“Minivans”, A Versatile Solution For Families

Vilma E Valera
Mrs. Marjorie Ramirez
Freshmen Composition English 101
October 09, 2012
“Minivans”, a Versatile Solution for Families
“As a category, minivans provide the most spacious, versatile and cost-effective solution for families on the go.” (Minivan 1) The most common family car to buy today is a minivan. They are like a car and a truck at the same time. After comparison and contrastof the best minivans manufactured actually in the world; one domestic brand and one foreign brand; they are: domestic Town and Country from Chrysler and the foreign Odyssey by Honda. For purchasing the best option, the buyer needs to consider: capacity and versatility; warranty and safety; extra details; price and fuel economy's capacity; and the most important is the comments and recommendationof past owners and experts about their experiences with each model. Definitively the best way to buy a new car based on the needs of the buyer and preferences, but do a little research helps to take a safer choice.
The Town and Country minivan from Chrysler is the best manufactured minivan in America. In the first place the testers must analyze for preference are the capacity and versatility ofthe minivan. The Town and Country has a capacity for seating seven comfortable passengers in three rows: “front, rear and row three.” It has a volume space like a thirty three cubic feet (cu.ft.) in a cargo space and a gas tank with a capacity of twenty gallons (Gal.). This minivan has a standard towing capacity of 3600 pounds (Lbs) towed with the factory supplied hitch. Also the Town and Countyare designed to carry 6050 of Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). With respect of the versatility this van has availability to combine sit and cargo in different ways, because the five seats in the second and third line can be individually power bent up to disappear completely (3rd Party 2).
The second point to revise for a car buyer is the warranty and safety, the Town and County account withsixty months or 100,000 miles, all body sheet metal components are warranted against rust-through corrosion whichever comes first but the most important warranty is the power-train, which includes engine and transmission combination this minivan also has sixty months or 100,000 miles whichever comes first. Now, for safety the Town and Country has many important features here are some of the mostimportant: Four wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS). Child safety door locks. Airbags in: front, knee, front side, passenger, and side head curtain. Pre-tensioned, a device that retracts the seat belt to tighten or take up slack in the wearer's belt. Anti-theft protection, It includes an alarm system, ignition lockouts, steering locks, steering wheel locks, transmission locks, and/or wheel locks.Automatic headlights, is an automatic switch on or off the headlamps in most driving situations. Active head restraints, is an extension on the upper portion of the seat back. They are designed to reduce whiplash injuries caused by sudden stopping or collisions. They limit the rearward motion of the head and neck. The electronic traction control a system for reducing wheel-spin by applying the braketo a spinning rear wheel and thus enhances traction on ice, snow, or in severe off-road conditions. Front seat belt height an adjuster that helps a driver properly positioned the shoulder belt. Automatic locking retractor is a seat belt device which locks the reel of a seat belt when the forward acceleration of the occupants exceeds a certain value. ; An immobilizer is called iCat system(Intelligent computer Anti-theft system). Under this system, a transponder is in-built in the car key which has a unique identification secret code that matches with the car's engine via a computer in the Engine. This makes the car start only with that key and no other key can be used. Low tire pressure indicator is a sensor mounted to each wheel or tire valve that monitor tire pressure and send the...