Why no-one makes a midsized Commercial Van for the tradesm..

I realize it's a bit larger, but have you considered the Dodge
Sprinter? For comparison:
Grand Caravan 121" Wheelbase 202" Overall
Sprinter Standard 144" Wheelbase 232" Overall
Sprinter Extended 170" Wheelbase 273" Overall
Sprinter Extended + 170" Wheelbase 289" Overall
The Sprinter will give you all the headroom you need, plus everything
you don't want in a Grand Caravan. In addition, instead of the gas
engines, you get a 3.0 liter turbo diesel as standard in all
configurations.
http://www.dodge.com/en/2008/sprinter/
An alternative would be to purchase a Grand Caravan SE with no
options, and remove the interior items and rebuild it to fit your
needs. You might also re-install the interior at trade in time.






On 18 Oct 2008 22:01:01 -0500, Glowska <n RemoveThis @mail.com> wrote:

>
>In the rest of the Americas and the world are many midsized economical
>diesel midsized vans of all shapes and sizes.
>
>For example the Toyota Ace. or the Nissan. But in USA and Canada,
>only the fullsized versions are on the market. Too bad the areostar
>and the safari are no longer available. The 1994 roomy Cargo Grande
>Caravan, abiet less headroom but very economical, also mothballed.
>
>Now is a vaccuum. With the high fuel prices and the Carbon crisis:
>What gives??
>
>Seems to me that there is opportunity here, and wonder who will fill
>the void.