The best news about the new styling is that it doesn't look as ugly in person as it does in photos. Second, the vans got bigger for '08: two inches longer outside, six inches wider inside. Only about 25% of buyers chose them, Chrysler says, too few to justify the cost and complexity of keeping them in the lineup. First, the short-wheelbase vans were killed for '08. Stow 'n Go is Chrysler's name for the system that allows the middle row of seats to flip, fold and flop into under-floor bins to open large storage space in the middle of the van.īigger is better in Chrysler's view. "We started with the Stow 'n Go center section and changed everything else," says Chrysler Vice President Larry Lyons. However you can imagine using a family room on wheels, the '08 vans are at your service. No such downhill lack of logic in the new minivans, though. Mere speculation, though, as there seemed too little time during the minivan test drive to park a spell and hike uphill. ![]() Odd thing about Sun Island, tucked beside the test drive route and all but demanding a stop for investigation: The expected tall fence surrounds the compound, but it's across the road from a tall, steep slope that one guesses would give the pruriently curious a good view. This self-described family nudist resort features what must be the only family activity not specifically contemplated in the redesign of the Chrysler and Dodge minivans for the 2008 model year.
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