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Old 02-16-2008, 01:54 PM
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New Ford van at dealers, soon (pics inside)

Went to chicago auto show, surprise, the floor had 4 vans there,
from a distance reminded me of our Aero's....But these have a distinct
"work" mission, not too much emphasis on passengers....
Great looks from the side and rear, front is a bit ugly (sound familar?)
Already running in europe, proven design! Tiny engine, great.
No diesel, that sucks. 1 thing I did not like was the LOW seating postion,
it is all headroom. The 'floor' is just as low to ground as a small car....
So it did not 'feel' like a van, to me at least. But it is very unique,
and there was a bunch of people checking them out, unlike the E-class vans.
It felt 'light' when operating the doors, but they declared it is built
for heavy duty use...The van was ready for driving, duratec/trans were in place, it was not a concept.
I even got a sales brochure, it's a done deal.