A van for mom

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A van for mom
Original Message Jul 6, 2005 7:21 am

Now Mom is no soccer mom....she is going to do some heavy duty hauling, though no towing, with whatever she buys but doesn't have a lot of extra money to throw into the vehicle once she purchases it and she will be purchasing within the next couple of days. I would very much appreciate any opinions/experiences you could give me with the following vans (ads I could find locally within price range):

1. 2000 Toyota Sienna

2. 2000 & 2001 Nissan Quest

3. 2000 & 2001 Mazda MPV (under powered seems to be a common complaint)

4. 2002 Kia Sedona (gas mileage seems to be pretty poor on this)

5. 1999 Honda Odyssey

6. 1999, 2000, 2002 Chevy Astro (reliability seems to be a common complaint with these)

7. 2000 & 2001 GMC Safari

Thanks in advance guys for your opinions/experiences with these.

Paula

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Re: A van for mom
Reply #27 Jul 7, 2005 4:03 pm

Why wouldn't I recommend Nissan? Because I've seen too many bad reports on too many dealers. I'll send a PM with the details.

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