1989 Dodge Caravan CV review from North America
"Incredibly reliable, comfortable, and so simple"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Nothing has ever really "gone wrong" with the van. Original 3.0 liter engine valve guides were worn, resulting in tremendous smoking out tailpipe. I had the pros replace engine with a very nice low mileage 1997 3.0 engine.
Replaced original transmission with a quality rebuilt.
Things do just wear out in time. EVERYTHING has been replaced on this sweet extended mini cargo van with the rare back "barn doors."
Nothing has ever gone wrong with my van because I had EVERYTHING always up-dated and replaced by the pros.
General comments?
Sure gonna miss my gorgeous little white extended cargo van with that nice roof rack. I'm finally selling it.
Whoever gets this CV will have many, many more years of carefree driving. Have had numerous comments from others regarding the nice condition of my CV.
Extremely reliable because I've had EVERYTHING replaced.
These are sweet little cargo vans. Especially the very rare back "barn door" extended model.
I'm wondering as I write this if this vehicle will go into collector or vintage status soon??
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| A good car with reasonable performance |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1989 |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 110 miles |
| Most recent distance | 275 miles |
| Previous car | Dodge Caravan |
| Date of Entry | 5th April, 2009 |