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03-02-20, 01:11 PM
#6951
Senior Member
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03-02-20, 01:19 PM
#6952
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Location: TC, MN
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03-02-20, 01:20 PM
#6953
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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03-02-20, 01:26 PM
#6954
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More people should have minivans, like 49% of the people that have SUVs (another 49% should have wagons, instead). So much more practical - more cargo room for people/stuff, lower entrance heights, none of the BS off-road pretensions, etc. I learned to appreciate minivans in highschool when we went out TPing with my friend's minivan - piling in and out from the dual sliding doors and hitting our targets like some special forces team? **** yeah!
03-02-20, 01:36 PM
#6955
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Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
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03-02-20, 01:46 PM
#6956
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,352
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
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Nothing says fun like a 2.6 liter powered snot-mobile.
03-02-20, 02:12 PM
#6957
VFL For Life
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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03-02-20, 02:55 PM
#6958
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03-02-20, 02:58 PM
#6959
Administrator
Thread Starter
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Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,005
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
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... aka whipper-snapper holder.
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03-02-20, 03:15 PM
#6961
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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03-02-20, 03:22 PM
#6962
Full Member
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It replaced a 1977 Ford LTD. I'm 54 and I have only owned 3 cars, all used. Unfortunately, the Acclaim is really showing it's age and I'm not sure how much time it has left...
03-02-20, 04:13 PM
#6963
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More people should have minivans, like 49% of the people that have SUVs (another 49% should have wagons, instead). So much more practical - more cargo room for people/stuff, lower entrance heights, none of the BS off-road pretensions, etc. I learned to appreciate minivans in highschool when we went out TPing with my friend's minivan - piling in and out from the dual sliding doors and hitting our targets like some special forces team? **** yeah!
03-02-20, 04:18 PM
#6964
Should Be More Popular
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We are all living on borrowed time.
03-02-20, 05:05 PM
#6965
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Trump seems to be coming to visit my place of work tomorrow. Hope it doesn't rain too hard because negotiating the added security by car will suck.
03-02-20, 05:10 PM
#6966
VFL For Life
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03-02-20, 06:04 PM
#6967
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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03-02-20, 06:12 PM
#6968
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03-02-20, 06:38 PM
#6969
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Don’t get me started.
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03-02-20, 06:42 PM
#6970
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Chittenango, NY
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03-02-20, 06:44 PM
#6971
Mostly Harmless
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Minivans can be very useful for cyclists. We had a Caravan for a few years.
03-02-20, 06:47 PM
#6972
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I got the dumb idea in my head that I want to ride from Minneapolis to Duluth (160+ miles) some day this year. As I don't want to do a round trip, this would involve meeting the family up there, which would mean having the wife drive the kids up there by herself. She's not too keen on the idea, but negotiations are ongoing.
03-02-20, 06:48 PM
#6973
VFL For Life
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03-02-20, 06:51 PM
#6974
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03-02-20, 06:54 PM
#6975
VFL For Life
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I got the dumb idea in my head that I want to ride from Minneapolis to Duluth (160+ miles) some day this year. As I don't want to do a round trip, this would involve meeting the family up there, which would mean having the wife drive the kids up there by herself. She's not too keen on the idea, but negotiations are ongoing.
