I call these situations “When you know what you like”. Near me is a house with two 90s Park Avenues in the garage, another nearby with two identical Camrys (different colors), and not too far from that one two Crossfires (one a convt).
Then right by my office, someone has three Allantes.
Hopefully the transmission on that Freestar is still working or those other two won’t be able to get out. Oh wait, it’s a Caravan and an Odyssey. Three way tie for non-functional transmissions?
My first thought too. We had a ’99 Odyssey – first year of the big ‘uns; and right on schedule – 59,500 miles- got the simultaneous traction control and check engine lights that signaled a toasted transmission. Fortunately, Honda had extended the warranty and we got a free new (actually rebuilt) tranny. the extended warranty went to 120k on the new transmission; which we deliberately did not see in that car.
God help that Allante owner, they were a beast to keep up even when they were new(or almost new when the warranty ran out) Guess if you have 3, at least one should be running lol.
There is a guy down the road from me who has 3 90s F150’s. The boxy ones, not the ugly aero ones One is a scruffy gray f150 long bed work truck spec with a ladder rack. That one has changed a couple times over the years, he had a 90s Toyota but said it was too small.
The other is a NICE F250 crew cab diesel that he tows a camper with(hes had that one for YEARS) Its two tone blue/white, really sharp truck that sits under a carport next to the camper. The 3rd one that sits in the garage next to his wife’s Honda is a bright red Lightning, man is it beautiful and sounds mean.
I see more Aerostars than Windstars or Freestars now. I suspect more Aerostars were sold, and perhaps there’s a hard core set of owners out there that find them less expensive to keep running than FWD minivans. And of course there are a lot of early Chrysler minivans and despite all the bad news about transmissions, a heck of a lot of that gen Odyssey running around.
The CC Effect is still working – I have seen TWO Windstars in the last three days. One of them almost made me stop to photograph it. Almost. But it was a high-trim later version in like-new condition, at least from the 50 feet away of my vantage point.
I am also amazed that I continue to see 4th and even 3rd gen Chryco minivans out on the streets. I love the sound of that pushrod V6 working through an iffy muffler.
Windstars and Freestars disappeared quickly in the Midwest US. Premature rust on the rear axles, forcing a recall. I’m not sure many went back on the road. They are rare around here now.
This reminds me of a pair of trucks that were in the driveway of a house I passed by a few months back. 2 Bright White, Diesel 3/4 ton, crew cab 8′, lifted, 2x”? high offset wheels with very low profile tires, lots of chrome, lights ect. The only real difference was that one was a Ram and the other a Chevy. Definitely know what they like and aren’t loyal to one brand. (Or maybe they are just anything but a Ford people)
When you find something you like… Parts cars are a possibility too.
I’m a BMW guy, there was a time, probably early this century, I had a 3, 5, 6 and 7 series all at the same time. Not counting parts cars. But no two of the same model for any length of time.
Windstars had bad forward clutch pistons in the trans, they were aluminum and cracked therefore no forward motion, same with the Taurus, fords fix was a steel piston, genius! To bad you have to pull the subframe to get the trans out to take apart to fix. Most out of warranty were junked
I call these situations “When you know what you like”. Near me is a house with two 90s Park Avenues in the garage, another nearby with two identical Camrys (different colors), and not too far from that one two Crossfires (one a convt).
Then right by my office, someone has three Allantes.
Lots of driveways in the Seattle area have two or more Prius and a two Outback driveway isn’t that uncommon either.
Hopefully the transmission on that Freestar is still working or those other two won’t be able to get out. Oh wait, it’s a Caravan and an Odyssey. Three way tie for non-functional transmissions?
That was my thought too. Maybe he’s a transmission rebuilder and gets them for nothing, or he has a transmission death wish. 🙂
He’s out driving his Sienna 🙂 Fourth time’s the charm.
My first thought too. We had a ’99 Odyssey – first year of the big ‘uns; and right on schedule – 59,500 miles- got the simultaneous traction control and check engine lights that signaled a toasted transmission. Fortunately, Honda had extended the warranty and we got a free new (actually rebuilt) tranny. the extended warranty went to 120k on the new transmission; which we deliberately did not see in that car.
God help that Allante owner, they were a beast to keep up even when they were new(or almost new when the warranty ran out) Guess if you have 3, at least one should be running lol.
There is a guy down the road from me who has 3 90s F150’s. The boxy ones, not the ugly aero ones One is a scruffy gray f150 long bed work truck spec with a ladder rack. That one has changed a couple times over the years, he had a 90s Toyota but said it was too small.
The other is a NICE F250 crew cab diesel that he tows a camper with(hes had that one for YEARS) Its two tone blue/white, really sharp truck that sits under a carport next to the camper. The 3rd one that sits in the garage next to his wife’s Honda is a bright red Lightning, man is it beautiful and sounds mean.
I see more Aerostars than Windstars or Freestars now. I suspect more Aerostars were sold, and perhaps there’s a hard core set of owners out there that find them less expensive to keep running than FWD minivans. And of course there are a lot of early Chrysler minivans and despite all the bad news about transmissions, a heck of a lot of that gen Odyssey running around.
The CC Effect is still working – I have seen TWO Windstars in the last three days. One of them almost made me stop to photograph it. Almost. But it was a high-trim later version in like-new condition, at least from the 50 feet away of my vantage point.
I am also amazed that I continue to see 4th and even 3rd gen Chryco minivans out on the streets. I love the sound of that pushrod V6 working through an iffy muffler.
Windstars and Freestars disappeared quickly in the Midwest US. Premature rust on the rear axles, forcing a recall. I’m not sure many went back on the road. They are rare around here now.
This reminds me of a pair of trucks that were in the driveway of a house I passed by a few months back. 2 Bright White, Diesel 3/4 ton, crew cab 8′, lifted, 2x”? high offset wheels with very low profile tires, lots of chrome, lights ect. The only real difference was that one was a Ram and the other a Chevy. Definitely know what they like and aren’t loyal to one brand. (Or maybe they are just anything but a Ford people)
I’ve always hated the term “minivan”. They aren’t even really small, It’s just a van! Do we call all non full size cars “minicars”?
When you find something you like… Parts cars are a possibility too.
I’m a BMW guy, there was a time, probably early this century, I had a 3, 5, 6 and 7 series all at the same time. Not counting parts cars. But no two of the same model for any length of time.
Windstars had bad forward clutch pistons in the trans, they were aluminum and cracked therefore no forward motion, same with the Taurus, fords fix was a steel piston, genius! To bad you have to pull the subframe to get the trans out to take apart to fix. Most out of warranty were junked