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Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan 2005+

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#41 of 1446 Edmunds review by dicknyc

Jan 12, 2004 (3:28 pm)

Noticed in the talk about Edmunds review that they do not give the Dodge high marks for quality. They also say problems as recently as mid 1990's. Edmunds, that was 10 years ago. If that was the last time there were problems on the Dodge, shouldn't it be over by now? Seems as if Dodge has not had problems in 10 years, then saying that there were quality problems is rather beside the point.
 
Other than that the only criticism is not having flat seats and middle seats don't slide back and forth. Can one say not a biggie on either?
 
All I can say is that I could not be happier with my Dodge Grand Caravan. Excellent car, excellent value.

#42 of 1446 Dodge Grand Caravan by jchan2

Jan 12, 2004 (6:52 pm)

when I went for a test drive, the two factors that took it off my list of three (01 Sienna, 01 Grand Caravan, 02 Odyssey) were the lower resale values and the absence of the fold flat third row. That also killed the Sienna on my list, and I ended up buying an Odyssey. The other factor that would have killed it had I known at the time would have been the Marginal Crash test scores compared to the Odyssey's Good rating and the Sienna's best pick from the IIHS.

#43 of 1446 Hemi engine ? by powerman1

Jan 13, 2004 (7:20 pm)

How about a V8 engine ? I can already see the commercials with a husband and wife praising the virtues of their 300 HP minivan.

#44 of 1446 Safety by qleap

Jan 13, 2004 (7:33 pm)

At the chrysler website it says that the new minivans will have parking aid, DRIVER KNEE AIRBAGS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSING SRS, TURN SIGNAL MIRORS, ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND NEW UNDERBODY

#45 of 1446 Great by jchan2

Jan 13, 2004 (8:12 pm)

It'll be better than the Freestar and the Relay/Terraza/Montana SV6/Uplander from day one. (especially with all those features)

#46 of 1446 RE: Great by dtownfb

Jan 14, 2004 (1:54 pm)

The only tingI worry about with the 2005 T&C is the price. Right now it is already one of the most expensive minivans on the market. Will DC be able to keep the cost down or will they overprice them and then offer ridiculous rebates?

#47 of 1446 2005 Pricing by svevar

Jan 14, 2004 (6:45 pm)

I believe Chrysler announced that the new vans will actually be priced lower than the outgoing ones. Really, they have to be, since the top of the line Sienna has more "luxury" features than a Town & Country Limited yet costs a little less (before rebates, of course). They also announced that they would have the lowest priced minivan on the market, so I guess the low-end, SWB Dodges (sans Stow-n-Go) will be less than the Kia Sedona.

#48 of 1446 Windshield de-icer by jodar96

Jan 15, 2004 (10:34 am)

I will be disappointed if Chrysler stops offering this feature in their 2005 model. Our 97 GC LE had it, and it worked great. Try clearing snow and ice from Chevy Venture wipers that get burried at the bottom of the windshield.
 
This cost cutting and chasing lower price suppliers from one model year to another( NEVER MSRP cutting though) will drive the so called "Big 3" to the ground. How do you feel about driving a vehicle 70 miles an hour on the highway if you knew it was built with lowest price components where the suppliers are picked off the internet????
 
Last year, Honda built 187K Odysseys. Toyota built 120K Siennas in the US. All discontending does,is making Honda and Toyota stand out as better and better choices. I have no problem with Chrysler vans. I loved ours. Ours had 130K miles with no tranny problems ever when we sold it this week. We sold it because the kids are driving no and my wife no longer wanted to drive a van. We got a RX300 for now. Whenever I am ready to buy a van again, Chrysler will be my first choice. If I sense the cheap feel and look, that would be the end of Chrysler vans for me. I owe it to our old reliable van to look at Chrysler vans first.
 
Winshield deicer and sliding door tracks right under rear panel glass were such a clever Chrysler designs. It is sad if the deicer is discontinued for Chrysler, and see that Toyota is offering it in 2004, 8 years after Chrysler first did.
 
Joe

#49 of 1446 other disappearing features by blk97aurora

Jan 15, 2004 (7:28 pm)

The only disappointment I have encountered with my 2004 DGC SXT is lack of illumination for the lighting and mirror switches to the left of the steering column and for the ignition switch. My 1990 PGV LE had night-time illumination for both these areas and my son's 2000 DGC Sport has a neat lighted ring around the ignition switch (plus illumination for switches to the left of steering column).
 
I find it astonishing that DaimlerChrysler would drop such useful features after having them for 10+ years. If I had discovered this before purchase (I never thought about taking a test-drive at night), it probably would not have been a deal-breaker. But DaimlerChrysler saved pennies at the expense of my brand loyalty.
 
Does the 2004 T&C have these two illumination features? What about 2005 Caravan and T&C?

#50 of 1446 Why things aren't there by jchan2

Jan 15, 2004 (8:00 pm)

Two words: COST CUTTING.

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