more suggestions for second-handed minivan, pls

[4minivan]

want to buy a pre-owned minivan. first buyer, no experience. hope something reliable, I can not afford many repairings, please give your suggestion. thanks.
1) Villager, Windstar or Caravan?
2) I saw the difference between same model was big, why?
3) Do I have to pay GST when buying a car from private?

millions of thanks

[jaysas_63]

no gst when u buy from a private sale...sry can't help u out with the rest...gl with the hunt

[t-im]

Villager would be

GS--LS--Nautica

Most differences btw those are mainly things like leather, rear ac, etc etc..

[statick]

villager is the way to go

[4minivan]

1 how about Windstar?
2 how about Caravan?

The seller will give me the report, so that I am able to know the repairing history, right? If so, I do not have to worry about the conditions of car, do I?

thanks

[statick]

my parents have owned a numebr fo windstars, i would highly reccomend not getitng any windstar, most caravns aent great either, maybe an older odyssey i fu can find one cheap enough. or else villager is teh way to go.

[4minivan]

1 i do not have much of money
2 i am first time car buyer
3 i need to know which year which model is better

thanks

[Weapon_R]

What is your budget?

The Windstar and Caravan are both poor choices. The Caravan is probably worse, but they discontinued the Windstar because it had a lot of problems too.

You do not have to pay GST in a private sale, and you can negotiate a lower price than advertised when you decide on the van you want.

[4minivan]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
What is your budget?

The Windstar and Caravan are both poor choices. The Caravan is probably worse, but they discontinued the Windstar because it had a lot of problems too.

You do not have to pay GST in a private sale, and you can negotiate a lower price than advertised when you decide on the van you want.

i was told caravan and windstar are poor. but i saw many of them running in the way. why?
i do not have much experience on the car. need help. thanks

[Corolla_Blaster]

we've had 3 caravans over the last 6 years and havent come across a serious problem with either one so from my experience a caravan isnt a bad choice

[DefektiveVibe]

i maybe able to help you out
ill pm you and maybe exchange numbers.

[3G]

Originally posted by DefektiveVibe
i maybe able to help you out
ill pm you and maybe exchange numbers.

by selling him yours lol

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by 4minivan


i was told caravan and windstar are poor. but i saw many of them running in the way. why?
i do not have much experience on the car. need help. thanks

They are cheap to buy! Any manufacturer can make a cheap car and sell tons of them - doesn't mean they are any good. A good, cheap van would be the Mazda MPV

[DefektiveVibe]

Originally posted by 3G


by selling him yours lol

hah funny...id let him test drive this and a friends caravan and another friends odysey so he could see the difference and decide

[canadiandaytona]

Go get a Turbo caravan...
Cheap, fast, reliable, and very easy/cheap to repair

[4minivan]

according to the advises here, i tend to buy a Villager. please give me suggestions:

which year which model is better? How many KMs can it usually run, 300,000?

[3G]

Originally posted by 4minivan
according to the advises here, i tend to buy a Villager. please give me suggestions:

which year which model is better? How many KMs can it usually run, 300,000?

Get a 95/96, ours went to 170000 with no problems!

[statick]

^my reccomendation also

[DefektiveVibe]

my friend has a caravan which is over 300000 right now i believe its a 94

if your really looking to get something good then pay for the van and get a sienna or odysey. buy it private or youll get ripped off and get a 96-98. Dont buy any gm vans as there was a ton of recall on lots of parts used in GM cars/vans/suvs recently. Ive already heard good things about the Ford Freestar but thats a newer van and more expensive.

[T5_X]

Turbo 5 speed caravan, but looks like you're after somehting that will have minimal maintenance, so anything not domestic.