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#7324 of 7485 Re: Odyssey vs. Grand Caravan SXT [marig0107] by hansienna Jun 14, 2007 (2:24 pm)
Replying to: marig0107 (Apr 21, 2007 5:06 am) MOST of my friends have had NO problems with their Caravan/Voyager or Town & Country. Many are repeat buyers such as my sister who now drives a 2005 GC SE because her 1986 Caravan had NO problems when she sold it to a neighbor at 170,000 miles....or Kurt who now drives a 2006 GC SXT after owning a 2000 GC LE, 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager, and a 1988 GC.      Meanwhile, enjoy your MUCH smaller CR-V. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Jun 14, 2007 6:48 pm) marig0107 (Jun 16, 2007 11:09 am) thegraduate (Jun 16, 2007 6:39 pm) and 3 more...
#7325 of 7485 Re: Odyssey vs. Grand Caravan SXT [hansienna] by thegraduate Jun 14, 2007 (6:48 pm)
Replying to: hansienna (Jun 14, 2007 2:24 pm) Meanwhile, enjoy your MUCH smaller CR-V.   I bet they are. And the extra 5 MPG that comes with it! Replies to this message: marig0107 (Jun 16, 2007 11:09 am) thegraduate (Jun 16, 2007 6:39 pm) marig0107 (Jul 10, 2007 1:07 pm) and 2 more...
#7326 of 7485 Re: Odyssey vs. Grand Caravan SXT [thegraduate] by marig0107 Jun 16, 2007 (11:09 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 14, 2007 6:48 pm) Meanwhile, enjoy your MUCH smaller CR-V.    I bet they are. And the extra 5 MPG that comes with it!   lol....did I miss something here! I thought this board was dead!   Thanx I am super loving my much smaller CRV with way more cargo room and one less kid in the car to shuttle around...woohooo, teen driver, right   BTW, dh is driving around that caravan. Let's see last year was the a/c finally got fixed after the third year of repairs, last year was the brake work repair and now this year is the power steering. But I told dh he is not allowed another repair. So hopefully we'll be able to afford a used car.   And teen driver will be driving the 93 dodge shadow! How's that for keeping a car around??? Replies to this message: thegraduate (Jun 16, 2007 6:39 pm) marig0107 (Jul 10, 2007 1:07 pm) thegraduate (Jul 10, 2007 2:31 pm) and 1 more...
#7327 of 7485 Re: Odyssey vs. Grand Caravan SXT [marig0107] by thegraduate Jun 16, 2007 (6:39 pm)
Replying to: marig0107 (Jun 16, 2007 11:09 am) And teen driver will be driving the 93 dodge shadow! How's that for keeping a car around???   The only thing that would worry me about that would be lack of safety features. I'd at least want a car with dual airbags for a new driver. Replies to this message: marig0107 (Jul 10, 2007 1:07 pm) thegraduate (Jul 10, 2007 2:31 pm) marig0107 (Jul 11, 2007 5:39 am)
#7328 of 7485 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited vs 2007 Honda Odyssey EX by bhs1975 Jul 09, 2007 (7:04 pm)
A (good) dilemma:   Have verbally negotiated a good deal on a new Honda Odyssey, however have just recently been offered a family van (the Chrysler) for $10,000 less. Seems like a no-brainer to go the cheaper route - the Chrysler only has 27k miles on it. But I'm still a little leary about the Chrysler product's reliability over the long haul. If you were in a similar situation, would you go the new van route or save the cash and go with the 3yr old model? Replies to this message: sebring95 (Jul 10, 2007 10:18 am) shipo (Jul 10, 2007 11:25 am) jchan2 (Jul 10, 2007 11:43 am) marig0107 (Jul 10, 2007 1:12 pm) bobber1 (Jul 10, 2007 5:18 pm) masterpaul1 (Jul 10, 2007 6:19 pm) thegraduate (Jul 10, 2007 6:58 pm) and 2 more... shipo (Jul 11, 2007 5:43 am) marine2 (Aug 07, 2007 11:37 pm) dennisctc (Aug 08, 2007 1:16 pm) thegraduate (Aug 08, 2007 1:30 pm) and 1 more...
#7329 of 7485 Re: 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited vs 2007 Honda Odyssey EX [bhs197 by sebring95 Jul 10, 2007 (10:18 am)
Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) I would think there should be a larger difference than just $10,000 IMHO. Price a new T&C similar to the Odyssey and see how that comes out. There was about a $6,000 difference BRAND NEW when I bought my Odyssey (price wasn't my main sticking point.....). And you're comparing vehicles with 3-4 years between them.
#7330 of 7485 Re: 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited vs 2007 Honda Odyssey EX by bhs1975 Jul 10, 2007 (10:31 am)
The deal we have worked out with Honda is about $1000 under invoice. The KBB indicates the Chrysler would have stickered about $6k more, yes....yet I think this Chrysler held some value from the low miles on it. After speaking with the seller, the difference I calculate is now $13,000, and if you compared to Honda's sticker, it would be about $16,000.   I'm just now trying to do analysis on cost of ownership on this used car to determine whether the current savings would dwindle next to zero over the next 5 years. Resale value after 5 years could make up a huge difference in the numbers, but I'm not sure if it would be that significant.

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