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Old 06-20-2012, 05:25 PM  
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Do you purchase without having a mechanic look at it?

Found a decent car for my teen that ran and looked great but when I checked the VIN history it showed that it was in a total loss collision back in 2006 when it was only 4 years old. Since that time it only has an additional 10k miles on it for a total of 113k.

The seller was fine with me taking it to a mechanic until I told him it would take at least 2 hours because I was having them check the frame too. Then the seller balked on me. Said he has another buyer willing to purchase without using a mechanic.

Do people really buy used cars without checking them out at all?
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Old 06-20-2012, 08:31 PM   #61
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Yeah, so I went to look at some reviews on a 2008 T&C because that's what fits my price range. Think I'm gonna pass. http://www.edmunds.com/chrysler/town...r-reviews.html
I sold several dozen of them when i worked for a dodge store & quite honestly the only complaint i ever heard was the brake issue, its true that they do need new pads somewhat frequently.

Other than that, it was a very, very satisfied group of customers... when someone gets a bad vehicle - and all car makers have them, ask toyota, they're made by people & it happens - people raise a justified stink & will swear that they're the worst thing on the road, but what you dont hear are the millions of satisfied people.
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Old 06-20-2012, 08:35 PM   #62
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I sold several dozen of them when i worked for a dodge store & quite honestly the only complaint i ever heard was the brake issue, its true that they do need new pads somewhat frequently.

Other than that, it was a very, very satisfied group of customers... when someone gets a bad vehicle - and all car makers have them, ask toyota, they're made by people & it happens - people raise a justified stink & will swear that they're the worst thing on the road, but what you dont hear are the millions of satisfied people.
Loved my T&C for the short time we owned it. You know, before that cell phone using idiot destroyed it. Loved our Voyager before that as well.

To be honest, I regret buying the Odyssey and would just as soon go back to T&C again.
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Old 06-20-2012, 08:36 PM   #63
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Meh. If that's the case, slap an edelbrock on it and be done with it.
Have to do the manifold too and distributor. Then just take off the computer.

And changing carbs won't pass a "legal" mo inspection
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Old 06-20-2012, 08:37 PM   #64
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You told me 8 of 10 would be positive. I read through 8 before I got to one that said they were nervous because they just got it with 34k on it and the transmission was slipping. I know internet reviews are hit and miss but most those reviews are negative. I want to buy a van that will be good for 300k. You know of any T&C going 300k?
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Have to do the manifold too and distributor. Then just take off the computer.

And changing carbs won't pass a "legal" mo inspection
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Give me your opinion on which no more than 12 year old cars I should be looking at.
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The real problem for me is that I work graveyard so most deals are gone by the time I wake up. The ones that I have been able to talk to don't want to wait for a inspection. kind of puts me behind the 8 ball.

I feel like I have to just take a risk which I really don't want to do.

First car I ever bought for myself I went without an inspection and ended up losing nearly 1500 bucks to new CV joints and new rotors.
Don't take a risk just because you feel like you have to.

And you got ****ed on axles and rotors for fifteen hundred
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Loved my T&C for the short time we owned it. You know, before that cell phone using idiot destroyed it. Loved our Voyager before that as well.

To be honest, I regret buying the Odyssey and would just as soon go back to T&C again.
See, everyone? thanks for helping tell the other side of the story, guru.
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Either of the car geeks posting on this thread have a manly-van recommendation (year and model) for $10-15k? Our Sienna is 13 years old and over 200k so we're looking for a replacement. How about the Kia Borrego? That Kia makes me nervous but it sure is a nice looking ride for the money.
never thought I would say this but the newer kia's I have worked on are pretty well put together.
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You told me 8 of 10 would be positive. I read through 8 before I got to one that said they were nervous because they just got it with 34k on it and the transmission was slipping. I know internet reviews are hit and miss but most those reviews are negative. I want to buy a van that will be good for 300k. You know of any T&C going 300k?
Do you know of any vehicle going 300k?
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Don't take a risk just because you feel like you have to.

And you got ****ed on axles and rotors for fifteen hundred
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it was somwhere between 1k and 1.5k is all I can remember. It was 1989.
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Do you know of any vehicle going 300k?
I always get a kick out of the ford and chevy truck commercials talking about their vehicles getting 250k or more. Yeah, after how many overhauls.
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I've seen both sides of the Chrysler product minivan.

Either it's a piece of shit. SHIT JUNK THIS MOTHER ****ER!


Or it's the most dependable vehicle the family has ever owned.
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Do you know of any vehicle going 300k?
A dodge Cummins diesel.

See tons of them
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You told me 8 of 10 would be positive. I read through 8 before I got to one that said they were nervous because they just got it with 34k on it and the transmission was slipping. I know internet reviews are hit and miss but most those reviews are negative. I want to buy a van that will be good for 300k. You know of any T&C going 300k?
What i meant by reviews is Motor Trend, Car & Driver, stuff like that done by professionals who know what in the hell they're talking about, or go to JD Powers to get the consumer satisfaction rating.

When only reading people reviews, you're almost always going to get bad ones because they have an axe to grind & want to tell the world... the tons of satisfied people arent out there running their mouth, because they're happy with it & see no reason to vent their vengeance all over the web.
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Do you know of any vehicle going 300k?
Sure. My mechanic just told me my Sienna is good for another 90k. I've seen plenty of Toy/Honda go 300k. Don't see any Chryslers though.
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