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Few people 'fess up to liking minivans, including most of the editors here at AW HQ. But come any long weekend, sure as heck a few'll come a-runnin' for our long-term Mazda MPV. Says a lot about a vehicle fulfilling its purpose. How many sport coupes live up to their advertising as well as minivans do?
A couple of baby boom-ers, more inclined to beg for the Boxster S, have come to appreciate, even enjoy, the MPV. After a two-month hiatus, even our oft-phlegmatic motorsports editor said: ``I scare me: I'm actually liking this thing.''
It carried us to and from the office with nary a complaint, to amusement parks and family gatherings and one big trip to the dealer. Not for any real work, mind you; our minivan has yet to fail us in any significant way. After seven months of duty, the MPV was due for its 15,000-mile ...