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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?

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Zee
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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.

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James C. Reeves

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

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zee

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

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James C. Reeves

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. :-(

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zee

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ldenn2

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