IMO, there are two significant downsides to the van. First being you are in
the same compartment
as all the stuff you are hauling, is it all tied down well enough to stay in
place in an emergency stop
or heaven forbid a real accident or are you going to survive temporarily
only to be clobbered by a toolbox or a generator? Second, In my youth
driving through northern California I came upon the bloodiest accident I
have ever seen in my 60+ years. At highway speed somehow a Harley-Davidson
and a van had collided dead on and the Harley had gone right through the
windshield
and well past the front passenger area, I have been uncomfortable riding in
vans ever since and have never owned one.
Steve
'89 Excella 29
'04 Nissan Titan
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:15 PM, pcfranke <pcfranke@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 09:54 -0500, Hunter Hampton wrote:
> > Jim Sealy Jr. wrote:
> > > Same here, my Ford E-250 extended WB full of plywood, cabinets, etc
> > > with 460 tows better than a typical 250 pick-up in my experience, and
> > > I like sitting right up front and up high, on the other hand 10MPG on
> > > a good day isn't so much fun.>>
> >
> > Most vans, unless they are an extended model like the Ford Super Cargo
> > Van, have a shorter rear overhang than a pickup truck does. The shorter
> > the distance between the rear axle and the hitch, the less leverage the
> > trailer being towed can exert on the towing vehicle.
> >
> > <SNIP>I'm really surprised vans aren't the common tow
> > > vehicle of choice due to the convenience of being able to just walk
> > > back to the back if for no other reason. Jim
>
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