{"id":7148,"date":"2019-05-27T12:16:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T18:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pegcitycarcoop.ca\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2023-05-04T16:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T16:23:21","slug":"dont-fear-the-cargo-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegcitycarcoop.ca\/dont-fear-the-cargo-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Fear the Cargo Van"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new driver’s experience taking the Nissan NV200 out on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is RobYn, and I’m a new driver. You may know me as the Member Services Coordinator for Peg City Car Co-op. (Hello!) I grew up without a family car, got my beginner’s license at sixteen, and just never pursued the real deal. When I started working at Peg City, I had to learn how to drive, so … I did! Getting behind the wheel of different vehicles has been an exciting challenge for me, and I wanted to share my experience with driving our Nissan NV200 cargo van.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cargo van is a spacious two-seater, with lots of room in the back for moving boxes, loading up bikes to take out of town, bringing plants and soil home from the garden centre; our members use the cargo van for all sorts of trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a scenario I encounter every so often: a member books the van, not realizing exactly what kind of vehicle it is. I can absolutely switch a member over to a smaller vehicle – BUT – after driving this van myself, with only one year of driving under my belt, I want to say, “Don’t fear the cargo van.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cargo van FEELS like you’re driving a regular car. It doesn’t feel that much wider, or longer, and it handles very smoothly. The biggest difference is not having a rear-view mirror, or side\/back windows – instead, you have the larger mirrors on the sides, and a backup camera on the dash to give you a line of sight behind the van. With those giant mirrors, I found that I could see the entire lanes beside me while driving, which made changing lanes easy. It doesn’t rev or rumble the way you think a utility vehicle might. (No? Just me?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m not embarrassed to say I was initially intimated by the cargo van, but now, I don’t fear it. Need the space, but fear the drive? My advice would be to do the classic first-time-driver’s move: book it out for an hour, find a nice, quiet street or parking lot, and try it. Once you get behind the wheel, you’ll see what I mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These photos are from an event we attended out at IKEA<\/a>, meeting with folks to talk about different ways to live a more sustainable life, alongside recycling champions Mother Earth Recyling<\/a>, our friends at Green Action Centre<\/a>, the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association<\/a>, Fort Whyte Alive<\/a>, and more. It was a lovely afternoon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We connected with some great people at IKEA, and they have added a pair of VIP parking spots for Peg City Car Co-op drivers, right by the main entrance. Now, if only you had a vehicle with enough space in the back for all that flat-packed furniture … ; )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is not a paid advertisement<\/span> – just my own story of learning a new skill, and wanting to share it with others. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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