Both of use were already feeling doubt about buying a 13 year old car, especially as we mapped out where all the kids would sit, and realized we still wouldn't have any space for stuff.
So what we really needed was a van that had more room than our current one. Kinda like our old one did... And since it was a Grand Caravan, we thought we'd look in that direction.
The last Grand Caravan we had was a 1994... In the 14 years since it was made, the Chrysler engineers have gone into overdrive with the innovation and new features, culminating in the total redesign for the 2008 model.
We are now the very proud owners of a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan!
We scored a superb deal on it - it's officially "Used", has just over 7,000 miles on it, but we talked the dealer into restoring the original "lifetime power train warranty" that it came with. They also tossed in five years of oil changes! But the real treasures of this van are on the inside... It's got the "swivel & go" seating, as well as "sto 'n' go" so we have lots of storage in the floor, and the middle seats can swivel around to face the back seats... and there's a table that you can pop in so they have a place to play cards, games, etc.
And it's got a dual DVD system, 2 screens, 2 sets of auxiliary inputs... and the stereo has a 20GB hard drive you can load all your music on so you don't need to have CDs rattling around the car! This is by far the feature I'm most excited about! It'll even rip CDs to the hard drive right there in the car... but it also has a USB port so I can load up music from our media server that's already got its title and artist information entered...
There is no doubt.
It is time for a road trip!
and can I just say, that I get to drive this super fun car! I never thought I would be happy about a mini van. I am, without a doubt more of the Mercedez c230 hatch back kinda girl :)
ReplyDeleteSome day, until then I will be happy with this!
well that didn't take long! Congrats. Those are supposed to be fabulous vans! You'll have to take a trip over here and show us :)
ReplyDeleteAnd might I suggest that your first road trip should be over to the Glorious Tri-Cities. You'll drive high you'll drive low there may even be snow. Over bridges and passes have fun while you go. We will wait for you here where it's forty below. (Hey it had to rhyme didn't it.)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new van!
Those are very cool! I am glad that Dodge finally did some different shaping on the outside. Now you are all set to come and visit for 4th of July! WOOHOO!!
ReplyDeleteOh its verry nice. And since Kaylee's song has been so successful, why not make it her touring van by painting it pink, with pink interior and a blue neon, and hello kitty painted on the side? You could call it Kaylee's Komet, to match the sexy sebring. Congrads.
ReplyDeleteMitch(her beloved son)