Buying my wife a van. Which one?

[Masmak]

Don't buy a dodge - worst mistake of my car buying experiences and ownership

[deerslay3r]

I appreciate the feedback. I'm just cheap and have had good luck with my Dodge pickup. Im now leaning toward the Toyota or Honda and will take a look at them in the near future.

[chongo]

We had an Odyssey and now have a Nissan NV. If mpg isn't a concern, the NV is awesome. Otherwise, I think the Honda is the best option. We owned ours for 3.5 years and put a little over 100k on it without a problem. Good mileage, comfortable, and a lot of features for the dollar.

[91cavgt]

Don't buy a dodge - worst mistake of my car buying experiences and ownership

We had a similar problem with a Honda, but that doesn’t mean every Honda is bad. Every manufacturer, no matter how expensive of a brand, has a defect rate. What differentiates a good manufacturer from a bad one is how they deal with problems at a corporate level. To be honest, almost every manufacturer here lately seems to be lacking in this department.

[brianlg31]

Our handicap van is a Dodge Caravan. I hate it! Grant it, there aren’t many options when adding a wheel chair ramp. And I guess it could be because of the ramp, but I hate every aspect of it. The noise, the drive, the seats. The only good thing about it, is it has a ramp that allows us to take Macie places.

[91cavgt]

Our handicap van is a Dodge Caravan. I hate it! Grant it, there aren’t many options when adding a wheel chair ramp. And I guess it could be because of the ramp, but I hate every aspect of it. The noise, the drive, the seats. The only good thing about it, is it has a ramp that allows us to take Macie places.

I took a tour a few years ago at the Braun plant where they make buses and modify minivans for wheel chair ramps. On the minivans they would strip the inside out, remove the drivetrain, and bolt the shell on to a giant rotisserie. They would then cut the entire floorboard out, lower it down 6”, and then weld everything back together with a patch panel. Needless to say, the little insulation they do put in is not as good as the factory insulation.

[91cavgt]

Dude...NO! Pull out your man-card and look at the back. Rule #3 clearly states "NO MINI-VANS.

Go check out the new Ford Expedition or the Nissan Armada or the Chevy Suburban or the Toyota Sequoia.

Go buy any of these with middle row captains chairs and the problem is solved. Plus you're allowed to keep you man-card. Also forgot to mention that you will want the V8 model, except the Ford...that EcoBoost is a solid set up.

Man...that was too close...please...no more crazy talk.

Show me a vehicle that can seat 7, has 80+ cubic feet of cargo space with the 3rd row stowed, and can be found for less than $45k that is not a minivan.

[HuntForHorns]

We just bought a Dodge Grand Caravan GT. 2017 model from carmax. Don't be sucked in to the gotta have a Honda or Toyota. I just don't think they are worth the difference in
price. Check out TexasAutoDirect.com or Carmax.com. We got a loaded 2017 for about 20k.

[Bruiser]

oh ya

[Fishndude]

[quote=HuntForHorns;13375466]We just bought a Dodge Grand Caravan GT. 2017 model from carmax. Don't be sucked in to the gotta have a Honda or Toyota. I just don't think they are worth the difference in
price. Check out TexasAutoDirect.com or Carmax.com. We got a loaded 2017 for about 20k

Pay now or pay later.

[Artos]

I wanna play...my vote is to get this AWD grocery getter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1qshLVponc

[6.5 shooter]

https://sportsmobile.com/mercedes-benz-4x4-sprinter/

[Mike D]

Buddy of mine just went through this. He ended up with the Honda Odyssey.



He looked a multiple brands. Based on what he gathered, Honda pretty much sets the bar on mini-vans and all other manufactures follow.

Everything I’ve read and heard says Chrysler T&C sets the bar and the rest follow. They’ve been doing it the longest.


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[bphillips]

Everything I’ve read and heard says Chrysler T&C sets the bar and the rest follow. They’ve been doing it the longest.


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It’s pretty dang nice. If people aren’t putting priority on how the outside looks you probably can’t get more in a vehicle for the money.

[Pushbutton2]

I've got nothing except, I thought it was funny if you read these two thread titles as one.......



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