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weekender weekender march 20 1 993 pi 1 march 1993 imt mlw w irggtkyrtrsrgr lllllllll iii iiiiiiiiwiiiiihimiiwiwiii hi i apimfyys mmmnmam lhf mmim families ride in style and comfort with ford aerostar jim robinson metroland car critic on page 10 of fords 1993 aerostar van brochure is a great graphic showing the huge box channel frame of this gentle giant of a family van ford is one of the very last car companys in the world which still produces a frame to which everything is attached there are a few space frames around but most of the automotive world has gone unibody its easier to make a unibody but it sure is a heck of a thing to get straight again once youve been in an accident the allwheel drive awd ver sion of the aerostar was one of my first test vehicles and it has changed little since i drove it early in 1989- it is firstly very large and capa ble of hauling immense numbers of people and things with a wide variety of captains chairs and bench seats it can easily carry seven in real comfort one option allows the centre seats to be removed and the back bench folded down to make a bed big enough for three people take out the rear seats in the regular length model and theres 3836 litres 1355 cu ft of cargo space with the extended body version that balloons to 4643 litres 164 cu ft ford has even designed in an integrated child seat in the middle bench seat power continues to be a stan dard 30litre v6 direct from the taurussable on the regular length model with our test vehi cle tliis week featuring extended body with electronic awd one gets the optional 40litre engine found in several of fords work ing trucks including the explorer the 30 v6 produces 145 hp at 165 torques while the 40 v6 pro duces only 10 more hp but a sub stantially more 220 torques thats why a properly equipped aerostar can haul 2177 kg or 4800 lbs price is what makes aerostar so attractive right now an aerostar in xl trim which includes a host of things as standard has a list price of 19795 for the standard length van and 20895 for the stretched wheelbase 22195 for the sumptuously equipped xlt in standard and 23295 for the stretch and if you want it all as in leather everything there is the see page 13 electronic allwheel drive makes the ford aerostar van easy to handle in all kinds of weather zippy eagle summit sedan is high on value jim robinson metroland car critic h ive been boring readers for three years about our annual test week at shannonville raceway park thats 1 when canadas autowriters travel from across the country to test vehicles for car of the year awards everyone comes on their own ticket and the voting- is by secret ballot there are seven categories and me overall winner to select most of the cars i vote for never win these awards but im pleased to say they are winners on showroom floors with the buying pub lic i point to toyota camry cadillac seville pdnuac grand am saturn sedan taunus sho chrysler magicwagon and ford f150 as the vehicles i voted for in 1992 the surprise of the week of the most recent testing session last fall was for me anyway the eagle summit sedan also sold as the seepage 12 the 1993 eagle summit is a pleasure on the highway and is high on this reviewers list for value for the dollar imports fprespring checkup oil filter change 2995 includes up to 5 litres of 10w30 oil oil filter and a complete inspection of brake system exhaust system shock absorbers steering suspension all belts fluid levels with these specials receive a free jug of windshield washer fluid mcarthurs kennedy rd just south of hwy 7