05 caravan?

Hi,

I am looking at buying either a Sedona,Toyota, or a dodge caravan minivan

the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always bought
ford or chrysler.

How are the 4 cyl 4 speed trany dodge caravans? I have a 96 Plymouth now
with a 4 cyl and a 3 speed transmission and like it. Hear that the 4 cyl
dodge is doggy. My Plymouth burns about ½ gallon between oil changes and 1
quart of oil. The dealer said this is normal use of coolant for this
engine. I am getting tired of always having to add fluids. I just want a
reliable van. With less maintenance. Is it the new 05 caravan 4cyl it?

"Zee" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I am looking at buying either a Sedona,Toyota, or a dodge caravan minivan
>
> the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
> bought
> ford or chrysler.
>
> How are the 4 cyl 4 speed trany dodge caravans? I have a 96 Plymouth
> now
> with a 4 cyl and a 3 speed transmission and like it. Hear that the 4 cyl
> dodge is doggy. My Plymouth burns about ½ gallon between oil changes and
> 1
> quart of oil. The dealer said this is normal use of coolant for this
> engine. I am getting tired of always having to add fluids. I just want
> a
> reliable van. With less maintenance. Is it the new 05 caravan 4cyl it?
>
>
>
>
My 97 Caravan doesn't consume fluids as you describe. I've never needed to
add coolant (between flushes) and may sometimes need to add 1/2 quart of oil
between changes. That's it.

anyone know what I should pay for a base model caravan?


"Zee" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I am looking at buying either a Sedona,Toyota, or a dodge caravan minivan
>
> the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
> bought
> ford or chrysler.
>
> How are the 4 cyl 4 speed trany dodge caravans? I have a 96 Plymouth
> now
> with a 4 cyl and a 3 speed transmission and like it. Hear that the 4 cyl
> dodge is doggy. My Plymouth burns about ½ gallon between oil changes and
> 1
> quart of oil. The dealer said this is normal use of coolant for this
> engine. I am getting tired of always having to add fluids. I just want
> a
> reliable van. With less maintenance. Is it the new 05 caravan 4cyl it?
>
>
>
>

www.edmunds.com. A reasonable (not the best) deal is $100 over invoice less
incentives. Often you can do better than that if you want to haggle.

"zee" > wrote in message
news
> anyone know what I should pay for a base model caravan?
>
>
> "Zee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking at buying either a Sedona,Toyota, or a dodge caravan minivan
>>
>> the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
>> bought
>> ford or chrysler.
>>
>> How are the 4 cyl 4 speed trany dodge caravans? I have a 96 Plymouth
>> now
>> with a 4 cyl and a 3 speed transmission and like it. Hear that the 4
>> cyl
>> dodge is doggy. My Plymouth burns about ½ gallon between oil changes
>> and 1
>> quart of oil. The dealer said this is normal use of coolant for this
>> engine. I am getting tired of always having to add fluids. I just want
>> a
>> reliable van. With less maintenance. Is it the new 05 caravan 4cyl it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

I did a query with some of those one line services. It turns out that the
dealers all responded with their "200" over invoice but varied by over a
thousand dollars on the same vehicle with the same features.

I hate buying new cars.

Sorry to rant a little, but I am unhappy that people are trying to fleece
me at every turn in the buying process. :-(


"zee" > wrote in message
news
> anyone know what I should pay for a base model caravan?
>
>
> "Zee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking at buying either a Sedona,Toyota, or a dodge caravan minivan
>>
>> the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
>> bought
>> ford or chrysler.
>>
>> How are the 4 cyl 4 speed trany dodge caravans? I have a 96 Plymouth
>> now
>> with a 4 cyl and a 3 speed transmission and like it. Hear that the 4
>> cyl
>> dodge is doggy. My Plymouth burns about ½ gallon between oil changes
>> and 1
>> quart of oil. The dealer said this is normal use of coolant for this
>> engine. I am getting tired of always having to add fluids. I just want
>> a
>> reliable van. With less maintenance. Is it the new 05 caravan 4cyl it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Your dealer is lying if I read you right. You should never have to add
coolant
"Zee" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I am looking at buying either a Sedona,Toyota, or a dodge caravan minivan
>
> the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
> bought
> ford or chrysler.
>
> How are the 4 cyl 4 speed trany dodge caravans? I have a 96 Plymouth
> now
> with a 4 cyl and a 3 speed transmission and like it. Hear that the 4 cyl
> dodge is doggy. My Plymouth burns about ½ gallon between oil changes and
> 1
> quart of oil. The dealer said this is normal use of coolant for this
> engine. I am getting tired of always having to add fluids. I just want
> a
> reliable van. With less maintenance. Is it the new 05 caravan 4cyl it?
>
>
>
>