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Old 01-12-2008, 10:56 PM
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Saw this vehicle outside my apartment today. The Dodge Caravan Sport Edition. I'm trying to figure out what class this would be in.

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Old 01-12-2008, 10:59 PM
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HAHAHA. I don't know what class it would be, but your avatar is killin me. LoL
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sport...as in has more room for sports equipment?
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Old 01-13-2008, 02:59 AM
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We had a '99 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport for 5 or so years. I think the difference was that it came with a spoiler and bigger sway bars.
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I don't know man. My aunt's minivan hauls *** for a family hauler.
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Sport means that it can kick a stock miatas *** stoplight-to-stoplight
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Old 01-13-2008, 10:22 AM
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kind of like when on the Top Gear 10000 supercar challenge when Jeremy bought the Maserati and believed it to be the SS model, however when they were on the dyno he found a receipt showing the purchase of the SS badge, meaning the car came from the factory with 190 bhp, not 220, and currently put out only 80 bhp
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Old 01-13-2008, 10:28 AM
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if you have never seen this video before, watch it and dig up the other three, or just fast forward to the end where they are on the mobile dyno
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That is such a great show, even if they badmouth the US once in a while.
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Old 01-13-2008, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonrobo02
Sport means that it can kick a stock miatas *** stoplight-to-stoplight
Why the hell is it that every soccer mom in her dodge minivan has the irresistible urge to try me at every stoplight WTF? You sure as hell don’t feel manly, when you pawn them
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If a pc-pro can be considered a full "EMS" by many stupid idiots,I don't see why a mini van cannot be called a "sport edition".
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Old 01-13-2008, 09:19 PM
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That's so the weinerless men whose wives have talked them into it can tell their buddies that sure it's a minivan, but it's the sport!!!
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Old 01-14-2008, 03:21 AM
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0-60 in 11 secs need i say more
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sport is the marketing term for "less options so it's lighter and faster"
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Uhm? Sport means you'll have to replace the transmission that much sooner???
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The sport package is an appearance/trim level package. Added body keyed accents and some other stuff. Pretty much the same throug h the dodge line.
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Is a "sport" minivan any different than the following truck:

One ton, dually, diesel.....with an "offroad package"
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Originally Posted by elesjuan
Uhm? Sport means you'll have to replace the transmission that much sooner???
My mom had a 93 Caravan and it blew 3 transmissions before we sold it. Best mini van we ever owned was a Ford Aerostar. My g/f is still driving her 94 Aerostar.
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