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Take A Seat. . . to accommodate the family; leave it behind to make room for business.

ByChristopher Elliott

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Who says you can't have your commercial van and apeople-mover, too? That's the concept some minivanmanufacturers had in mind when they designed family-friendlyminivans with removable rear seats. This marriage-carriage trendeconomizes on transportation costs by serving two purposes: Onweekdays, you leave the seats in your garage so there's plentyof cargo room for business needs; on weekends, you just pop theseats back in for family trips.

Of the 15 minivans you'll find in dealerships, only a fewoffer removable seats. Double-duty 2001 vans include the DodgeCaravan at $19,160 (all prices street) and the $24,430 ChryslerTown & Country. The split benches come standard in the CaravanSport package and fold independently so you can remove and storeone or both of them.

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