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I have a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan (it was new when I bought it). I love it. Way back when I bought it, I test drove an Odyssey. I seem to remember that it was very small in comparison. I tried to test drive the Ford vehicle. (Windstar / Aerostar .. one of them). Me being a 20-something kid with long hair walking into a Ford dealership. "Hi, I'm looking to test drive a [minivan]" "I'm sorry, I can't help you." I've never been so shocked. At the time I was test-driving every mini-van on the market. Everyone other car salesman offered to get me one from another dealership or use alternate ways of "searching" for the car I wanted. This guy just had a 'leave me alone' attitude, so I gave up looking at Ford's altogether. I never test drove the Town & Country (out of my price range), but if you do by Chrysler, make sure you get the extended warranty. I've had nothing but problems with my Caravan. ~70,000 miles I had to replace the transmission (~$4,000) and a year later, green stuff (Anti-freeze?) was leaking, which corroded other parts which turned into another $1,000. The windshield wipers routinely go on and off for no apparent reason. The dealer couldn't track down the problem, but offered to do $500 worth of work which may (or may not) have an affect on the problem. Now the car will routinely stall and be stuck on the side of the road for a half hour, then start up again without problems. I've had it into the shop twice and they can't find anything wrong. Anyway, Chrysler / Dodge... same company. Get the extended warranty. It would have saved me thousands. I didn't like the Odyssey, because it was horrendously small. If you can get a Consumer Reports car report issue, do it. Despite my hassles with the local Ford dealership, the only Minivan with good maintenance ratings was the Ford stuff. > > Any one have any thoughts on the Honda Odyssey or Chrysler Town and > > Country? -- Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Need a Web Developer? Contact me! AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My CFMX Book: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072225564/instantcoldfu-20> My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com --=====================_13568328==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <br> I have a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan (it was new when I bought it). I love it.<br> Way back when I bought it, I test drove an Odyssey. I seem to remember that it was very small in comparison.<br><br> I tried to test drive the Ford vehicle. (Windstar / Aerostar .. one of them).<br><br> Me being a 20-something kid with long hair walking into a Ford dealership. <br> "Hi, I'm looking to test drive a [minivan]"<br> "I'm sorry, I can't help you." <br><br> I've never been so shocked. At the time I was test-driving every mini-van on the market. Everyone other car salesman offered to get me one from another dealership or use alternate ways of "searching" for the car I wanted. This guy just had a 'leave me alone' attitude, so I gave up looking at Ford's altogether.<br><br> I never test drove the Town & Country (out of my price range), but if you do by Chrysler, make sure you get the extended warranty. I've had nothing but problems with my Caravan. ~70,000 miles I had to replace the transmission (~$4,000) and a year later, green stuff (Anti-freeze?) was leaking, which corroded other parts which turned into another $1,000. <br> The windshield wipers routinely go on and off for no apparent reason. The dealer couldn't track down the problem, but offered to do $500 worth of work which may (or may not) have an affect on the problem. <br><br> Now the car will routinely stall and be stuck on the side of the road for a half hour, then start up again without problems. I've had it into the shop twice and they can't find anything wrong.<br><br> Anyway, Chrysler / Dodge... same company. Get the extended warranty. It would have saved me thousands.<br><br> I didn't like the Odyssey, because it was horrendously small. <br> If you can get a Consumer Reports car report issue, do it. Despite my hassles with the local Ford dealership, the only Minivan with good maintenance ratings was the Ford stuff. <br><br> <br><br> <br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>> Any one have any thoughts on the Honda Odyssey or Chrysler Town and<br> > Country?</blockquote><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> --<br> Jeffry Houser | <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; eudora="autourl">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a> <br> Need a Web Developer? Contact me! <br> AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 1-203-379-0773<br> --<br> My CFMX Book: <<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072225564/instantcoldfu-20"; eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072225564/instantcoldfu-20</a></u></font>><br> My Books: <a href="http://www.instantcoldfusion.com/"; eudora="autourl">http://www.instantcoldfusion.com</a><br> My Band: <a href="http://www.farcryfly.com/"; eudora="autourl">http://www.farcryfly.com</a> </html> --=====================_13568328==_.ALT-- Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
