Woody wrote:

> Honda transmission failure rate in the 99-03 year is far higher than
> Caravan's.

Do you have proof of this?

And you obviously missed where I said that at least Honda works to fix their
tranny problems, unlike Crapsler. In case you forgot, Honda extended the
warranty on the 4-speed automatics and issued a recall for the 5-speed
automatics. Crapsler 4-speed auto trannies have been prone to failure since
the late 80s and they have never admitted to it.


> Odyssey also has problems with EGR, iac, and other areas.

Honda also extended the warranty on the EGR. There is a perfectly logical
reason why Crapslers have such long warranties... they know they make junk.


> A new Caravan would be a far better investment than a four year old
> Odyssey with an unknown past and especially paying just about the cost
> of it when it was new.
>
But a 4-year-old Odyssey is still likely to be more reliable than a new
Caravan. I know quite a few owners of newer Crapslers who hate their cars
because they have had many problems with them from the time they were
new. I'd rather pay more money for peace of mind knowing that an Odyssey is
still less likely to break down than a Caravan, and that Honda at least
works to fix such problems.