New to forum-just bought an 05 Caravan-did I do alright?

chuckb · #1 02-03-2006, 12:31 AM

Hi. I just bought this 05 Caravan Special Edition SXT with 19,800 miles.. http://www.autotrader.com/***/vdp.js...id=82970&car_y

I liked that It has grey two tone leather and DVD player and alloy 5 stars. The dealer was asking $18,900 and I paid $16,300 plus ttt.

Did I get a fair price? Is there anything I should be on look out for. It is still under bumper to bumper warranty.

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duckfan5554 · #2 02-03-2006, 11:09 PM

Watch the front brakes. My 2005 eats them up like crazy. The original set lasted less than 15K. (I normally do 40k on a set of front pads)

chuckb · #3 02-04-2006, 04:31 AM

thanks. I'll check them out. I plan to rotate the tires, so I'll peek at the pads. I have drum rear, how long should those last?

goheels24 · #4 02-06-2006, 11:29 PM

thats a really good deal, about the brakes.. when you replace the front ones, just use semil-mettalic, or organic pads, and you should have a normal life

goheels24 · #5 02-06-2006, 11:31 PM

brake life i mean

HeadlessHorseman · #6 02-07-2006, 04:58 PM

16K for an '05? Sounds like a pretty good deal, unless it has transmission or motor issues, in which case you may consider retrofitting your drive train like this guy did:

No more tranny or engine problems here... and it doesn't burn a drop of gas. Ever.

chuckb · #7 02-09-2006, 01:10 AM

nice mod.

I guess I'll wait for warranty to run out before I do that one.

duckfan5554 · #8 02-16-2006, 07:53 PM

Chuck,
I have disks in the rear. I'm at 20K and so far, so good. On my last Caravan (97) the rear drums went over 85K.

chuckb · #9 02-17-2006, 03:26 AM

thanks.

one more question, is changing the front pads pretty basic on this vehicle if you've done disc brakes before?

duckfan5554 · #10 02-17-2006, 07:07 PM

Yes, it's a snap. If you have the right tools, it shouldn't take any more than 15 minutes. Just make sure you get to them before they ruin the rotors. That was my mistake. I never expected them to go at 15K and when my wife told me they were making noise, I said, don't worry, it will go away.