So, I bought a new used van

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I bought a 1992 caravan for $600 and it is 95 percent roadworthy

It got alot of new parts put on..it has now...

New

gas tank
Drums and the brakes
cataylc converter
4 tires

Transmission fluid and filter been changed and i think he did the oil change as well. The body work has been done all holes been filled in and the paint job arent good but so what? as long the body is solid eh

Heres the pic of the van.

Just need a horn then im all set to get it safetyifed and get it legally on the road hopefully in july eh. I think i got myself a good deal.
 

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Nice van, but not my type. I hope it last long enough for you. My deceased brother had a 92 dodge caravan and it had over 250,000 miles on it and it was falling apart with repairs that were needed often.
 
yeah well persdonally i prefer a safari or astro but that van i found was a good deal maybe get something else when my money situation are much better. Better than nothing
 
That's a good price. I need you to come with me to find a car. :whistle: I got a muffler issue right now, The whole muffler fell off right before getting on the highway! . **!*!*!&^@^@*!*!! 'Damm'it!'
 
ohhh no Cheri LOL i had that happening to me before. when u go in for a new muffler system make sure u get a life time warranty .That will help save u some money when the muffler decides to call it a quit. :)
 
oh boy. Cheri.. lol thats piece of life that u had to bitchin' at..

Good deal, Bowak. I have Caravan Sport but 1999, Has it for 3 yrs and half and currently. No major plms just starter, batteries, new tires, that's it. Still no plm with it. Glad I don't have to spend too much to get it fix on it. Beside, wonder my van going to be last? Weird thing, i am not much fan of dodge but love chevy and toyota. But my van has no plm, and start to make me realize, i don't hate dodge LOL.
 
Not a bad deal there at all...especially when you can do some or most of the repair work yourself. ;) The body does look in good shape too.

Good luck getting it out on the road...and let us know when it does hit the road (not mailposts-- :lol:).... :thumb:
 
Looks like a good traveling van for a home based business or even a family van for food grocery shopping and that is also good for taking the wife and the kids to the beach and they can enjoy swimming in the ocean. Have fun with the van. :) :thumb:
 
Sweet, Bawky!

Seems like you couldn't get rid of the love affairs with those vans since Gally days eh? :giggle:

By the way - That was a good deal you had. Let's hope it lasts you a worthwhile and keep that baby purring for you. ;)
 
600 for a van wow it's quite a deal of the century, bowak. It's quite a diamond in the rough.
 
sablescort said:
600 for a van wow it's quite a deal of the century, bowak. It's quite a diamond in the rough.
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The asking price was $800 and i managed to save 200 buks :)
 
Cool ya got an good deal for the van... Hopefully it will last a long time.
 
~SG~ said:
Cool ya got an good deal for the van... Hopefully it will last a long time.
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1 way to find out eh, it got 277 thous km on the van. I think it will run for a couple years. am surprised the motor is not tired yet.
 
hey,, drop that van off here.. and take my old van.. lol
my old van gave up last febuaray and still sitting on driveway..
the car care program supposely come and pick it up..
found out its not worth to drive.. So... wait for other
program that i willing to donate to.. no one wants it..
lol..
and still having hard time to find used van..
just turned down on 1999 Mark IV 98,000 8,000 nice and good condition..
they just want more down money.. i just put 1,500 cash but they wanted more.. grr.

:/ bah..

(psst Bowak.. if you want it-- its free.. come and get it ) rofl..
 
Bowak said:
1 way to find out eh, it got 277 thous km on the van. I think it will run for a couple years. am surprised the motor is not tired yet.
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Ah good KM slightly high... but yeah since ya mention the motor is not tired yet, so it seems the former owners have been looking after it very well... yeah one way for ya to find out...
 
It's can replaces into new mileage but not sure about how to fix it.
 
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Well I just took my van into the shop for safety check and I HOPE the horn is the ONLY issue and will be about 15 buks or so to replace it then have the certification paperwork done up for me to go to licnese place (almost like DMV) and get the insurance put on and CROSSING my fingers and toes and all my hairs on my body that it should be on the road by friday.
 
Hey that is called odometer rollbacks, and you can be in trouble if you get caught. The consequences is that you have to pay three times back to the buyer!!! It is ILLEGAL to do that! BTW, 1996 and after, can't do that anymore.

volcomskatz said:
It's can replaces into new mileage but not sure about how to fix it.
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Cheri said:
That's a good price. I need you to come with me to find a car. :whistle: I got a muffler issue right now, The whole muffler fell off right before getting on the highway! . **!*!*!&^@^@*!*!! 'Damm'it!'
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It cost me 564.26 dollars to replace my muffler, Actutally one part was 212.97 for the Gasket, had to get exhaust pipe replace in the front and center. :whistle:
 
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