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Right, the Town and Country, not the New Yorker. I wonder where I pulled that from? Must be memories of the nightmare '77 New Yorker that my dad once owned. --Bert "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... . The Chrysler version of the > minivan is the Town & Country, not the New Yorker. If you wish to drive at ....snip... |
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Bert Hochwald wrote:
> I'm interested in the V6 engines and have no real engine preference > other than it not have alot of design or manufacture faults. The 3.3 and 3.8 are durable, essentially bulletproof, largely trouble-free Chrysler designs. The 3.0 is a somewhat more troublesome Mitsubishi design but will also last a long time if carefully maintained. > Since I have a '91 van, I'm used to night-driving with the equivalent of > flashlights taped to the front of the car. The plastic lens-units are > all discolored. Yeah, the '96-'00 headlamps are even worse. DS |
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Bert Hochwald wrote:
> I have had to baby the 4-speed transmission along to keep it alive. > Have they improved at all since '91? Yes, QUITE a bit. |
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Bert Hochwald wrote:
> Right, the Town and Country, not the New Yorker. I wonder where I > pulled that from? Must be memories of the nightmare '77 New Yorker that > my dad once owned. Yeah, in the late '70s build quality was all over the map. If you got a good one, you were all set to go, but if you got a bad one you were well and truly screwed. Much like VW still today. |
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Dear Bob, I just saw a '99 T&C being sold with 64K miles (private seller). Two items that stuck out at me and I have questions about: 1) The driver leather seat was quite worn looking with "crazing" in the leather. The remaining seats were considerably better looking with the back bench seat the best. Does yours have a crackled look? 2) I noticed a small puddle of transmission fluid under the car and I could see evidence of leaks around the pan. Is this a common fault? Easy fix? I did notice that the headlight lenses were quite cloudy. It was being sold for $7,900 Thanks, Bert "Bob Shuman" > wrote in message ... > Bert, > > We have a '99 Town & Country Limited with 3.8L engine. It has been a very > good vehicle, but is heavier than the earlier vans (we owned one of those > too wit ha 3.3L engine) so gets a bit worse gasoline mileage. Both the 3.3L > and the larger but nearly otherwise identical 3.8L engines are solid. I'd > say the 3.8L is better for the larger size van. We would definitely buy ....snip... |
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"Bert Hochwald" > wrote in message ... > > Dear Bob, > > I just saw a '99 T&C being sold with 64K miles (private seller). Two > items that stuck > out at me and I have questions about: > > 1) The driver leather seat was quite worn looking with "crazing" in the > leather. The remaining seats were considerably better looking with the back > bench seat the best. Does yours have a crackled look? My 99 T&C does not have any cracking on any of the seats, but is garage kept. My '96 Vision with leather has the cracking you describe on the driver seat only and I think this is considered normal wear. I maintain all my leather by using a conditioner at least once each year in the Spring (Fall too when I get the chance.) > 2) I noticed a small puddle of transmission fluid under the car and I > could see evidence of leaks around the pan. Is this a common > fault? Easy fix? I have never had any of my Chrysler transmissions (6 vehicles over the last 14 years, 4 of which I still own) leak at all from the transmission pan or body. I did just replace the transmission cooling lines on the 1996 Vision as they were leaking. I also just had to fix these same lines on my son's Saturn . Bottom line is you need to know where the leak is to determine the cost to fix. I do know the trans pan is sealed with RTV from the factory, but they sell a nice re-useable silicone metal gasket at the dealer that has served me well on three different vehicles. > > I did notice that the headlight lenses were quite cloudy. My vehicle's lenses are not cloudy at all, but lighting/visiblilty is still poor. > It was being sold for $7,900 > > Thanks, > Bert |
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