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Replying to: marig0107 (Jun 16, 2007 11:09 am) 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.
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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? |
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) |
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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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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) Combined the above repairs total to about thirty-four hundred dollars (and change), which given the mileage is awfully darned inexpensive.  Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) The lack of Stow N Go in the 04 is a big negative for me, and the fold flat third row comes in handy more times than you think... |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 16, 2007 6:39 pm) 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. I think with just the one airbag, this is a good starter car. It will be a long while before he's driving anyone around, particularly other teens. It is certainly a whole lot safer and better than any car I started out with. That said, I am prone to the paranoid and now you have started up my paranoid zone.  Thank God for the school buses, that he will use daily for school! That limits car time to work and home only....
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) 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? I'd say do your homework. There are a few around here who swear by their dodge products and have themselves experienced good things with them, along with friends. We've had the whole other spectrum with dodge. had a terrific car with them so we went with the caravan when van shopping. CR had them rated top of the line and we thought, why not. Well, the next year, the reliability rating in CR plummeted. We had awful experiences from the first year of owning it. So check the newer issues of CR, check online reviews here for that model caravan that you are looking for. See if it is acceptable to you. Sometimes price is not the first consideration in car buying. You may end up with the more expensive deal when trying to save a few dollars. Good luck and most of all, make it a fun car buying experience |
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Replying to: marig0107 (Jul 10, 2007 1:07 pm) I started in a 1996 Accord. Dual Airbags are all it has (I still drive it regularly!). No ABS has been something that's scared me only a handful of times though, and I'm turning 20 next month (got the car 50,000 miles ago in August of 2002). I'm now at 174k miles, and haven't been injured in either of my two wrecks in that car (wrecks that combined cost over $4,000 to repair - NOT MY FAULT, but still!). Don't be paranoid. In a Shadow, and in the city, he won't be going too fast to do anyone too much harm, much less himself since he has an airbag.
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Replying to: bhs1975 (Jul 09, 2007 7:04 pm) Honda's are nice(I own one), but the Chrysler products are decent as well. Parts will be a lot cheaper to come buy than the import products and you'll be able to afford to stick some money into it with the savings you're looking at.
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