General vehicle thread

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Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy

Face it we went over there for the money to be made. To insure our economy. It is all about the economic well being of US citizens. The thinking at the time was to insure a transnational gas pipeline. Can't have Europe dependent of Russian natural gas. Russia has the worlds largest crude oil reserves and other hydrocarbons.
Electric car would be cool though. On my limited budget, I don't see it in my life time.

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I completely agree that we went for less than altruistic reasons, as much as that annoys me.

I'm just pointing out that Li wasn't part of the focus at the beginning. The first real idea of the mineral deposits, beyond oil in the ME, was from a USGS survey in 2007.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

And hopefully it will be many years before my next car comes into my life. This one will likely be passed on to me from my dad some day.

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That's beautiful!

But yes, I hope you don't get it for many years to come!

Just took in our odyssey today for hail damage repair. Rental is a Dodge Grand Caravan. Hate it. Feels like a box. Feels underpowered. Blind spots everywhere. Annoying controls. My first van was a 1991 Dodge Caravan (Cargo). I loved it. Not liking the newer ones.

How dare you.

ETA: When I first decided I should look at vans, I was looking at the Honda Odysseys. I couldn't find one for a decent price. Even beat to crap dealers still wanted something like $18,000-$22,000. I bought the same year caravan for $8,000 (and probably still overpaid). In the end, I think the Caravan has a less soccer mom and more professional look. That only mattered to me because I was using it for business though.

If you buy a Mazda MPV, you will never go back! ..... oh wait.....


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So all mini vans aren?t created equal?

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Originally Posted by ray1970

So all mini vans aren?t created equal?

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Not according to us Sienna Owners.

But, We're not as rabid as those Taco guys are . Especially the crossover ones

The Sienna is like the Tacoma of the mini van world. It?s what Irving really wishes he owned.

AWD would definitely make my van better, but then it'd get Suburban mpg and I might as well just buy a Tahoe.

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Originally Posted by Irving

AWD would definitely make my van better, but then it'd get Suburban mpg and I might as well just buy a Tahoe.

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23 mpg on the hwy. 17-20 in town.