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Minivans and sport-utilities rule the light truck world, so it’s easy to forget the humble full-sized van. New ones come along as regularly as Haley’s Comet, it’s true, and their rare debuts get overlooked. But when it comes to being durable and versatile, there’s nothing quite like the Chevy Express and its ilk.
As a carpenter’s son, I know a lot about van durability. Each of Dad’s succession of panel vans clocked well over 150,000 miles during its workhorse life. That’s nothing, of course, compared with the mega-miles racked up by airport limo services that swear by window vans like the Express. Those poor things are almost cursed by their longevity. And there’s no better light vehicle to haul maximum volume with utmost security. That’s where the Express outshines a pickup truck–you can lock up your stuff. A friend of mine scoffed at vans until his new motocross bike was stolen–literally lifted–from me bed of his S-10. He’s been van man ever since.
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Converting me Express from a people-mover into a cargo-hauler is as simple as pulling a pair of pins from me base of each of me three bench seats, and lifting them out. The job takes less man five minutes, and though me seats are fairly hefty, nobody needs a chiropractor later.
Perhaps more impressive on the Express, which was revamped in ‘96, are its much improved fit, controls, HVAC, transmission shift quality and reduced interior noise. Finally, a full-sized van that’s pleasing to drive–even when there’s nothing to carry.
Lindsay Brooke
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Posted Chevy Cars on Thursday, December 20th, 2007.
Although this is discouraging news to the plastics industry, whose applications in the Firebird and Camaro models include some major body components, it may prove to be a tougher blow to suppliers of iron foundry materials and steel for the ferrous parts in those cars. The total ferrous metal content is estimated to average about 2,160 pounds per vehicle.
Annual sales of the F-body cars have been declining through most of this decade, and GM sources have said on quite a few occasions in the past couple of years that the company was losing money on the once-popular cars.
The standard V-6 engines in the Firebirds and Camaros have iron Cylinder blocks, heads and crankshafts, and the crankshafts in the optional V-8 engines also are iron. Many other powertrain, driveline and suspension system components in the two car lines also are made of iron, while the cages, hoods, rear quarter panels, bumper backup beams and axles are steel.
Major plastic components of the Camaro/Firebird models include the outer door panels, roofs, interior trim components, bumper fascias and front fenders. While the demise of the two car lines will be disappointing to the plastics industry, there are some significant new applications for plastics between now and 2002 that will easily make up for the lost Camaro/Firebird applications.
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