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  1. Cyber-Wizard

    Cyber-Wizard Well-Known Member

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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    I didn't like minivans until our son bought a new Dodge Caravan to help move us back to Illinois. That and more room for their rug rat and groceries.
    Now I wished I'd bought one instead of the Impala. Still wouldn't need condoms.
     
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    BlueVista Well-Known Member Charter Member

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    Condominiums prevent minivans?o_O
    Self respect will prevent you from buying one if there is any hope left for manly men in this world.:(
    It's getting bad, American guys used to be the third tallest in the world and now they're 47th, maybe it's from growing up riding in mini vans???:eek:
    I had a couple of Astros for work but those were designated as mid-size vans or station wagons.:rolleyes: :D
     
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  4. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    I refuse to live in a hotel that tells me what color the carpet and walls can be.
    I gave up my self respect when we bought a mobil home in the boonies of Florida and started shopping at Wal-Mart.
    I'm shorter for my highth now that I aged.
    The Dodge Caravan is much easier for us to get in and out of than my Dodge truck or most mid sized cars.
    The ability to fold the seats up or down makes them handy to haul a 4X8 sheet of plywood or a bunch of kids.
    I can watch cartoons with the grandbaby from the middle seats and smile at pedestrians in a manly way.
    A mini van is a direct decendant of the depot hack.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    *shakes head* I dunno where any of you got the idea that driving one vehicle or another makes or breaks your manliness, but a minivan full of kids shows that a guy gets a fair amount of 'service,' so to speak. I've owned both minivans and wagons, and I have never felt my manliness was threatened.
     
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    Leadslead Well-Known Member

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    (clears throat and starts to sing a little tune, music is arraigned to spiderman theme)
    "Married Man...Married Man
    Drives Around In A Minivan
    Got A Wife And Some Kids
    His Whole Life's On The Skids
    Hey There...
    There Goes The Married Man

    How's He Feel? Listen Dude
    This Poor Guy's Really Screwed
    Hangin' On By A Thread
    Quart Of Milk Loaf Of Bread
    Hey There...
    There Goes The Married Man

    Got A Big Gas Grill
    Buys His Clothes At The Gap
    And He's Just About
    Had Enough Of This Crap

    Married Man...Married Man
    Friendly Neighborhood Married Man
    Life For Him Has No Zing
    Wife Won't Let Him Do A Thing
    She Says...
    It's About Time He Grew Up
    Wherever There's A Screw-Up
    You'll Find The Married Man"

    Hey I don't mind van's they have their place like with any other vehicle... I just prefer the low profile and huge butt of a good wagon...
    It's like saying gentlemen prefer blondes...
     
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    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Owned a mini van, got it for the honey, a new rwd 99 GMC Safari....... I still drove the old wagon. Only problem I have with other mini vans is, even as a kid I hated fwd....................

    You just can't have fun.............

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    Gotta echo that. I was just learning how to drive when my folks bought their first fwd car (mid 80's). We had a Chevy Cavalier 4-door and an '83 CE wagon. My sister and I never argued over which car we wanted to drive. Despite the then-nerdy image it had for a teenager, I always asked for the keys to the wagon and she for the keys to the Cavalier. ;)
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    I'm missing something about front wheel drive cars. I've had front and rear wheel drive, still do. Maybe I'll think differently this winter in the Impala. But for now I can't tell which wheels are taking me to Wal-Mart and Hardee's.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    I bet you have a Waffle House credit card!
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    No! In our little Florida town they had a Huddle House. Same only different and that's where we often stopped for lunch. Maybe here there is a Waffle House. I'll have to check.
    We used to go to the Pancake House and the others like that often. I love all of the different syrups.
    We actually ate at BK yesterday. Nothing but the best for my wife. Now that's good advice.
     
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    We have awful house around here, but no one really goes to them... too many smaller family restaurants that are so much better...and cheaper!
    Every time I hear about waffle house I think of this comedian...
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    About the only times we stop at a Waffle House is when traveling and it's near the motel. In fact we eat so little we rarely go out anyplace. In two minutes we are gonna share one Meals on Wheels lunch.
     
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    But where does it...

    Who...

    How...

    o_O

    Is this another thread about relations with your car???
     
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    What year is your Impala?
     
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