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Originally Posted by MRM
My experience is dated, but my family bought a Chrysler minivan when our kids got too big for our economy car. That van is the reason I now buy Japanese or German cars with no apologies. I will never buy a Chrysler product again. They are cheaper than the equivalent Honda or Toyota for a reason. After the Chrysler imploded on us 3 years and 36,000 miles after we bought it, we made due with Toyota Camrys until we could afford a Honda Odyssey. It's as though the two vans weren't even the same category of vehicle.
Don't bother paying CPO money for a Honda or Toyota. You won't need the extra warranty. If you do buy the Chrysler, pay extra for the CPO and buy the longest extended warranty they'll sell you.
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My mother in laws husband will never buy another Toyota after his last Tundra left him stranded too many times. And the frame issue. All those stories are anecdotal.
Mom and dad both have a Grand Caravan of their own. They are looking at paring down to one because mom is in the early stages of dementia and they have had Caravans since they came out in 1984. One generation did have transmission issues, but so did Toyota. Everyone called the Toy transmissions glass.
Local independent mechanic and body shop only only drives Caravans. Each brand has faults and people that hate them.
I have a 2008 F150 that has yet another coil pack gone bad. I am just going to replace the remaining few and be done with it for a while. It is rust free, but it really is a poorly made vehicle. I would drive the 22 year old Durango any day over that, but we have to get rid of one of the cars and the Durango is the second oldest and has the most miles.
My uncle has switched from Toyota trucks to Ram, so maybe it is just the Toyota trucks people are getting away from.
Anyway, enough rambling about perceived quality. Our has been great. The only feature annoying is in the winter it tells you to was the car because the sensors are dirty.
