Late night embarrassing confession

"El Rivinado" (joeman856) 05/21/2016 at 03:57 • Filed to: None

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I like the Oldsmobile Silhouette.

I don't know why, I don't know how, but this stupid looking van has a charm that I can't resist. Hell, if I were to succumb to minivan disease, this might be the only one I would choose.

Alfalfa > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 04:20

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Admit it, you like it because it looks like a space ship. Specifically, like a type 6 shuttlecraft from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

El Rivinado > Alfalfa 05/21/2016 at 04:26

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I haven't watched TNG, but I will admit the Sci-Fi B-movie influence is definitely a contributing factor.

Schaefft > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 07:07

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So do I. Its the Cadillac of Minivans after all.

zveugen > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 07:38

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Dude feel no shame, those things rule. FUTUREVAN

-this space for rent- > Alfalfa 05/21/2016 at 08:46

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But the Aerostar was based on the space shuttle!

E90M3 > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 08:56

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My mom had a 2001 that looked like this, I hated that thing.

Urambo Tauro > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 09:21

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But the Trans Sport was available with a 5-speed!

(That might have been a European-only option, though. And I think you couldn’t get the 3800 to go with it.)

boxrocket > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 09:55

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Design-wise, they are cool. Practically and safety-wise, I wouldn’t want something that old. Well, unless it was an AWD Mazda MPV, but even that’s a stretch nowadays.

M54B30 > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 11:00

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Watch their crash test and you’ll change your mind.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 11:12

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How can anyone NOT like it? It’s the Cadillac of Minivans!

CaptDale - is secretly British > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 11:44

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That is embarrassing.

sonicgabe > El Rivinado 05/21/2016 at 12:52

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I’ve driven one. It was horrible.

shop-teacher > El Rivinado 05/22/2016 at 00:38

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Wait until you get behind the wheel of one of those ankle breaking pieces of shit. I’ve driven a couple of them, and they are hands down the worst vehicles I’ve ever had the misfortune of being behind the wheel of, and I’ve driven some real crapboxes. If somebody tried to give me a DustBuster van, I’d tell them to get bent.

Elric Naslund > Urambo Tauro 05/22/2016 at 00:50

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Wasn’t there also a diesel option in Europe?

Also, Morrow’s Racing (now sold to some other team) RaceVan in LeMons had a manual-swapped supercharged 3800 and COMPLETELY DOMINATED Class C.

RacinBob > El Rivinado 06/11/2016 at 12:28

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They made a heck of a tow van. Ours could do a 1000 mile day towing at 75 mph at 16 mpg coming back fully loaded from endurance races! Quiet, comfortable and fast.

Granted, if you live in a rust state, their time has passed. They’d be shiny on the top side, rusty underneath.