Dear CDs,

What are the pros and cons of buying a Dodge Caravan Vs Honda Odyssey--2009 models?

Which one is better in terms of price, maintenance and mileage?

Thanks in advance!

Honda:
Moe luxurious
More $'s
More reliable than Caravan

Caravan:
Will cost 50% of the cost of Honda
If you change transmission oil changed every 50K (regardless of what is written in the manual) then it is as reliable as Honda
Cheaper interior (more hard plastics)

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Live and Let Live

Caravan has had a history of notorious transmissions. Seems to have improved tremendously. Other than that, you'll get a decent vehicle for lot lower price than Honda.

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Dimple2001

Hey...what's with my post....I click once, it submits twice and then I have to delete the duplicate with quirky excuses ???????

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Dimple2001

The Dodge Caravan is a terrible car.
It is underpowered and has very poor pick-up.
The last row of seats has very little space.
It can fit only 2 adults or 2 car seats.
The interior is cheap plastic, like other lower end Dodge cars.
The only thing I liked is the underneath storage (the "stow-and-go" version).
I'd suspect reliability is a lot less than the Honda, but then it is less than half the cost as well.
I suppose you can buy two Caravans to get about the same life out of them than 1 Odyssey.
I'd say if you can shell out the dough now, go for the Odyssey.

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Originally posted by pratickm

The Dodge Caravan is a terrible car.
It is underpowered and has very poor pick-up.
The last row of seats has very little space.
It can fit only 2 adults or 2 car seats.
The interior is cheap plastic, like other lower end Dodge cars.
The only thing I liked is the underneath storage (the "stow-and-go" version).
I'd suspect reliability is a lot less than the Honda, but then it is less than half the cost as well.
I suppose you can buy two Caravans to get about the same life out of them than 1 Odyssey.
I'd say if you can shell out the dough now, go for the Odyssey.

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Thank you all for your quick replies!

Another Q.
Which one is better among Odyssey and Sienna - 2009 models, in terms of features, price, maintenance troubles, mileage and re-sale ?