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Old 03-29-2018, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dieseljeep View Post
How about using an old Formica countertop as a slide?
Now that's a cool idea!
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Originally Posted by zeno View Post
I got a new Caravan 2 yrs ago. We also used them for service
at the shop & used a G-20 for big multi deliveries. Caravan will
work great. You can also lay 4X8 plywood etc flat in it & close
it up. And they start under 20K....... They are all the same
drive line so the only important option is fold away seats. The rest is
just crap & cosmetics. Even the cheap radio / CD sounds good.
You will also be surprized with the power. Almost 300 horsies.
You mean the new model ones? As for the older Caravans, some did have 4 cylinders. Which might seem like a better choice over the v6, but I wouldn't. The 4 banger doesn't have enough get-up-and-go for anything, really.
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Originally Posted by kf4rca View Post
Great ideas. There's a Harbor Freight about 5 miles away.
Saw a GMC Safari for sale for $2K. Gonna check that out today.
Looked like it was already set up for cargo.
Would like to stay with a rear wheel drive vehicle. Those front wheel models are difficult to work on.
Clearly you've never worked on an Astro/Safari before. Miserable. And the vortec v6 is garbage. Give me a caravan any day.
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Originally Posted by Chip Chester View Post
Used to own an Astro van, like Safari. Sit in the passenger seat and evaluate if the legroom will work for any passengers you may have.

Make sure the instrument cluster works reliably.

Evaluate the unloaded ride quality. Mine defined the term 'bouncy'.
Bought it brand new, traded it after only 12 months.
^ All excellent suggestions if you're seriously considering the Safari.
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Originally Posted by zeno View Post
I think all the mini vans are bouncy, the Caravan is.
Well, like most vans in general, all of the weight is in the front, none in the back. So yeah, bouncy by comparison. But a new pair of rear shocks would help any used car's ride quality.
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Originally Posted by CoogarXR View Post
I have owned about 7 Astro vans (same as Safari). They are easy/cheap to work on, and they can haul all the junk I can stuff in 'em, and pull a trailer too!
I mean... if that's your thing, that's cool. I can't stand them personally. I suppose 'repair difficulty' compared to a Caravan, is not so much that one is 'harder' to work on than the other, but rather a different kind of work. ie - the difference between spending 2 hours fighting to get to each spark plug on an Astro (lifting, removing tire, removing dog house, etc) or spending 2 hours on the Caravan spark plugs (remove wiper tub, remove intake [which you don't even have to do on 01-07]). Really comes down to preference.
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