Ive driven from Manchester Iowa to Denver and back, 4-5 times to and from Madison, Black River Falls and until recently would take it anywhere.ĭue to my finanical neglect of this wonderful van I am now paying the price but for all its done for me it'll be worth it seeing it finally get the attention it needs. It gets 22mpg on average with a low average of 19mpg. Its a chore to replace and you wont know it til the battery dies and your replace the battery only for it to die within an hour or so after install.įor being a lower end Mini Van the thing can haul quite a bit, Ive piled it full many occasions and it handled well. I've put in just over $1500 during the last 4 years and the only thing I hate is the stupid ford engineers because they built a v6 motor with the alternator located behind and underneath the passanger side front tire. There is a lot of work I plan to do to it as it now has extreme sentimental value. I have put on over 60,000 miles to where it now sits at just over 250,000 miles.
I've owned this van for 4 years and it has yet to die. The previous owner also had all the maintenance records for the last four years, which was awesome. I plugged my OBD reader before I bought it, and it had NO ENGINE CODES. There is a weird popping sound on the right front side when I go over a pothole? It may be worn bushings but doesn't seem to be an issue. It also also looks better and feels sportier. I miss the full "stow and go" the Caravan had, but the back seats do fold down flat. I thought the smaller 3.0l DOHC would be more economical than the older technology 3.3l OHV Dodge, but I seem to be using the same amount of gas? The interior is well laid out and I love the roll-down second windows that most minivans don't have. Also shorter and lighter, 3800lbs vs 4100lbs. Stronger engine and power early on, 200hp vs 180hp on my old Dodge. I bought a used 2003 Mazda MPV DX with just over 100,000 miles to pull our pop-up trailer and second daily commuter. I lost my 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan to a lady whose runaway vehicle had no brakes when she hit me.
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