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  1. NY12020

    NY12020 New Member

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    Well new to me. The original plan was to pick up a $500 - $800 car from craigslist and then just sell my truck. Well 2 weeks of no replies to my inquires I started browsing exploring other options. Well this van popped up so I traded my '03 Dodge 2500 Quad 4x4 with a huge 8' bed for this new to me '10 Grand Caravan.. the numbers worked GREAT because the van had 116,000.. so lower payment and best MPG so far is 27!! vs. the trucks at 12.7

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    And one of my old Saturn.. the one with a million miles on it LOL You can see the side swipe hit and run damage. Poor thing has tapped a colbalt in the a$$ been hit and run.. had a deer sit on the drivers headlight and hood corner and been tackled by 2 other deer on the pass side. Still looks good though gotta love Saturn plastic panels.. well above freezing anyway

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    And the brats for the heck of it..

    Muskas: 5.5yr Boxer (my soul dog)

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    Celeste 12yo English Springer

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    Cody: Boxer Mix coming up on a year soon

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    tbirdsps New Member Charter Member

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    Why do your dogs look pissed off? :D
     
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    1964countrysedan Well-Known Member

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    THEY DO!!! Is it because he didn't buy a wagon?
     
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    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    5.5 years of a camera getting shoved in your face, I would'nt smlie.:rofl2:

    And the brats for the heck of it..

    Muskas: 5.5yr Boxer (my soul dog)

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    Celeste 12yo English Springer

    Angry, hell no, thats..... that girl with the long hippie hair, allways friendly, not a bad word to say about anyone, a drop dead looker,...come on, long natural curly hair blowing in the breeze, stunning!.... I remember a girl like this and she wasn't a dog!

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    Cody: Boxer Mix coming up on a year soon

    Reminds me of Bart...the ! look:yup:, the "I luv man" BUT "WTF is that thing in your face pointing at me?" "If it attacks me...... If it attacks you, I'm rite here for ya man!" "Just WTF is that thing?"

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    Congrats on the new ride, I eally like the colour:yup:


    Edit, love your dogs man! Great pics of them.:tiphat:
     
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    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    Nice new ride.
    I like the current generation of Chrysler Corp minivan more that the rounded previous one. And they do a heck of a job packaging a lot of convenience features into it. Should ride pretty nice, too.
     
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    Nice blue too.
     
  7. NY12020

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    Thanks everyone. I love the color too :yup:

    I'm still shocked at the fuel economy I've been able to get with it so far.

    The dogs weren't pi$$ed LOL more like WTF because I had the wrong lens on the camera and had to point it at them from about 10 feet away.. plus it was 70 degrees out and they wanted to play not pose.. buncha crazies

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    They enjoy cussing at one another.. its like a game of bark off.. then they run around chasing one another with a toy.. both touched I tell ya :biglaugh:

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    a1awind Tiki God

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    double miles than it should be for the year! what was it used for?
     
  9. NY12020

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    Not sure.. it was fleet out of Michigan. My guess is with one of the utility contractors that travel the country with their convoy of trucks working disaster areas. Only a guess till I get another carfax and google the company.. dealer I got it from pulled it before I could download it.. all maintenance was on the carfax too. But the reason I think it was those contractors is that it was turned in right after Irene in NJ.

    Can say the inside still looks and smells new.. like it was never used and feet never touched the carpet. Only real evidence it was is a 12in scrape in a back trim
     

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