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Zee

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:34 pm
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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?

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James C. Reeves

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:18 pm
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"Zee" <spam.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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 > 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.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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zee

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:01 pm
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anyone know what I should pay for a base model caravan?


"Zee" <spam.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
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 > 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?
 >
 >
 >
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James C. Reeves

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:07 pm
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<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.edmunds.com." target="_blank">www.edmunds.com.</a> 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" <Nospam RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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 > anyone know what I should pay for a base model caravan?
 >
 >
 > "Zee" <spam RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
 > news:-JydnWEeEsT7JjbfRVn-jA@comcast.com...
  >> 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?
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >>
 >
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zee

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:42 am
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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. Sad


"zee" <Nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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 > anyone know what I should pay for a base model caravan?
 >
 >
 > "Zee" <spam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
 > news:-JydnWEeEsT7JjbfRVn-jA@comcast.com...
  >> 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?
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >>
 >
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ldenn2

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:59 pm
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Your dealer is lying if I read you right. You should never have to add
coolant
"Zee" <spam RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
news:-JydnWEeEsT7JjbfRVn-jA@comcast.com...
 > 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?
 >
 >
 >
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