Used 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan for Sale

I absolutely love this minivan. Having always had an SUV for fear of the minivan being too "soccer mom-ish," I was worried that I would hate it. Its has gone above and beyond what little expectations I did have. I love the room, seats seven people completely comfortably and when there's not seven people in it you can put the seats in the floor and you have space the size of a small bedroom. It rides so nice, making it perfect for family road trips, and has enough room to throw two seats down and toss one of my kids and their bike in the back. The truck space when the back seats are up is small but deep so it works. The air conditioning in the back of the van could use a little work and I've had a ton of small issues, like the driver's side window getting stuck, the door you slide on one side falls off the track once in a while, and it seems like it runs out of fluids faster than most vehicles I have had. Also, the tires constantly have to be rotated and replaced, but that could be because I'm always driving it. All in all, I haven't had any large issues with the vehicle and you cannot beat the storage (oh yea, there is storage under the seats when they aren't down!!) and I don't think I could drive anything else at this point!

This vehicle was purchased as a replacement for our 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan, which we drove for 14 years and had to replace after it was stolen ... twice ... When we first drove the 2012, it "felt" just like the old one; all the controls, displays, etc. were right where we expected them to be, and everything operated quite intuitively to us. There were even a few nice surprises, like an added storage space under the glove compartment and a little compartment perfect for stashing sunglasses. The old van still had a cassette player, while the newer one has a jack for plugging in audio devices (nope, ours doesn't have Bluetooth). But overall, we've come to a new appreciation of the older van. The newer one just isn't put together as nicely and feels like it's already falling apart. The plastic "skirt" on the driver's side seat is either broken or is not attached properly and often gets stuck on the driver's leg when exiting the vehicle. It did not come with a luggage rack as standard equipment, and we'll need to install one. My biggest dislikes will be detailed in the "cons" below; the van has no "get-up-and-go," the blind spot is huge, and the brakes inexplicably squeak.