1995 Plymouth Voyager SE from North America - Comments

I bought my 1995 Plymouth Voyager in early April, 2001. I needed another car, my previous car was totaled in serioius car crash. I liked my Nissan, but my Sentra was just too little, I wanted something bigger.

I paid $4200 for my van, the price was right, very low miles, not what I set out in search for, but this voyager was a good buy.

This van was in exceptional condition, still is. 3 months after taking ownership, (74,500 miles) it was apparent my voyager was leaking transmission fluid. I probably should have done a closer inspection upon purchasing.

I drove this van and 2 months, from just adding fluid. Sure enough, at 123,000 the transmission started slipping. A new one was needed at a cost of $1,100. The trannie didn't go all at once, it gave me fair warning, and a chance to get it to mechanic, never left me stranded.

AC stopped blowing cold air at 127,000 miles. New seals and refrigerant were needed at a cost of $130.

During a routine tune up at 100,000 miles, it was found to need a new water pump, a cost of $120.

New valve cover gaskets at 135,000 miles. I probably should have had them replaced earlier. My buddy changed the gaskets, he said a lot of disassembly was required. A total cost of $120, including the gaskets.

This van is great for camping, take the rear seats out, and 3 layers of foam mattress pad, and its very comfortable. I've driven this van cross country on a half dozen occasions and i'll do so again. Runs like a dream, great mileage, very peppy V6 makes 20 hour cross country trips at 85 miles per hour into a headwind seem easy. Little road noise, nice infinity sound system. Comfortable. Superior road trip machine.

All and all, I have about $5500 dollars invested in this vehicle, and its given me many reliable miles. I feel confident I'll get at least another 100,000 miles out of my voyager.

You're lucky; you've either got the know-how, mechanically inclined friend, or both! Without this, your labor costs alone would have been $5,500. Hopefully, your skills or the loyalty of your friends doesn't run out in the next 100K miles 'cause you will likely need them.