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Driving experience...
My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, and I was
"loaned" a new Toyota Sienna, an eight passenger mini-van. I've never even been in a mini-van before, much less driven one. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a sports car, of course, but it handles decently as a passenger car, and it is very roomy and comfy inside. I loved the automatically opening and closing side doors. Amazing legroom for those who sit in the middle seats. The only odd thing for me was not being able to see the front fenders of the vehicle or, in fact, anything beyond the windshield. Parallel parking the mini-van would be difficult for me without being able to see the front of it. Gas mileage is pretty poor...only about 21 mpg at speed limit speeds - 55 mph - on the state roads around here. |
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:27:50 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:
My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, and I was "loaned" a new Toyota Sienna, an eight passenger mini-van. I've never even been in a mini-van before, much less driven one. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a sports car, of course, but it handles decently as a passenger car, and it is very roomy and comfy inside. I loved the automatically opening and closing side doors. Amazing legroom for those who sit in the middle seats. The only odd thing for me was not being able to see the front fenders of the vehicle or, in fact, anything beyond the windshield. Parallel parking the mini-van would be difficult for me without being able to see the front of it. Gas mileage is pretty poor...only about 21 mpg at speed limit speeds - 55 mph - on the state roads around here. Be very careful. We don't want Don jumping on you for posting about Toyotas. That's not something he'd ever do. |
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On 2/17/14, 9:48 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:27:50 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, and I was "loaned" a new Toyota Sienna, an eight passenger mini-van. I've never even been in a mini-van before, much less driven one. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a sports car, of course, but it handles decently as a passenger car, and it is very roomy and comfy inside. I loved the automatically opening and closing side doors. Amazing legroom for those who sit in the middle seats. The only odd thing for me was not being able to see the front fenders of the vehicle or, in fact, anything beyond the windshield. Parallel parking the mini-van would be difficult for me without being able to see the front of it. Gas mileage is pretty poor...only about 21 mpg at speed limit speeds - 55 mph - on the state roads around here. Be very careful. We don't want Don jumping on you for posting about Toyotas. That's not something he'd ever do. There you go again, trying your best to start up arguments. Why would Don get upset with me for making a comment about a Toyota mini-van, John? Besides, I like the vehicle. Perhaps it is time for you to find yet another new hobby at which you cannot excel... |
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On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:17:43 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/17/14, 9:48 PM, Poco Loco wrote: On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:27:50 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, and I was "loaned" a new Toyota Sienna, an eight passenger mini-van. I've never even been in a mini-van before, much less driven one. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a sports car, of course, but it handles decently as a passenger car, and it is very roomy and comfy inside. I loved the automatically opening and closing side doors. Amazing legroom for those who sit in the middle seats. The only odd thing for me was not being able to see the front fenders of the vehicle or, in fact, anything beyond the windshield. Parallel parking the mini-van would be difficult for me without being able to see the front of it. Gas mileage is pretty poor...only about 21 mpg at speed limit speeds - 55 mph - on the state roads around here. Be very careful. We don't want Don jumping on you for posting about Toyotas. That's not something he'd ever do. There you go again, trying your best to start up arguments. Why would Don get upset with me for making a comment about a Toyota mini-van, John? Besides, I like the vehicle. Perhaps it is time for you to find yet another new hobby at which you cannot excel... For the same reason he gets upset with me if I mention an airplane? Or a gun? I don't know why he does that, but he seems to take some delight in it. I find it strange that he says nothing to you when you talk about ott-topic subjects. Both my daughters drive mini-vans. One has the Honda, the other the Toyota. I've driven both and was impressed with the comfort and handling of something that holds that many people. The mileage is not that good, but either could tow a small boat. The trick to driving a vehicle which has no, or only a small, hood, is to focus way out and not at the road right in front of the vehicle. I learned that driving one of these in the 60's: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-Econoline.jpg |
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On 2/18/14, 9:11 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:17:43 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/17/14, 9:48 PM, Poco Loco wrote: On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:27:50 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, and I was "loaned" a new Toyota Sienna, an eight passenger mini-van. I've never even been in a mini-van before, much less driven one. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a sports car, of course, but it handles decently as a passenger car, and it is very roomy and comfy inside. I loved the automatically opening and closing side doors. Amazing legroom for those who sit in the middle seats. The only odd thing for me was not being able to see the front fenders of the vehicle or, in fact, anything beyond the windshield. Parallel parking the mini-van would be difficult for me without being able to see the front of it. Gas mileage is pretty poor...only about 21 mpg at speed limit speeds - 55 mph - on the state roads around here. Be very careful. We don't want Don jumping on you for posting about Toyotas. That's not something he'd ever do. There you go again, trying your best to start up arguments. Why would Don get upset with me for making a comment about a Toyota mini-van, John? Besides, I like the vehicle. Perhaps it is time for you to find yet another new hobby at which you cannot excel... For the same reason he gets upset with me if I mention an airplane? Or a gun? I don't know why he does that, but he seems to take some delight in it. I find it strange that he says nothing to you when you talk about ott-topic subjects. Both my daughters drive mini-vans. One has the Honda, the other the Toyota. I've driven both and was impressed with the comfort and handling of something that holds that many people. The mileage is not that good, but either could tow a small boat. The trick to driving a vehicle which has no, or only a small, hood, is to focus way out and not at the road right in front of the vehicle. I learned that driving one of these in the 60's: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-Econoline.jpg As I mentioned, the driving experience was fine, but I thought that parallel parking the van would be more difficult because I couldn't actually see the front of the car, as represented by the end of the hood or the fenders. |
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On Monday, February 17, 2014 9:27:50 PM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote:
My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, You mean the one that sits in your GARAGE, while YOU sit in your ****ing basement, troll ? |
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On 17-Feb-2014, F*O*A*D wrote: My daily driver is at the dealer's for some maintenance, and I was "loaned" a new Toyota Sienna, an eight passenger mini-van. I've never even been in a mini-van before, much less driven one. I was pleasantly surprised. It's not a sports car, of course, but it handles decently as a passenger car, and it is very roomy and comfy inside. I loved the automatically opening and closing side doors. Amazing legroom for those who sit in the middle seats. The only odd thing for me was not being able to see the front fenders of the vehicle or, in fact, anything beyond the windshield. Parallel parking the mini-van would be difficult for me without being able to see the front of it. Gas mileage is pretty poor...only about 21 mpg at speed limit speeds - 55 mph - on the state roads around here. Good information, and it helps employment in Japan! |
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