[pennyfarmer]

Me neither. Minivans are so underpowered and lack space. My next purchase will either be a Dodge sprinter or a Ford 1 ton passenger van.

[EmilyGeiger]

We have a FORD Expedition, not a van but roomy. It has about 250,000 miles on it and still drives like a dream. Not many mechanical problems. We will get another one, if Obama doesn’t have us all driving little economy circus cars. :/

[wbarmy]

Amen and Amen. I have five children and we just took a roadtrip from Arizona to DC in a Ford E350. Couldn't have been easier and roomier. Everyone had room for themselves and all their “trip” stuff. Books, PSPs, snacks, etc. Used to use a Ford Windstar but had to upgrade.

[SoldierDad]

Use to own a Plymouth Gran voyager with a 3.3 litre engine. Used it to tow a 14ft aluminum boat loaded with camping gear from the valley floor to a lake 120 miles away at 5100ft elevation (and over the Fredoyner summit). I had no problems maintaining speed going uphill. We drove her to nearly 400,000 miles before replacing her with a Chrysler Towne & Country (same size engine). However, since I now have a Durango with a 5.9 liter engine, we are not using the T&C for towing.