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My Ody is starting to rival my old pick for sporty driving. When I was looking for fun driving, I'd take the Escort any day, 13" wheels and all. (The T'bird isn't the same kind of fun. That's wind-in-the-hair listen-to-that-V8-burble cruisin' kind of fun) The Caravan just was too soft and top heavy (if you're quiet you can still here the tires howl) for anything remotely resembling fun. The Escort is actually pretty neutral for an economy car and it's lower center of gravity and being closer to the road made it more fun. But with the Ody, it's a real toss up! The handling is really quite good, but it still has to fight the same battle against physics the Caravan did with the high center of gravity. I find myself looking for the fast on/off ramps like I do with my Escort, which I was NEVER tempted to do in the Caravan. I'm begining to understand the desire to lower it and add better tires and stiffer springs ....
I better get out of here, I've become corrupted!
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D Schaefer
99 Odyssey EX (9" TV/VCR w/Steel Horse Tote, soon to be SmartScreen rear delay wiper)
93 Escort LX (basic, no frils, get-to-work-and-back car)
60 Thunderbird Conv. (THIS is the real fun!)
I better get out of here, I've become corrupted!

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D Schaefer
99 Odyssey EX (9" TV/VCR w/Steel Horse Tote, soon to be SmartScreen rear delay wiper)
93 Escort LX (basic, no frils, get-to-work-and-back car)
60 Thunderbird Conv. (THIS is the real fun!)