opinions on new 2005 Grand Caravan SXT

I was curious if anyone has bought the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with the
fold into the floor 2nd and 3rd seats and is it a good buy? I see Consumer
Reports
has put it on their recommendation list, which is rare for a Caravan. I own
a 1992 Caravan, and though getting old it has held up well with no tranny
problems, etc. Anyways, would enjoy some opinions on the 2005 Grand Caravan.
I plan to buy a van this summer but undecided on what to get. I got it
narrowed down to the Caravan, or a 2 to 3 year old Sienna or Odyssey. I
can't convince myself to go after a Ford minivan though, given its shaky
history.

snow wrote:
> I was curious if anyone has bought the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
with the
> fold into the floor 2nd and 3rd seats and is it a good buy? I see
Consumer
> Reports
> has put it on their recommendation list, which is rare for a Caravan.
I own
> a 1992 Caravan, and though getting old it has held up well with no
tranny
> problems, etc. Anyways, would enjoy some opinions on the 2005 Grand
Caravan.
> I plan to buy a van this summer but undecided on what to get. I got
it
> narrowed down to the Caravan, or a 2 to 3 year old Sienna or Odyssey.
I
> can't convince myself to go after a Ford minivan though, given its
shaky
> history.

We bought an '05 GC SXT in November. We love it. It hasn't given us a
minute of trouble. The larger engine gives it nice power too. The
Stow N Go seats are convenient. I'm not sure how comfortable they'd be
for adults, but we only use them for baby seats anyway.

I considered the Nissan Quest before buying, but the deals on the GC
are just too good to pass up. The Nissan would have cost about $5000
more.

A friend liked ours so much that he went out and bought one too. He
found a Special Edition SXT with a few more bells and whistles. His
has the back up alarm and satellite radio installed. If that stuff is
important to you, look for the Special Edition.

I figure there will be decent buys on the 2005 SXT when 2006 models come in,
should be some steep discounts.
"snow" > wrote in message
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>I was curious if anyone has bought the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with
>the fold into the floor 2nd and 3rd seats and is it a good buy? I see
>Consumer Reports
> has put it on their recommendation list, which is rare for a Caravan. I
> own a 1992 Caravan, and though getting old it has held up well with no
> tranny problems, etc. Anyways, would enjoy some opinions on the 2005 Grand
> Caravan.
> I plan to buy a van this summer but undecided on what to get. I got it
> narrowed down to the Caravan, or a 2 to 3 year old Sienna or Odyssey. I
> can't convince myself to go after a Ford minivan though, given its shaky
> history.
>

snow wrote:
> I figure there will be decent buys on the 2005 SXT when 2006 models
come in,
> should be some steep discounts.
>

Could be, although they're discounting heavily right now. I got mine
at invoice and then another $3000 in rebates after that and then 0%
financing. I couldn't say no. Of course, I needed a new car anway.
Our new twins' car seats wouldn't fit in our Subaru!