Ok, I promise I will eventually commit to a vehicle purchase, and I really appreciate everyone’s comments. My back story is I’m entering the minivan stage of my life. We have been a single car (2door) car for 2 yrs, and saved $6500 for the purchase of a second, larger vehicle. As I am only a few day…

149,000 miles isn’t too many for the Odyssey engine - they have great engines. The problem with the Odyssey is the transmission. They die early and often. They cost around $4,000 to rebuild. They seem to be better in the 2005 and newer models (the 3rd generation of the Ody.) Is this the origina…

Unless there is a receipt that shows the timing belt was replaced, assume it hasn’t been done. That would add $1000 to the up front cost of the Odyssey, unless you can get it done by the current and not pay much more for the van. On the T&C: where is the rust spot inside the door? You need to mak…

Yes, the odyssey has a new timing belt, water pump, battery, and Front brake pads - I think it has only had 2 other owners. The T&C was bought at an auction about a year ago by a 92 yr old man, who is now downsizing and doesn’t want it anymore. The rust spot was about the size of a half dollar on t…

The Honda sounds better to me, but you may need to budget for a transmission replacement at some future date, about $2 to 3K.

A Honda Odyssey transmission with 150K miles is as good/or bad as a Chrysler minivan transmission with 100K miles. I would stay away from a vehicle with hail damage unless it has steep discounts. I think most insurance companies would declare the car salvage. If your budget is around $6K, then a Car…

Minivans are expensive new. Don’t expect to drive either of these many miles without major repairs, thus negating any savings in the initially low price. I would rather spend that money for a better midsize sedan and save until you can afford a Toyota or Honda minivan in the 50k mile range. You hav…

Galant, you’re knocking the T & C, then recommending a Caravan. You do realize that these are essentially the same vehicles from the same manufacturer, right?

There are probably better deals out there on better vehicles, but between these two vehicles, I would go with the Chrysler. They are cheaper and easier to repair and maintain than the Odyssey, no $1,000 timing belt to worry about, and even the worst case scenario, if the transmission kicks the buck…

We have a 2003 Odyssey with about 80K miles on it. Bought it used in 2007 with around 33K miles. It’s been a great vehicle overall; I’ve been very mindful of the transmission as I know that’s historically a weak spot. So far so good, though. The only bit of advice I’d offer is to verify whether or …

Sound advice from ledhed75. I know people who won’t even buy a pickup truck if it has a hitch on it for the same reason.

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galant February 12, 2012, 1:32am 14

@oblivion, I know T&C and Caravan’s are the same; mechanically. The T&C is the more loaded version and usually priced higher. The point I was trying to make is to search for a van priced closer to $8K with lower miles and then knock the price down. Any other Domestic make would probably be more affordable than Honda or Toyota.

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