This vehicle had 4,000 miles when we bought it. We had heard about transmission problems and had them but fixed them at a wonderful mechanic near us. Overall positive, but found it in the shop a lot. No catastrophic failures but little things that added up once your $239 a month payment is done to the bank you don't want to start a new payment stream to the mechanic three months after it's paid off. My wife found it easy to drive despite it being so much bigger and taller than a Honda Civic. The trunk opens very high and accommodates furniture, camping gear, plywood or drywall (or both) from Home Depot, etc. A roof rack (which I did not plan on) gave extra capacity and made a turtle shell carrier or sheet goods on the roof (tied down, of course), possible.

I have had my Grand Caravan for five years now, and I love it. I have driven across country with it at least five times and have never had a single problem with the engine, transmission or drive train. For a six-cylinder, the gas mileage is good, averages around 21 MPG. Over 200,000 miles now, and it is still going strong. The engine and transmission are tight and sound awesome.