From: jgoss@gaia.torolab.ibm.com (Jeff Goss)
Subject: Re: Mercury Villager Minivan -- good buy?
In-Reply-To: wen-king@cs.caltech.edu's message of 23 Apr 1993 14:27:32 GMT
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In article <1r8uckINNcmf@gap.caltech.edu> wen-king@cs.caltech.edu (Wen-King Su) writes:


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> From: wen-king@cs.caltech.edu (Wen-King Su)
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> Date: 23 Apr 1993 14:27:32 GMT
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> In article <1r7cr2INNvar@sumax.seattleu.edu> smorris@sumax.seattleu.edu (Steven A. Morris) writes:
> >The Villager-Quest seem like the best of the Cravan/Voyager copies to
> <come along since the Mazda MPV.  The NISSAN MAXIMA engine paired with
> >the MAXIMA 4 speed Auto Trans should be an excellent drive train, and
> <the rest of the vehicle seems well engineered.  Only the price is
> >controversial.
> 
> Hmm.  The last time I checked, Villager/Quest does not have a Maxima
> engine, and is very much under powered for its weight.
 
Same engine, different state of tune (less hp and maybe more torque). My
friend at work regularly takes 6 people in his and it seems to haul around
just fine.

Jeff Goss
