Comments on: Bandwagon http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephanie http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Stephanie Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:30:28 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/#comment-772 You're right! Mini-vans only encourage us to cart around more crap. My parents had a VW bug when my brother and I were young. I am appalled at how much gas my leased mini-van uses, it gets used as a dumping ground for things I don't know where to put in my house, and when the lease is up I am going back to our PT Cruiser (which is plenty big enough for 2 kids). I will miss that the MV accelerates much faster than the PT, though... You’re right! Mini-vans only encourage us to cart around more crap. My parents had a VW bug when my brother and I were young.
I am appalled at how much gas my leased mini-van uses, it gets used as a dumping ground for things I don’t know where to put in my house, and when the lease is up I am going back to our PT Cruiser (which is plenty big enough for 2 kids). I will miss that the MV accelerates much faster than the PT, though…

]]> By: Brett http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Brett Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:46:18 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/#comment-771 The Gay Uncle is all for American wagons. And he likes the looks of the Flex. He just finds it a little...big. G.U. The Gay Uncle is all for American wagons. And he likes the looks of the Flex. He just finds it a little…big.

G.U.

]]> By: Michael http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Michael Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:28:15 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/#comment-770 I know its AMERICAN but the Ford Flex is definitely on my list of wagons. It's nice to see a design that is completely functional without being homely. The white roof just works and vehicle refresh will take care of those nasty retro indentations on the doors. I do have a problem with its Microsoft derived entertainment system but otherwise think an iPhone would be very at-home in the simple interior. Ford is currently marketing the Flex into the ground (check out the website - it's like they haven't even seen the car) so it's destined to have a short life. Perhaps they'll come around and put a diesel under the hood. It seems like a vehicle worth saving. I know its AMERICAN but the Ford Flex is definitely on my list of wagons. It’s nice to see a design that is completely functional without being homely. The white roof just works and vehicle refresh will take care of those nasty retro indentations on the doors. I do have a problem with its Microsoft derived entertainment system but otherwise think an iPhone would be very at-home in the simple interior.
Ford is currently marketing the Flex into the ground (check out the website – it’s like they haven’t even seen the car) so it’s destined to have a short life. Perhaps they’ll come around and put a diesel under the hood. It seems like a vehicle worth saving.

]]> By: The Gay Recluse http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-769 The Gay Recluse Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:26:35 +0000 http://brettberk.com/2009/02/06/bandwagon/#comment-769 I've been driving the same Toyota Corolla Wagon (standard) since 1990, and it still gets close to 40mpg on the highway. If they still made it, I would buy it all over again. (It disgusts me that it's difficult to get a car that doesn't get significantly better mileage after twenty years; I'm hoping to hold out until a new generation of truly fuel efficient wagons arrives on the scene (?)) I’ve been driving the same Toyota Corolla Wagon (standard) since 1990, and it still gets close to 40mpg on the highway. If they still made it, I would buy it all over again. (It disgusts me that it’s difficult to get a car that doesn’t get significantly better mileage after twenty years; I’m hoping to hold out until a new generation of truly fuel efficient wagons arrives on the scene (?))

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