Now, the car has nearly 182,000 miles with new little glitches happening frequently. This last week, I found some new rust and realized that the power mirrors no longer worked. I already had been looking for a bit for the next vehicle but by the time I found the latest glitch its fate was sealed.
Enter Suderman's again... Once again, they had their eyes out looking for another vehicle for me. This time I was looking for something different. My vehicles over the last 10 years have been sedans or the equivalent so it was time to head in a new direction -- minivans. I wanted a van over an SUV for the mileage and safety factor and I chose one over crossovers for the room and versatility. They found one for me - a 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with 48,000 miles that I ended up buying for $12,656. Five years of payments should end up around $246 monthly which I think is a bargain though I understand used cars are starting to become less of a bargain then they were. I think I got this in time...
Here are the first set of photos of the van I took yesterday and today alongside the final set of Malibu pics I took yesterday before trading it in.
Front
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSUpJPm7DpbPghBk4WXYysz1c_0NcKpGfk_1HqpGMmPHQpaNknMsteVV4AvOomDMzC2jvpUr_k5Vc6Xr8agVozBeMmADz6S08iHJLH0jviSSIhDGaQm0lfXNH3qXuuvdDXUkIlGoiLccq/s320/malibufront.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfwSYzpxxC9lMfuhAh-gJM0rbth9QbB_cFgVLDHOjN83sP2XaMJpcdq6HDf_aDzbJ3pNHFS6a5XtAojGWKeDUxffoZ34IgSv4eE4mYhOrJ2Oc_sUoX1Rb83askOVKITylC-HZ8MXRAKgN/s320/gcfront.jpg)
Front tires were new just before the snow arrived.
Rear
Cargo Area
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYZfgoaMbwxl-f7gv_LqEoQzDDYq-g9SfbxfpBXgGhuFNW-pLN2Kxb8Lg3yGWX9hKJeKgMVPegoF7NbCblRxBbno_IkU3COLlbUf9cZA8o1O8L8nNTIpn82QssEoBSttaFPx9Gh6hyHB2/s200/malibucargoarea.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcXHCsxoHW-rfW7FESJQpbzmX6DA4ddFcBrdp4sV7qVmNa-6rtcpgPNVNGvhvwQarEnToGQOrNSJEtwvzNKZ_5tRbZmUB06hc75ovATUg6uLCRI9gXmkPKvHf2wYXJlNXfMA_rlO8-Gk1/s200/gccargoarea.jpg)
Dashboard
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WZKEsF4aeZyLdzS3aZvhbAfPQhwpUzqpqfmmJAyw40zyLP-UJk7N_mIh5bSTc9L2u9v00huuvUA23qRQomhP5dRF-52xNVXHA9yEm69RS4v6TfE7PavdwMduUpRU98dORZdYLw6N6Ph9/s200/malibudash.jpg)
The steering wheel was already starting to be worn on the Malibu when I got it at 27,000 miles. I'm already used to not having the shift lever on the floor.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WZKEsF4aeZyLdzS3aZvhbAfPQhwpUzqpqfmmJAyw40zyLP-UJk7N_mIh5bSTc9L2u9v00huuvUA23qRQomhP5dRF-52xNVXHA9yEm69RS4v6TfE7PavdwMduUpRU98dORZdYLw6N6Ph9/s200/malibudash.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_hFLHYkqTXZhg76W_aucktFKgbOS_j-qOnvtY6Hwo4fCDQpegTnZXrf17ZvJPBndvTvX8iilZDKrAArKlois5Fjs7WbqQ5WUch1mKhgZms8ghOPmB5N777cKqXXYE2SGOcGYfOTbyjp8/s200/gcdash.jpg)
Gauges
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxbkvi8C3ReKrzZ4Ua6GC7AZnIl-aiYqbfr89v17Ohz3YurVUK75QpZ16_e_dKXzi6F93yaVPXJMEQHYcyYmyrLxeVmmnW61_ny6JlqwOMNwLqe9r4G5hwRsFRX-RBfvdoolcH-g9G4jo/s200/malibugauges.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7CO5ez96HExHWnEb9fTFfQ-wdPGQ05LEYwEpzzCqR4QjtBtHjc0cWnlMxrAT7ee9bvQTXLBIKSB6pDF5B_d0ZrYIoFuofOa2pLyI4hyphenhyphenQmiibvxKLp3bcsKM5UzaoPgy184-_dCI3b41O/s200/gcgauges.jpg)
Miles
Grand Caravan miles --> 48,361.
I've been averaging 25,000 miles a year.
Stereo System / Climate Control
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFBUwjjoRCbL5WrF0-V4bhoakK_nb6QO620OOiPV3Vs7VKgKbVR10QWKd7Jl0eTo4LVt1PYif4X_9upUVQJzmlF4QNcVIEOu6qig4txRvuo8mAtKrCzZ2K0aoU_cA8kdMTgXhg6T3xgIl/s200/malibustereoclimate.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBJ91Rkp3dEK6JrCRtJ_GiKcfHPCedk8zvxWlNJUmk3_jVBPqZTT5Zd6d4sD94ZRIWjpNnQNRZ4sygueFF7Kd5U3MRJJtm2ExsyLvW6PtonMxjRLD14CxfbH6a0Yu9JJbeAX0O34aCAjJ/s200/gcstereoclimate.jpg)
Engine Compartment
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-kWh2mDT3gJ8zUz2K5KCEuhcDE8fRgTIdDThMU9S5yyx11z-QRookMx8uJl7lWX2G-fQz8nmZwzrAjnbL3MPMBo6mQc9Xi9hjDBZY_t-J4_aE-e3qju7AbHAkBy2tXwNfb7dl4yYeq_k/s200/malibuengine.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBmSZtIWub5PkFDhc4bpjygKeazu0Z5_iE09KCk827vtUnMFZTPqtrXZmP7PBGf7iKbR-xukEshuBJWojSzBHQgOHpiUfN5U3zOHPA2e27WMJ0rqSeDpUw0EPpgEOJyPn7MmmG7ERSTzs/s200/gcengine.jpg)
That's all for now. I'm sure I'll be keeping y'all appraised as to how the van is coming along in coming years.
No comments:
Post a Comment