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**Ming** · 11-15-2006, 11:40 AM

I like it. Is that any surprise? I love vans. And I love my 2004 GMC Safari, outdated dinosaur that it is.

The best thing about this "tall" looking design is that it would work well with conversions, cargo vans, and all of the duty that the Astro/Safari delivered for so long. It appears more arched than boxy, but that's OK if the interior room is there and the rear opening is wide enough.

I also like that its not wedge shaped like a Japanese express train with an unneccessarily long, sloped nose. Minivans today are simply shaped too much like sleek aero cars for them to be of interest to me.

Give me a Nissan Elgrand shaped minivan any day over a sloped boat-like Odyssey.

No doubt I'll be trading in my Safari for one of these, some day, as long as its as good as I hope it will be.

11-15-2006, 11:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ming GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: An Alternate Timeline Posts: 14,684	Re: GMC Front Drive Minivan Spy Shot in Popular Mechanics Magazine I like it. Is that any surprise? I love vans. And I love my 2004 GMC Safari, outdated dinosaur that it is. The best thing about this "tall" looking design is that it would work well with conversions, cargo vans, and all of the duty that the Astro/Safari delivered for so long. It appears more arched than boxy, but that's OK if the interior room is there and the rear opening is wide enough. I also like that its not wedge shaped like a Japanese express train with an unneccessarily long, sloped nose. Minivans today are simply shaped too much like sleek aero cars for them to be of interest to me. Give me a Nissan Elgrand shaped minivan any day over a sloped boat-like Odyssey. No doubt I'll be trading in my Safari for one of these, some day, as long as its as good as I hope it will be. __________________ Follow WoH on Facebook Follow C64 Walkabout on Facebook Thanks!