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| > >> That is correct. The 2.5 was last used in 1995, and replaced with the | > >> 2.4 in 1996. The 2.4 in my Stratus is satisfactory. I wonder how it | > >> performs in a van. | > >
| > > Stratus weighs 3290lbs, Caravan weighs 4060. | > >
| > > Take your Stratus, put 770 lbs worth of weight in it (5 passangers and | > > some cargo should do), and you know how the van will perform EMPTY. | >
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| > People usually don't throw a minivan around like they would a Stratus, | > so a 2.4 liter minivan might not feel like such a slug as you'd think. | > A minivan, being more top heavy, is usually driven more conservatively. | > Also, the Caravan's probably geared a lot lower to get more torque out | > of that 2.4. I drove a nice mint green 1999 2.4 Caravan (empty) last | > week. It felt powerful enough. Ain't no sports car though. I'd be | > happy with one, especially since I don't tow stuff with my minivan. | | I would expect it to be much better than my 1986 Caravan with the 2.6 | Mitsubishi. It was really sluggish climbing hills. The 2.2 was also | offered at the time. I regretted not waiting to get a 1987 when the V6 | was first offered. | | -Kirk Matheson
We had the 87 Grand with the 3.0 V6...what a improvement in power for the time. Ran that puppy for ten years and sold it to a friend that ran it another 3-4 years.