XPost: alt.autos.toyota   
   From: Trueno@e86.GTS   
      
   On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:02:17 -0500, Ray O wrote:   
      
   >   
   > One of the reasons that the van is fun to drive is that it is mid-engined   
   > and RWD, and the short wheelbase makes it pretty agile.  The bad part about   
   > the short wheelbase is that it can make the ride a little choppy, and   
   > sitting in front of the front axle doesn't help the ride.   
      
   I used to have a '69 Chevy van. Same seating position. I like it!   
      
   The other thing about these vans was they had a tendency to lift the rear   
   wheels a bit off the ground on *really* hard stops; not enough to flip the   
   thing forward but enough to give you a start!   
      
   But he looks like he's made enough 'modifications' to overcome this!  ;)   
      
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