Several years ago, before our deluge of children, my wife cajoled me into buying a minivan. I was very busy, so she did all of the research, and she felt the way to go was a '95 Ford Windstar. Safety, economy blah, blah, blah. Unfortunately, she did not pick up the Lemon-aid book, which absolutely lampooned this rolling hunk of crap.
Due to work-related commitments and the process of having three kids, we have only gone on a couple of vacations these past few years. Of course, the Windstar broke down both times. Fuel pump went both times, which is a $500 touch.
Believe it or not, we still have it. It doesn't leave the city limits very often.
The moral of my story is this: Make sure you do a whole heck of a lot of research.
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