Vehicle

2002 Dodge Grand Caravan eX Fwd 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)

Review

I spent the last several months window
shopping for minivans on the internet,
and my wife has recently visited the
various dealerships, looking at the
Windstar, Sienna, Odyssey, and the
Grand Caravan. The selling point for
the Grand Caravan is that the price is
a couple thousand below comparable
models, and the ride, general comfort,
and power of the Grand Caravan is
generally superior to the other
minivans. We went out and bought the
Grand Caravan (with only 7 miles on
it), and added on the Added Care
additional warranty. So far, this
minivan has exceeded our expectations,
and is a lot of fun to drive.

Best Features

The eX version comes with a lot of
extra features such as the right power
door, and the power liftgate. We are
quite impressed with the stereo system,
and the performance. The garage door
opener that "learns" from your current
remote control is really cool.

Worst Features

Past Caravan transmission troubles were
a concern(note that even the esteemed
Odyssey has these), but Dodge included
the 7 year/100,000 mile powertrain
warranty at no cost, which indicates
more manufacturer confidence. This is
a great (possibly the best) minivan out
there.