Chrysler does/did have problems, many, with their trannies. Beware!
Before buying a vehicle get a carfax report and go to a dealership and see
if they will pull up the repair history of the vehicle for you. You'd be
surprised what kinda info that's contained in the service history.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Neff" <neffster189@yahoo.com>
To: "Roadster Listgroup" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:00 AM
Subject: RE: OT -Don't laugh, anybody got a mini-van for sale??
> Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:08 Daniel Neuman wrote:
> >... we have decided that we need to break down and buy a sensible
> >car. We need something that will seat 4 people and be weather
> >proof. We need something thats not too fancy that Irene can drive
> >around Oakland and park it places without feeling like a target. We
> >also want something that can carry home improvement supplies back to
> >the house. I want to be able to lay a 4by8 sheet of ...
> >... Anybody have any mini-van advice??
>
> Sorry I'm late, but since no one offered these idea's (so far; I'm
> still plowing thru digests), I thought I'd throw 'em in the pot:
>
> You can lay 4x8 sheets flat in our Nissan Quest. The back door won't
> shut though - but how often will that matter? Maintenance/reliability
> of a Nissan will FAR outweigh the door closing benefit of a Chrysler
> product (imnho). 1 seat pops out (or 2 if you get middle buckets), 1
> folds/slides, so you can seat 2, 4, 5, or 7.
>
> On a budget: My favorite hauler over the years was an '80 Datsun 510
> station wagon. I hauled 4x8 sheets on the roof rack frequently, all
> kinds of crap in the back (split fold down back seats), seated 4, and
> got 30+mpg. The only problem I had was I loaned it to a buddy that
> hauled over a 1/2 ton of tile in it once - cost me a front axle
> bearing.
>
> Dan Neff '69 2000
> Colorado Springs, CO
> www.wycroc.org
>
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