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Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT?

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#2 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [goandgo] by dsrtrat2 Jun 11, 2009 (12:26 pm)
Replying to: goandgo (Jun 10, 2009 8:34 pm) Questions:   1. Do they all fit your body well and meet your driving style?   2. How much warranty is left on them?   3. How long do you plan to keep it?   4. How will you use it - kids, hauling, towing, etc.? Replies to this message: goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 2:09 pm) jchan2 (Jun 11, 2009 3:18 pm) goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 4:49 pm) and 1 more... dsrtrat2 (Jun 11, 2009 6:37 pm)
#3 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [dsrtrat2] by goandgo Jun 11, 2009 (2:09 pm)
Replying to: dsrtrat2 (Jun 11, 2009 12:26 pm) 1. Yes, they all fit my body and meet my driving style. 2. The new Honda will have a 36K mile warranty. The 2007 Honda has 13K miles left on its warranty. The 2007 Caravan has 16K left, and I believe a lifetime powertrain warranty (the dealer is checking on that.) 3. I will keep the car until the repair costs outweigh the overall vehicle's value. 4. I will mainly be toting kids around town in it. I also will do about 2 long distance trips a year.   Thanks! Replies to this message: jchan2 (Jun 11, 2009 3:18 pm) goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 4:49 pm) bobber1 (Jun 11, 2009 5:51 pm) dsrtrat2 (Jun 11, 2009 6:37 pm)
#4 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [goandgo] by jchan2 Jun 11, 2009 (3:18 pm)
Replying to: goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 2:09 pm) for $9K less than the '09, the 2007 Odyssey seems like a pretty good deal. You can head over to Best Buy or an audio store and have a DVD system installed in the car for under $1000, so even if you pay the dealer's asking price on the '07, you're still pretty ahead of the '09.   Between the 2007 Honda and the 2007 Dodge, I think you can't go wrong. The Grand Caravan may be cheaper, but I personally feel the Honda is the better van and is worth the premium, although the lower up front price is very appealing. Replies to this message: goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 4:49 pm) bobber1 (Jun 11, 2009 5:51 pm)
#5 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [jchan2] by goandgo Jun 11, 2009 (4:49 pm)
Replying to: jchan2 (Jun 11, 2009 3:18 pm) Thank you for your response! Your comments are very helpful. I'm looking at the Best Buy site now. Replies to this message: bobber1 (Jun 11, 2009 5:51 pm)
#6 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [goandgo] by bobber1 Jun 11, 2009 (5:51 pm)
Replying to: goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 4:49 pm) You'll get Stability Control with the Honda's and you won't with that year Dodge. Huge safety feature which I would not go without.
#7 of 9 also by jchan2 Jun 11, 2009 (6:27 pm)
not all 2007 Grand Caravans came with side curtain airbags, but all 2007 Odysseys did.   I think on the Grand Caravans to get side curtains that year you had to skip the sunroof or something. Or they weren't available at all, I can't remember. Can anyone clarify?
#8 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [goandgo] by dsrtrat2 Jun 11, 2009 (6:37 pm)
Replying to: goandgo (Jun 11, 2009 2:09 pm) People have some great input! I personally want as much safety as I can buy, as I am not the world's best driver, but better than some I see on the roads.   Our kids have to be protected by us, but that is a choice you need to make as to how much.
#9 of 9 Re: Best Buy: New or Used Odyssey EX L or Used Dodge Grand Caravan SXT? [goandgo] by toyojunk Jun 25, 2009 (3:04 pm)
Replying to: goandgo (Jun 10, 2009 8:34 pm) Buy the NEW 2009 Odyssey EX-L and get the full warranty + factory installed DVD. $ 9,000 less for a 2 year old vehicle with NO DVD and 23 K miles is NOT a good deal.   You would NOT be throwing your money away on a 2007 Caravan SXT....or a 2007 GRAND Caravan SXT. Have you looked at 2009 GC SXT's yet?   The Honda 2009 Odyssey EX (cloth) is my 1st choice, but no vehicle is perfect.

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