Subj : Re: Chrysler Town and Country
To   : Ken Nischan
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu May 16 2024 07:20:00

-=> Ken Nischan wrote to All <=-

 KN> Hi!

 KN> I'm looking for a new van.  My daily is a 2013 Veloster Turbo.  It's
 KN> not a bad car, but is miserable if you need to carry more than one
 KN> passenger lol.


Those new Chrysler Pacifica hybrid vans are amazing inside. I drove in
one a while ago and loved it. Amazing amounts of room, great tech, too.

  I had a 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, but I idiotically
 KN> murdered it.  It was running rough and threw a misfire code so I
 KN> figured I'd start by changing the plugs. The back three are really hard
 KN> to get to and I did not realize my ratchet was at an angle so I started
 KN> to torque the plug and ended up shearing it off in the block.  (sigh)


Back in high school, my best friend had a '77 Vette. We had to replace
the starter, and it took removing most of the top accessories to get to
it.

That car always got smoked at stop lights, and my friend couldn't figure
out what the problem was. He changed mechanics, and got a tune-up. The
new mechanic showed him the problem - he removed 6 NGK spark plugs which
looked to be worn normally, and the original AC Delco plugs from the
back two cylinders which his old mechanic had never changed! They were
burnt to a crisp.

 KN> I had a 2000 BMW 740i sport once, loved that car but talk about a money
 KN> pit.


I just bought a BMW i3, since it's got a little gas engine to charge the
battery it needs an oil change every year, plugs every two years. Repair
prices, though - I thought I might have to replace the socket where the
electric plug goes in and it's a $3500 job!




 I had it for five years and it cost me just under thirty thousand
 KN> in maintenance - and that's at an indy using internet sourced parts.
 KN> Not even going to the dealer.  Though sometimes using cheap parts ended
 KN> up costing me more; after a few low lifespan purchases I started buying
 KN> more costly OE stuff.  But anyway, yea, after that car I tend to try to
 KN> avoid maintenance headache vehicles :D --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
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