Indeed. Me and the wife were looking at vans a month ago. had a final
choise of 3 vehicles, a 97 town+country with every option, except 4wd
for $6k, a 98 V70 fr $6500 and 3rd row seats, or a 98 ody for $9k

all had similar millage, and clean full service histories. I wanted
the volvo, wife wanted the ody but in the end we got the chrysler,
because its the cheapest, and repair costs were lower (well parts) and
she liked the chrysler colour scheme better than the ody's - and she
saw no rea reason to spend 50% more for a vehicle she didn' like the
interior of. Oh, and her work has a 96 T+C she used to drive (until it
got hit twice in 2 days) that i can probably canabalise for repairs.

It'll be paid in 2 years, and we'll probably get a new ody then, but
they are apples and oranges.

on a side note, went to the local hospital last week, to visit a wifes
relative, just had a premature baby. They're expanding the hospital,
and so the security guy gave us a lift to the visitors entrance in his
05 grand caravan. Gotta say, its nasty and grim in there. Granted I'm
no fan of the "information center" in my 97, but at least they're not
scattered everywhere like in the new ones, and the interior fixtures
and fittings are identical.

And for what they charge at a nice restaurant, you could gorge yourself
and your entire family at McDonald's.

What's your point?  You're comparing apples to oranges.

For this price or less , you could get a brand new dodge caravan with a full
warranty. They advertise is for around $19,000. If you go through apa.com or
similar organizations, the invoice price could be even less, as they tend to
go through the fleet manager.

The 2002 Odyssey is 4 years old and you don't know its history. There is
probably rust starting out inside the bumpers and the top of the doors
already - thanks to salt on the winter roads. However it would be worth it
to call up Honda or even just do a carfax report to see how much warranty is
left.

Hi,
I'm in Ottawa, ON Canada and i'm looking into purchasing a used 2002 Odyssey
LX. I'm wondering what a fair price is? The dealer has it listed as 20995
with 63, 000 Km on it. I took it for a drive and it seems OK and the
interior exterior all look in good condition.
Also, doing some research I found that there have been a few people with
transmission problems and I'm wondering if I should be concerned.
Dan