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Originally Posted by Can't Know
If properly maintained, they are quite reliable, though gas-guzzlers. The problem is that you're trying to take that generalization and apply it to a specific example.
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Not necessarily.
The purpose of this thread was to hear if anyone had any specific issues with these vans who may have owned them.
For example, If I were to say I was looking at a late 90s dodge caravan, there would be a dozen responses discussing transmission failures, so I would know that was something that would concern me looking at one of those.
If I were to say early 90s toyota trucks, we'd be talking rust issues with the frame.
Basically I was looking for reviews to draw conclusions about the line of vehicles as a whole.
Already in this thread, I have learned that the vans in question are generally reliable apart from poor fuel economy. After that, its more of an individual vehicle inspection as you mentioned, but I now feel more comfortable about looking at several of the vans locally knowing that if I do find a decent shape example, it will probably be useful.
The best immediate replacement van for me would be another astro or safari, since I know plenty about those vehicles, and are very familiar with their capabilities. There are a lot of vans though, tons and tons of them around the 1500 dollar mark.