@ScottMods
Growing up in the 90s, I recall seeing a lot of Caravans and Aerostars with a handful of Astros, Previas or Dustbusters. Actually in hindsight, my father owned an Astro and a Venture haha just for context I am 33. In the early 00s I recall a good number of Ventures & Windstars being driven, but always more Caravans year over year. Quite a few Odysseys were out & about mixed in with a few Quests, but not much else it seems like. These days it seems like not many of any variety left lol the only real issue with any of them is being 25+ years old with little to no rust repairs being addressed as needed. Thanks for your great videos by the way, this was the first time I caught a fresh post haha
@x1warrior1x85
Last year my buddy and I took a 12 hour road trip in his 93 previa to buy a 93 trans sport from the original owner for $400. It ended up as a week long trip of us staying with friends we knew along the way and exploring around. We decided it would be a good idea to check out a 1990 lumina apv with the full gauge cluster for $1000. he ended up buying it so we drove the trans sport back home and took the previa back up to get the apv. I sold the trans sport to another buddy of mine and the 90 lumina ended up in the junkyard because the subframe fell out due to rust. Still ended up being one of the best weekends of my life. I love minivans
@19chucki74
The 90s was considered 'the Future'. A far cry from thirty years ago, when technology and design was primitive, the sloping vans were seen as futuristic. I must admit, I loved the dustbuster vans from GM, my favorite being the first generation Oldsmobile Silhouette. Stylish, classy and a good bit of luxury. Lumina APV was practical, and the Trans Sport was pretty sporty.
@98erics
I love the Previa. I worked at a small tire shop in my home town while I was in high school. I remember the first one that came in for an oil change was wild. That mid engine layout blew my 16 year old mind.
@bloodbp
what I like about these old designs is the sloping hoods that let you see what is directly in front of you. no need for front sensors or cameras, you can use your own eyes to check if a toddler or pet hasn't wandered in front of you, and avoid running them over. it's a pity we lost the technology to make sensible features.
@CanadianSamsquanch
I LOVE those old DustBusters! Wish I could get my hands on one, it'd be a great road trip mobile.
@thecarbonhara
French viewer here and I just want to start by saying that I love your work ! It’s super interesting to learn about those amercian that we don’t see here ! A piece of info you might think is funny : In USA manufacturers compared their minivan with spaceships. Here in France the first Renault Espace (space in French ironicaly) was compared to the TGV (Train Grande Vitesse). A very fast train if you want. It’s like the concorde but on rails. Its very appreciated by french people and a it was seen as a national success. Funny how they came up with the same marketing idea from two différent cultures. You had a space shutle and we had a train to represent the same idea ! It was the future and a fast, spacious and cutting edge way of transportation ! (Ngl I think the space shutle has more aura than the TGV 😂)
@gdickensIII
As a kid, I LOVED these futuristic "spaceship" designs
@5oclock_Charlie
parents had a 1999 villager when I was growing up. I still remember what it feels like slamming those sliding door shut. So satisfying.
@Karlos44-44
I've always been a fan of these egg shaped vans. My main car in Beamng was based off of a Lumina van, and I even have a Hot Wheels car of a Lumina that was discontinued really early on because it wasn't popular at all. Though these designs don't really exist anymore in America, my relatives in Asia bought a Hyundai Staria that's basically a modern version of these little vans, and I got the chance to ride around in it.
@onedesignersperspective
i love the lumina / silhouette / trans sport more than the others because it was just such a radical design that was clearly trying to shake things up and stand out as opposed to just being safe or conservative. it was just such an interesting concept to try to make a minivan, of all things, actually look cool and sporty and futuristic. i like how that design just really went for it without worrying about being polarizing. i wish more vehicle designs were made with this mentality. it's far better than boring and uninspired, even if some people don't like it.
@gmanandhislady
When I was a teenager, my parents had a 95 Windstar, until it was rear ended. Then they got a 93 Villager. I learned how to drive in both of those mini vans. As a kid in the 90s, I remember all of these mini vans. My aunt had every generation of the Caravan through the early 2000s.
@timbit72
As a 52 year old genx'r its a good feeling to know there's a new generation of car guys like you to carry on these beauties...good work 🤘
@SD-ht1ht
Somehow they still look futuristic
@doug6191
The Mitsubishi Expo (and its many badge-engineered variants) had a trick sliding rear door on such a short vehicle.
@Boot_185
I loved those vans. They had the 3800 in it which was a 400k engine when cared for.
@toddbonin6926
I had a Pontiac Transport “Dustbuster” minivan. It was excellent and oh so versatile. I never had one problem with it. But unfortunately after nine years of being our perfect family car, a lady made a left turn into me. The van was repairable … but I took it to a lousy repair place who left it sitting on their lot with the windows down during a WEEK of rain. The interior was ruined. I still miss that car 25 years later.
@sparklepiebaby
We had a Chevy Lumina APV when I was a kid in the 90s, I remember my mom's friends going nuts over it
@azariahboling321
Loved my Axxess. Was five speed with both rear doors that were sliders which made loading the kids easy.
@richardnottelmann58