Child molester van
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Child molester van
What is up with all the Aerostar haters out there. My friends call it the child molester van. My sis says she expects 10 mexican to jump out everytime I pull up. Police pull me over for no reason. Had a date last week and me and this chick really hit it off, she decides to go home with me and when we get to the Aero shes like "well i dont know i gotta get going" LOL. It has no rust and looks good? Anyone else get this?
I could care less really but what is it about the van? Age? Body style?
I could care less really but what is it about the van? Age? Body style?
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It's all about image; the reason why SUVs were so popular was because people like that rough and brawny image it conveys. So many mothers and fathers are afraid of being associated with the image of "soccer mom" or "little league dad" that a minivan conveys. So people who see them automatically conjure up a certain image. Sure, it's far from a chick magnet, but I'm not sure if I want to associate with a girl whose only interest in me is my car.
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FWIW, the woman probably wasn't worth it...she was all about image and looking good - high maintenance, as opposed to your Aerostar 
I find when I drive my Nissan NX 2000 I'm treated like every other guy on the road. With the Aerostar, often people tailgate and I've had people shake their fist at me occasionally for doing nothing. Or people turn right in front of you.
I think it's because it's big, and a bit of a brick wall in front of them, so they think "soccer mom". Mine, with the factory privacy glass is even more so a brick to them. I thought my van looked too nice to be though of as a "Child Molester" van.
So, to combat tailgaters, I have bright rear lights, as well as a 3rd brake light (92's didn't get one) installed.
Put a cheery sticker or two on the window...maybe it might take the edge off?!
I find when I drive my Nissan NX 2000 I'm treated like every other guy on the road. With the Aerostar, often people tailgate and I've had people shake their fist at me occasionally for doing nothing. Or people turn right in front of you.
I think it's because it's big, and a bit of a brick wall in front of them, so they think "soccer mom". Mine, with the factory privacy glass is even more so a brick to them. I thought my van looked too nice to be though of as a "Child Molester" van.
So, to combat tailgaters, I have bright rear lights, as well as a 3rd brake light (92's didn't get one) installed.
Put a cheery sticker or two on the window...maybe it might take the edge off?!
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We have one before it was 93. I never love when we got first day I was 3 years old. I beg my Dad to get nice purple F150 Eddie Baurie 4x4 it was beautiful I have see when I was little.
To say he didn't listen and bought Aerostar. I hate it was embarrassed to be ride in that. Never got over that almost 8 years ago then finally mustang.
Why I don't like it front end look horrible. It Body style which cause lot people avoid them.
To say he didn't listen and bought Aerostar. I hate it was embarrassed to be ride in that. Never got over that almost 8 years ago then finally mustang.
Why I don't like it front end look horrible. It Body style which cause lot people avoid them.
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i don't get bad looks or pulled over or anything. i get the usual "soccer mom" crap from haters at work (they pick on everyone) but then i just turn up the radio louder and rattler the crap out of their bus passes. people don't tailgate me, but that's because both pieces of sheet metal under the tail lights are crushed in, one from when i backed into some one and the other side it was like that when i bought it plus more damaged from a fork lift hitting her. i rock "real men drink dutch brothers" stickers front and rear and a cherry bomb muffler, and i keep the draw bar on at all times. people don't mess with me, and i get the oh damn that's tight! from lots of people. maybe it's just where you live?
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Most illegals buy vehicles with no titles for about 500 bucks, ever notice that most have out of state plates or non US plates. Aerostars are dirt cheap since most just want to get rid of them.