Seller says: There is no external rust, the only rust is on the top of the left front shock tower under the hood. Common problem with 1996 - 2000 Dodge / Chrysler Minivans because of their 2-tiered construction. We bought the car with this known issue in January 2008 and it has not progressed sin…

While we haven’t had rust issues with our 1997 Town & Country (the Dodge’s cousin), I’ve read plenty of threads on the shock tower repairs being effective with the kits, along with seeing before and after pictures. www.allpar.com is dedicated to Chrysler products and has a minivan forum that discus…

It’s all about The Money! It’s a 14 year old vehicle with some troubling “issues”…How much money are we talking about here??

I would just drive it and keep an eye on the shock towers.

Ask if price is negotiable by 1/2 or a 1/3, This vehicle is proper working order without the ABS light problems is worth $1500. $3000 is insanity.

I agree with what Steve has said about the tower repair and allpar etc. esp the ATF4 Having said that, I have a 2000 3.3 myself, gave us a bit of headache a year ago, better now. I am in CA and there is no rust, car in great shape. I have not been able to get more than 3K for this car, so for a rus…

Where did I miss this thing about a price? The OP says they own the car, and I don’t see where he is selling it. The shock towers may need repair sometime, but the ABS can be left alone. “Shut up and drive”

OK, I now see where the price was 3K. This is what thru me off—“We bought the car with this known issue in January 2008 and it has not progressed since we have owned the car.”

Thanks for the advice everyone. It gave me comfort knowing these two issues are not critical. I will get the shock tower fixed this fall, and appreciate the knowlege that I can pass on the ABS brake light (knowing I have standard brakes now and not ABS). I did purchase the Van, albeit at the $3K.…

Advice in buying a minivan--dodge 1998 grand caravan with 117K miles with 2 issues

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steve63 March 28, 2012, 9:26pm 9

It starts off saying “Seller says:” It looks like the OP is quoting what the potential seller told him, then asking for advice on buying the van. He mentions parts estimates in the first post and in a later one he responds that the selling price is 3K. I agree it sounds like he can ignore the shock towers for the time being.

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