Minivan recommendz
01-27-2017, 09:28 PM
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Minivan recommendz
My rolling palace the 89 v6 dodge grand caravan is dead.
Need newish as in 2014+ minivan recommends. New cus its my only car for now. Needs to be reliable and i gitta be able to sleep in it. And have parties. What should i get.
Passenger van may work too but i will be driving this on long trips so it cant ride like ****.
I am sad emotions
Need newish as in 2014+ minivan recommends. New cus its my only car for now. Needs to be reliable and i gitta be able to sleep in it. And have parties. What should i get.
Passenger van may work too but i will be driving this on long trips so it cant ride like ****.
I am sad emotions
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01-27-2017, 09:37 PM
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Personal experience:
The Ford Econoline is ******* indestructible. I've built a lot of radio / TV remote trucks out of them, and they just deal with it. If Mad Max had needed to carry eleven passengers, he'd have driven an E-150.
The fuel mileage isn't great, but they're roomy as hell, handle well (for a van), ride like a dream, and you can sleep in them.
The Ford Econoline is ******* indestructible. I've built a lot of radio / TV remote trucks out of them, and they just deal with it. If Mad Max had needed to carry eleven passengers, he'd have driven an E-150.
The fuel mileage isn't great, but they're roomy as hell, handle well (for a van), ride like a dream, and you can sleep in them.
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01-27-2017, 10:05 PM
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Transit Connect on the small end --- Sprinter on the larger end. Sometimes you can find a commercial Sprinter van at a decent price used.
Otherwise, step up to the next Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler 1 in a million of them at a bargain price whatever you can find. Hard to kill the V6 as you know (well, you did manage to kill one...).
Otherwise, step up to the next Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler 1 in a million of them at a bargain price whatever you can find. Hard to kill the V6 as you know (well, you did manage to kill one...).
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01-27-2017, 10:31 PM
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Personal experience:
The Ford Econoline is ******* indestructible. I've built a lot of radio / TV remote trucks out of them, and they just deal with it. If Mad Max had needed to carry eleven passengers, he'd have driven an E-150.
The fuel mileage isn't great, but they're roomy as hell, handle well (for a van), ride like a dream, and you can sleep in them.
The Ford Econoline is ******* indestructible. I've built a lot of radio / TV remote trucks out of them, and they just deal with it. If Mad Max had needed to carry eleven passengers, he'd have driven an E-150.
The fuel mileage isn't great, but they're roomy as hell, handle well (for a van), ride like a dream, and you can sleep in them.
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01-27-2017, 10:35 PM
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Transit Connect on the small end --- Sprinter on the larger end. Sometimes you can find a commercial Sprinter van at a decent price used.
Otherwise, step up to the next Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler 1 in a million of them at a bargain price whatever you can find. Hard to kill the V6 as you know (well, you did manage to kill one...).
Otherwise, step up to the next Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler 1 in a million of them at a bargain price whatever you can find. Hard to kill the V6 as you know (well, you did manage to kill one...).
sooo you are saying another dodge grand caravan. 15,000 spend on an american vehicle ?
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01-27-2017, 10:36 PM
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What the ****? Mini van wanted and you suggest rape vans?
Honda Odyssey. J35, near as makes no difference 250hp, modable. Drove Mobius', also known as the Enterprise. I was doing ~50 down Burnside in PDX when I thought, yeah, I could live with this.
Burnouts For All The Family. The 1029hp Minivan - Speedhunters
Boom.
Honda Odyssey. J35, near as makes no difference 250hp, modable. Drove Mobius', also known as the Enterprise. I was doing ~50 down Burnside in PDX when I thought, yeah, I could live with this.
Burnouts For All The Family. The 1029hp Minivan - Speedhunters
Boom.
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01-27-2017, 10:43 PM
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What the ****? Mini van wanted and you suggest rape vans?
Honda Odyssey. J35, near as makes no difference 250hp, modable. Drove Mobius', also known as the Enterprise. I was doing ~50 down Burnside in PDX when I thought, yeah, I could live with this.
Burnouts For All The Family. The 1029hp Minivan - Speedhunters
Boom.
Honda Odyssey. J35, near as makes no difference 250hp, modable. Drove Mobius', also known as the Enterprise. I was doing ~50 down Burnside in PDX when I thought, yeah, I could live with this.
Burnouts For All The Family. The 1029hp Minivan - Speedhunters
Boom.
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01-27-2017, 10:44 PM
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Pretty sure all the ones I've touched have had the Triton V8. But to be honest, I've never really had to muck around under the hood other than to install a couple of Auragen systems. They just sort of... work.
That said, I'll second the Odyssey if you're dead-set on FWD. The mid-engined Toyota R30 was another amazing vehicle, but they've been out of production for a long time and it's pretty much impossible to find them anymore. And they don't accommodate a full-length mattress.
That said, I'll second the Odyssey if you're dead-set on FWD. The mid-engined Toyota R30 was another amazing vehicle, but they've been out of production for a long time and it's pretty much impossible to find them anymore. And they don't accommodate a full-length mattress.
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01-28-2017, 12:54 AM
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01-28-2017, 03:55 AM
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Hey Cali, wats the details on the Odyssey you're selling? why, price, miles year, DNA collection, etc
Two transmissions :(
Pacifica. I am considering this but only buy option is new
Pacifica. I am considering this but only buy option is new
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01-28-2017, 04:39 AM
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Exterior is a little beat up (damage on both bumper covers, some door dings & scratches), mechanically it's in great shape. Interior cleaned up well and is not too bad except for the upholstery coming off the back of the passenger seat. It'll probably go back on with some hog rings/zip ties, but I've never gotten around to messing with it.
The Odyssey had transmission problems from day 1, originally they used the Accord tranny and it wasn't really up to hauling the extra weight around. Somewhere around 2005 it got the Ridgeline tranny instead, and that basically fixed the problem. Our got a transmission flush every 30K, just from paranoia.
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I posted it on CL asking $8500 as a starting point, but I'd take $7K.
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