lot gas was cheap, and it used regular. 

I drove it mostly. Yep. That van was far too big for me to drive, but that's what I drove. 

Nancy

Banjo - Posted - 03/19/2012:  08:26:07

Kenneth Logsdon - Posted - 03/19/2012:  09:24:06

two... a newer Winstar... and a Four wheel drive Aero star, extended, takes all the instruments and people and you don't have to worry about the parking if it rains..

Prof - Posted - 03/19/2012:  10:00:50

We have a 2000 Grand Voyager -- has 195,000 miles now,so I fear she won't be with us much longer. We've taken many a road trip with her fully-loaded down with camping gear, and she's never complained. I've heard a lot of people badmouthing Chrysler transmissions, but we haven't had any problem with it whatsoever. The main problem right now is water/coolant leakage. I've had the water pump and radiator replaced, but still smell some coolant leaking after driving... I keep wondering what I should look for when it comes time to replace her -- we sure like the cargo room!

pstroud1 - Posted - 03/19/2012:  10:46:25

We got one when it's running lol. Not right now. 1993 GMC. We have put a lot of money into it but we've had it for close to 10 years. We have got a lot of service out of this van and I think I'd swear by a GMC, best large vehicle we've had so far. 230,000 miles I think, maybe more. When it goes for good it headed to the junk yard.

But we want something like a little Honda or little economy car just to get to the doc's and hopefully get up to my daughters in KY once in a while. I missed seeing Anna while she was down from NH due to no reliable transportation, but I see one in our future, but only in my dreams so far LOL. ;).

Paul

rinemb - Posted - 03/19/2012:  10:53:34

Put 250,000 miles on a 1989 Ford Econoline Van.  Raised my daughters in it traveling all over for skating meets, took guys skiing, used it for work travel.  A lot of memories, but th elast 50,000 miles were full of heartache.   I pretty well make a living on the road.  (My daughters named it the "skank-mobile) I have observed that most of the time I would see a vehicle dead on the side of the road, it was an earlier style mini-van.  Still the majority of vehicles being driven/hauled south of the border from auctions in the Midwest are mini-vans.  Often these vehicles are stalled on the side of the highway, as they try to fix a mini-van.  I am sure the newer versions are much more dependible.  

Brad

bkdraft - Posted - 03/19/2012:  12:21:15

Here is our Van, 02 Roadtrek

Bill Rogers - Posted - 03/19/2012:  21:53:01

No.

pstroud1 - Posted - 03/20/2012:  02:47:46

Here is our Van, 02 Roadtrek
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Wow beautiful van, I could sell every i got, buy a tank of gas and live forever in that. :)

Paul

PD Kirby - Posted - 03/20/2012:  03:31:55

I had a 67 VW Micro Bus back in my High School days and would love to find one to restore that didn't cost 20k. Man them vintage VW vans are priced way too high these days but they ooze cool.