Bought this 4-banger turbo van for $2200 at an action in TX. Put 140k mi on it. Changed the oil every 4k; did several brake jobs; had the trany rebuilt once. Got my money's worth. Finally, the head gasket blew at 206k mi. Who said these turbos are unreliable? Should I rebuild it?

Caravan 3.0

Mike, 3/14/2008

we have had this for about 2 years and ran it to death. it has at least one bad valve seal and smokes like crazy, but will not quit and we just keep dumpin the oil in it. rides like a Cadillac and actually runs really well. It has lots of power for what it is. it has been run out of oil more than enough times, but it hasn't died yet. doesn't seem to be rusting out very badly at all with

Versatile, With Retro Style!

TrashTsar, 1/30/2004

I am the original owner of a 1990 Dodge Caravan with the 3.0 V6 engine. The car has 151,000 miles on it and has been reliable. The original 3.0 liter engines had bad valve stem seals that caused me to replace it with a factory rebuilt engine at 95,000 miles. The engine is far superior to the original and is a strong puller. Avoid the 4 speed transmission sold with the

Reliable!

avidvacationer, 7/18/2005

We are the second owners of our Caravan, and have loved it since the day we got it. Our family was embarking on our first long vacation and left the day after we bought it, crossing our fingers it would hold up alright. Boy has it ever! It has gone up almost every mountain range without major problem, accompanying us on many ventures. We had the transmission replaced at about

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Features & Specs

MPG

16 city / 24 hwy

Seats 0

5-speed manual

Gas

150 hp @ 4800 rpm

MPG

N/A city / N/A hwy

Seats 0

5-speed manual

Gas

142 hp @ 5000 rpm

MPG

19 city / 26 hwy

Seats 0

5-speed manual

Gas

100 hp @ 4800 rpm

MPG

19 city / 26 hwy

Seats 0

5-speed manual

Gas

100 hp @ 4800 rpm

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Safety

IIHS Rating

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Side Impact Test
Not Tested
Roof Strength Test
Not Tested
Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
Not Tested
IIHS Small Overlap Front Test
Not Tested
Moderate Overlap Front Test
0

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