A Deadly Insult

Dec 09, 2005 9 Replies
D

On the way back to the office from lunch, I stopped at the Gas'n'Git to fill up and grab an afternoon cup of joe.



I pulled up, grabbed the nozzle and hit the '87' button. A few moments later, over the speakers I heard, "Caravan on pump 5, go ahead" and the pump clicked on enabled.



But I remained frozen in surprise and horror. "Caravan??!! It's a Sienna, dammit!!"



Well, winter IS upon us. The Toyota is filthy; covered with salt. Perhaps if I wash it, it won't get confused with a Chrysler product.


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B

Maybe they really said "dirty van" on pump 5.

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T

Talk about an ultimate put down. I'd sue em...

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M

Perhaps because Chrysler invented the minivan, Toyota and others simply copied their idea. ;)

mike hunt

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T

True and they improved upon the idea. My Sienna at over two years old is just as quiet and solid as it was when I drove it off the lot in Sept

  1. My Caravan was a rattle trap two months after I drove it off the lot.
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M

Glad to hear that you are happy with your purchase, however your opinion as to which is the better minivan is that of a small minority. The vast majority of buyers disagree with your opinion, since Chrysler sells hundred of thousands more of their minivans than does Toyota. ;)

mike hunt

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T

They buy because they think they are getting a better value for the dollars spent. Maybe they are, but I hear them complain while they own it and again complain when they find out how much it's worth at trade in time.

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R

Actually, VW and several Japanese makers had minivans in production before Chrysler, although Chrysler did introduce the first minivan to sell in significant numbers in the U.S.

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A

Ouch: Only thing close to that is when I went to a local gun shop to pick up and RWS

34 in .22 Cal that I had on lay-away. The Gun shop owner's wife was there while he was at lunch and told the new clerk that brought it from the back, "He doesn't have to complete any paper work since it's a BB-GUN!"

My intake of breath had her correcting herself : "PELLET RIFLE, I MEANT PELLET RIFLE!"

Such is like in the Southeast, down here anything running on air is a BB gun, and everyone asks, "How many times you gotta pump that there gun up, feller?"

Big Al Birmingham AL

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