Posted by jdemaris on December 18, 2013 at 04:54:19 from (70.194.7.136):
In Reply to: OT Mini vans posted by Don-Wi on December 17, 2013 at 19:49:35:
That price sounds high to me. I just passed up a 2008 Caravan with 55K miles for $4800. If it had been a Grand Caravan I would of bought it.
I've got two at present. A 1998 AWD Grand Caravan and a 2003 2WD Grand Caravan. The 98 has a 3.8 V6 and the 2003 has a 3.3 V6. The 98 now has 210K miles and the 2003 has 145K miles. My neighbor has a 2010 Grand Caravan with a 3.8 he bought last summer so we've compared a bit.
All three get a best of around 22 MPG which seems odd to me. I can't figure why my 2WD with a 3.3 doesn't get better mileage then my 98 AWD with the bigger 3.8.
I had to put new wheel bearings in both at 140K miles - front and back. Both had electrical problems with the computer controlled alternator. Both had power steering pumps fail and the rack also went bad in the 1998. Both have AC problems often. Both have had heater blower motors fail. Other then that - they've been bullet proof. No transmission failures like I often hear about. Both mine have four speed automatics.
Note that my neighbor's 2008 with a 3.8 gets exactly the same fuel mileage as my 1998 AWD.
I keep looking for a "magical" van that will get 26-27 MPG (without paying much for it). I was told the Hondas do it with the variable-displacement engines. Well - my brother-in-law has one and says he gets 23-24 MPG with it. I'm not impressed. I'll stick with my cheap Mopars. Even might try a newer Italian one someday.
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