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So a 2003 Dodge Caravan Taxi comes in for service: The owner claims that the 3.3L under the hood is still the original and that he's always taken good care of it. It ran and drove about as well as anyone would expect, despite the CEL being lit. I don't suppose it's impossible to achieve something like this with proper maintenance, I just never thought I'd see it on a newer Caravan. 
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Half a million miles driving a box of embarrassment and shame. My personal idea of hell.
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Mar 13, 2013 03:49
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Jeff Gordon takes an unsuspecting car salesman for a test drive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5mHPo2yDG8
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Mar 13, 2013 03:54
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kastein posted:Jeff Gordon takes an unsuspecting car salesman for a test drive. That was pure evil.
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Mar 13, 2013 04:41
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQ8VoiPcIQ Keep it going! http://youtu.be/myzwHDf3NhY
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Mar 13, 2013 04:51
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SyHopeful posted:Keep it going! Wow, there sure are a lot of people mad about Honda jokingly associating the Odyssey with 70s and 80s conversion vans. Life without a sense of humor must be tough.
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Mar 13, 2013 04:57
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kastein posted:Jeff Gordon takes an unsuspecting car salesman for a test drive. This would be awesome if it wasn't completely staged. Though I understand why it had to be staged.
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Mar 13, 2013 05:02
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The best van. The George Barris Supervan.
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Mar 13, 2013 05:11
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SyHopeful posted:Keep it going! Gon' comment fishin'. Let's see if I get a bite.
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Mar 13, 2013 05:12
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Q_res posted:This would be awesome if it wasn't completely staged. Though I understand why it had to be staged. yeah, lawyers  I still laughed my rear end off.
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Mar 13, 2013 05:14
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SyHopeful posted:Keep it going! If I had to drive a minivan, I'd definitely take this one:  (Stolen from the Hong Kong thread)
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Mar 13, 2013 05:54
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Japanese take vans really seriously. I remember seeing 6 pot Project Mu calipers + Advan wheels on Minivans.
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Mar 13, 2013 06:12
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Tusen Takk posted:If I had to drive a minivan, I'd definitely take this one: I'd take this one: 
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Mar 13, 2013 06:21
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:
I actually saw a van from that era today. I couldn't tell the make/model, but it was painted a pastel blue with a big mural of a wolf on each side, with "LONE WOLF" (and a smaller wolf painting) on the spare tire cover. The paint looked faded enough to be originally from the 1970's, so I guess someone decided it was worth keeping something that awesome on the road for 30+ years.
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Mar 13, 2013 06:50
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Best Van ever. http://www.race-taxi.ch VW bus with a 993 turbo motor and running gear Aurune fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Mar 13, 2013 |
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Mar 13, 2013 07:22
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Q_res posted:This would be awesome if it wasn't completely staged. Though I understand why it had to be staged. The drat car wasn't even a V8 camaro. 
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Mar 13, 2013 07:30
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OrganizedEntropy posted:The drat car wasn't even a V8 camaro. The car isn't even a stick or a 09.
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Mar 13, 2013 07:36
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I have Supervan on VHS. I don't even own a VCR.
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Mar 13, 2013 10:01
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Aurune posted:Best Van ever. Yawn. Please.  This is the best van ever. Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ideOEsshob0 Octopus Magic fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Mar 13, 2013 |
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Mar 13, 2013 13:42
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQ8VoiPcIQ That's all footage from The Van. I have that on VHS somewhere. The titular van is a yellow Dodge van called The Straight Arrow, yet they play that awful "Chevy Van" song at least three times during the film. Standard '70s softcore comedy.
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Mar 13, 2013 14:15
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kastein posted:Jeff Gordon takes an unsuspecting car salesman for a test drive. They made him look like Gordon Freeman 
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Mar 13, 2013 14:37
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Octopus Magic posted:Yawn. Please. Remember driving this thing in Gran Turismo 2
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Mar 13, 2013 14:55
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trouser chili posted:Post it, I can probably identify. I agree they are tough though, I still struggle sometimes and I'm knee deep in old Benz anymore.    Sorry for the poo poo photos, my phone just hates focusing on this thing through the windshield I guess. I'm still thinking W113. Any ideas? JerseyDevil fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Mar 13, 2013 |
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Mar 13, 2013 14:58
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That's a Pagoda, w113. Looks like it has euro headlights fitted.
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Mar 13, 2013 15:52
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Gorilla Salad posted:I'd take this one: I want that sooo bad. I think there's one abandoned just outside of Novac.
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Mar 13, 2013 16:01
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Root Bear posted:So a 2003 Dodge Caravan Taxi comes in for service: The 3.3 is a perfectly fine motor in so far as reliability goes, it's the transmissions behind them that's the problem. Those Dodge vans are rally quite simple to keep on the road in my experience, as long as you are willing to replace the transmission every time it shits the bed, and have four joints in your arm to change the rear bank of spark plugs every 100k or so.
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Mar 13, 2013 16:05
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trouser chili posted:The 3.3 is a perfectly fine motor 175hp from a 3.3 
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Mar 13, 2013 16:09
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KozmoNaut posted:175hp from a 3.3 Yeah and it's not very efficient either. It is however fairly reliable. Also, I can show you a 2.4 that makes 67hp that is actually very well regarded.
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Mar 13, 2013 16:14
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trouser chili posted:That's a Pagoda, w113. Looks like it has euro headlights fitted. Thanks for the confirmation! I'm assuming the euro headlights are fully clear while the US headlights have amber signal lenses?
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Mar 13, 2013 16:28
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JerseyDevil posted:Thanks for the confirmation! I'm assuming the euro headlights are fully clear while the US headlights have amber signal lenses? Euro is single piece of glass covering multiple reflectors and lamps. US (NHTSA) is a bezel containing a standard 7-inch round sealed beam and a turn signal/running lamp.
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Mar 13, 2013 16:34
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trouser chili posted:Yeah and it's not very efficient either. It is however fairly reliable. I hope it's either ancient or a naturally-aspirated diesel.
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Mar 13, 2013 16:58
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KozmoNaut posted:I hope it's either ancient or a naturally-aspirated diesel. How about both? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_OM616
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Mar 13, 2013 17:22
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It's also a 40-year-old design, which may explain the lack of power. The 3.3L V6 in the Dodge Caravan is 20 years younger.
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Mar 13, 2013 17:49
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KozmoNaut posted:It's also a 40-year-old design, which may explain the lack of power. The 3.3L V6 in the Dodge Caravan is 20 years younger. And makes more than double the power!
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Mar 13, 2013 17:58
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Shampoo posted:And makes more than double the power! With less than 40% additional displacement. Truly a wonder of modern technology!
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Mar 13, 2013 18:04
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Root Bear posted:So a 2003 Dodge Caravan Taxi comes in for service: Maintenance schedules on taxis are ridiculously strict, and rightfully so. If I did 150+ miles a day of stop-and-go driving, I'd want to get my big metal deathwagon inspected and fixed up as often as I possibly could.  I'm curious - what kind of condition is the interior in?
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Mar 13, 2013 18:21
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Judging by the dash, not great.
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Mar 13, 2013 18:36
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KozmoNaut posted:175hp from a 3.3 Choose 2 -Cheap -Reliable -Powerful
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Mar 14, 2013 02:50
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kmcormick9 posted:Choose 2 If its British or old european, Pick one.
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cursedshitbox posted:If its British or old european, Pick one. You forgot Rotary.
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