I need a new car and I want a mini van because I have four children and my two nieces are temporarely living with me. My last two cars were junk. My first car had problem after problem, and my next car after that I had and oil leak, the tie rods were garbage and it shakes on the freeway and this happen after a couple weeks after I bought the car, and to make things worse I bought this car at a car lot thinking I was getting a deal. Now I need to look for a mini van but I don’t want to deal with another car that is garbage. I just would like a couple pointers on what to look for when I am buying a used car, because I don’t have money for a brand new car.
a thing to keep in mind… Chrysler is no longer going to make the Town and Country. with a 3.3L V6 its not a bad van. i have sold tons of these. my brother in law bought one from me in fact, and he uses it as a family van and a commuter. his is a 2001 Town and Country that was a previous rental. I sold it to him in 2001 with 19000 miles and it now has 172000. The only thing he has really done, other than normal servicing, is the a/c went out last year so he had it fixed.
Right now, since the Town and Country isnt going to be made much longer, they will have large rebates.
guess you buying use If you get and off lease vichale you can seve some $ but will still be ripoff on cost and most of them been pretrip
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buy asian, avoid the big three like the plague, and don’t worry because of globilization they probably have parts built in North America
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Look at consumer reports for the car that you’re interested in and see what the reliability is for the car. Also check on edmunds.com, every brand has certain types of cars that are going to have problems especially when you buy used b/c you don’t know how well the previous owner treated the car. Dodge caravans are very popular as are Ford windstars and Honda odyssey’s. Most importantly though make sure you bring the car to a trusted mechanic BEFORE you buy it this is your best chance in getting a car that isn’t going to have problems right off the bat. Good Luck
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try a used sienna from carmax because they really are good cars or u could even get a used odyssey. and look on cars .com and really research your cars cause u deserve a good car.
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a thing to keep in mind… Chrysler is no longer going to make the Town and Country. with a 3.3L V6 its not a bad van. i have sold tons of these. my brother in law bought one from me in fact, and he uses it as a family van and a commuter. his is a 2001 Town and Country that was a previous rental. I sold it to him in 2001 with 19000 miles and it now has 172000. The only thing he has really done, other than normal servicing, is the a/c went out last year so he had it fixed.
Right now, since the Town and Country isnt going to be made much longer, they will have large rebates.
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Salesman for 8 years.