Just started looking again at the B-2500, due to just having passed 183,000
trouble free miles on my original owner '90 B-250 - 5.9 Cargo Van, converted
into a whippet hauler to dog events! Trouble is, can't find a B-2500 on a
dealer's lot. First with the Plymouth news, now the full size van! Aaagh,
I guess I'll have to check the Phord lots.
Jack Lewis
'56 Fury
'79 300
'90 B-250
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry & Andree Hoeman <tehoema@MEGAVISION.COM>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS1.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] First Plymouth, now the Full Size Dodge Van.
> OUCH!!!!!!!
>
> Didn't really mind passing of the Plymouth but to loose the van would be
> horrible! Our good vehicle has been a full sized van since 1983.
> Currently have 98 with the new styling and love it. Just used it this
week
> to take 55 Convert in for media blasting! Its comfortable, has space,
> gets good mileage, and can pull my car trailer anywhere I want to go!
>
> The things are everywhere right now. Doing conversion vans like mad it
> seems. Very hard to find straight window unit though.
>
> Could get by with pickup but why do that when the van serves so many
> additional functions so well! Have to add topper and cut out rear of the
> cab to make it as useful! and then you still don't have seats and bed!
>
> Darn!!!!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Patterson <bintakin@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@lists1.cac.psu.edu <L-FORWARDLOOK@lists1.cac.psu.edu>
> Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 8:17 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] First Plymouth, now the Full Size Dodge Van.
>
>
> >Ack! I think I am starting to get a headache. First, Daimler kills
> Plymouth, now
> >the full sized Dodge van is to be toast. For details, check this link:
> >http://www.car-truck.com/chryed/buzz/b120999.htm
> >The story is much the same though, after making the same basic vehicle
> since the
> >1971 model year, Daimler is discontinueing the full size Dodge van. Since
> the van
> >has been hardly changed in over 20 years, other then trim and various
other
> things,
> >it's not like they have pumped a lot of effort into this one anyway.
> Granted, the
> >market has changed, and most folks buy minivans. Still, it is worrisome.
> The police
> >market was given away some time ago in basically the same fashion. It
> wouldn't
> >bother me much, except I look out in my driveway at my two newest Mopars,
> my 96
> >Plymouth and 92 Dodge van, and think, what am I going to replace these
> with? This
> >doesn't bother me near as much as the end of Plymouth did, but when is it
> going to
> >stop? I think Daimler just wanted the Jeep brand name and the Chrysler
> factories
> >and it looks like everything else is going to get tossed in the dust bin.
> I'll
> >always have my Saratoga, and who knows what other finned beauty will
> eventually
> >grace my driveway. But I can't help but think when is it going to be
> Chrysler's and
> >Dodge's turn? They already call the Viper a Chrysler in Europe, think
they
> will cut
> >the horns off of the Ram? Or just call it a Chrysler? Oh well, check out
> the link,
> >thought some of you might like to know.
> >
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