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   -=> Ken Nischan wrote to All <=-   
      
    KN> Hi!   
      
    KN> I'm looking for a new van.  My daily is a 2013 Veloster Turbo.  It's   
    KN> not a bad car, but is miserable if you need to carry more than one   
    KN> passenger lol.   
      
      
   Those new Chrysler Pacifica hybrid vans are amazing inside. I drove in   
   one a while ago and loved it. Amazing amounts of room, great tech, too.   
      
     I had a 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, but I idiotically   
    KN> murdered it.  It was running rough and threw a misfire code so I   
    KN> figured I'd start by changing the plugs. The back three are really hard   
    KN> to get to and I did not realize my ratchet was at an angle so I started   
    KN> to torque the plug and ended up shearing it off in the block.  (sigh)   
      
      
   Back in high school, my best friend had a '77 Vette. We had to replace   
   the starter, and it took removing most of the top accessories to get to   
   it.   
      
   That car always got smoked at stop lights, and my friend couldn't figure   
   out what the problem was. He changed mechanics, and got a tune-up. The   
   new mechanic showed him the problem - he removed 6 NGK spark plugs which   
   looked to be worn normally, and the original AC Delco plugs from the   
   back two cylinders which his old mechanic had never changed! They were   
   burnt to a crisp.   
      
    KN> I had a 2000 BMW 740i sport once, loved that car but talk about a money   
    KN> pit.   
      
      
   I just bought a BMW i3, since it's got a little gas engine to charge the   
   battery it needs an oil change every year, plugs every two years. Repair   
   prices, though - I thought I might have to replace the socket where the   
   electric plug goes in and it's a $3500 job!   
      
      
      
      
    I had it for five years and it cost me just under thirty thousand   
    KN> in maintenance - and that's at an indy using internet sourced parts.   
    KN> Not even going to the dealer.  Though sometimes using cheap parts ended   
    KN> up costing me more; after a few low lifespan purchases I started buying   
    KN> more costly OE stuff.  But anyway, yea, after that car I tend to try to   
    KN> avoid maintenance headache vehicles :D --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32   
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