Plymouth Voyager

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Leo Muller Chrysler/

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Grand Voyager Limited

Strengths:
Size, Comfort, Not a very common car in Australia.

Weaknesses:
Head Lights suck, No ilumination of head light controls. No 3.8L engine available. I am happy with the 3.3L but I imagine that the 3.8L would be much better. In Australia this car sell in the Luxuary car market. But if you look a little deeper you can see the cheap van in a few areas. Many of the USA options not available in Oz.

Summary:
This is the same car as the Chrysler Town & Country as sold in the USA. Except my car was built in Austria. I originaly thought that the electric rear and side doors were a waste of time but after a short time proved to be well worth it. I have been very happy with the car except for the ABS light which has a habit of coming on in RH Turns. The dealer has tried a few times to fix this with no luck so far. This is a great car to drive on motorways and is very comfortable over the vast distances we travel in Australia.

Similar Products Used:
1998 Grand Voyager SE

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $7200.00 from Private Seller, Mich

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Chrysler Grand Voyageur SE

Strengths:
Reliabity, performance, comfort, value, styling

Weaknesses:
Fuel economy (I average only about 20 mpg), couple of rattles that I could never find or identify, but they didn't seem to hurt anything

Summary:
I purchased this vehicle in 2004 with 62,000 miles on it. I have owned it two years and driven an additional 25,000 miles. I am extrememly happy with this vehicle. I have only had to have regular maintenance performed, which included brakes. The windshield wipers sometimes have a mind of their own, but that can be overcome by turning them off and on again. All of the options and accessories work fine. The ride and handling are good. The engine is adequate. It is a flex-fuel vehicle, but I could never find an E85 station to try.

Similar Products Used:
2004 Town & Country
1995 Grand Caravan

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Grand Voyager SE

Strengths:
Smooth engine, never had to rev above 3000rpm
Plenty of power hauling 6 passengers
Good gas mileage (22.5 overall)
Mini overhead trip/gas computer
Silky Smooth Transmission
Rear seats very comfortable

Weaknesses:
Standard 4 speaker cassete system is HORRIBLE
Opt for the 200 watt 6 speaker CD player
cheap feel (little knick knacks here and there)

Summary:
3.3 Liter 158hp engine
Climate Control Group
Keyless Entry
Convenience Package
Towing Package (stronger shocks, radiator cooler, etc...)
Bucket Middle Seats
a bunch more options
Total of 26k (5k discount) a really good value.

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Grand Voyager SE 3.3L

Strengths:
Smooth ride, even with Heavy Duty Suspension package
Roomy (duh, its a van)
Comfortable seats
No body-roll

Weaknesses:
rear bench seats needs to be a LIttle bit higher
transmission shifter a little too close together (i often misshift to R when I try to put it in Neutral)
WEAK AC!!! (even with Climate Control package)
Gas sucks on city streets.
Accelerator pedal has too much travel, doesnt have good feel
Spongy brakes (they put drums in the rear?? on top of the line trim?)
HORRIBLE stock stereo system
Build quality not good as Japanese counterpart.
Rear tilting windows can only be controlled by drivers.

Summary:
I wanted to get the Ciena or Odyssey. But the Odyssey was a bit pricier, and I had to wait months to get it (Hondas sell so quick.) The dealer had 5k off on all Grand Voyagers so I bought this up. It came with all the options except 6speaker CD stereo. I had to choose between that or middle bucket seats, I took the seats thinking it'd be better to install aftermarket sound system. Now I dont feel like drilling holes in a new van to install extra speakers... The stock 4 speaker cassette system sounds just plain HORRIBLE. You cant even feel the AC, even with my dual climate control, rear vents, and such extra ammenities. What else so stupid? I got the 3.3L v6 engine so that it makes only 8 more horses than the 2.4 I4. The power rear side window can only be operated by the driver, I'd rather have it be manually operated. Nissan did a great job with its car-like window (rolls down and up.) Should've gotten HOnda.

Similar Products Used:
None

Price Paid:  $18000.00

Strengths:
Smooth, Well placed Controls, Excellent Driving Position and good view of the road. Phenomenal handling. At 90 mph this van handles like a sedan. Bought it really cheap. $18000 for 3.0V6 with lots of accesories.

Weaknesses:
3.0L V6 is slightly weak but OK for van. Headlights are weak. Excessive road noise at high speeds. Pulls to the right. 3rd Row seating is cramped. Seats are difficult to remove. No ABS.

Summary:
Overall happy so far for the price paid. Even Odyssey and Sienna have problems after paying $26K. Can't comment on Engine or Transmission b'cos its too early.

Similar Products Used:
Chevy Venture, Toyota Camry.