# Sigh. Wrecked car. Help me replace it! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 30, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-wrecked-car-help-me-replace-it/675109 "2013-11-30T00:45:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throatwarbler_Mangrove)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-wrecked-car-help-me-replace-it/675109/21 "2013-12-03T08:06:45Z")
> [@wmulax93](#): > > I see some good deals on these if I go for a 2010 or 2011. I’ll have to keep that in mind. > > You mentioned the Chrysler T&C/Dodge Caravan - these both get pretty putrid ratings by Consumer Reports, but I tend to take anything they say with a grain of salt. They’re far easier to find here in Michigan than Hondas or Nissans, though, which is appealing. Do you have any experience with them? Not that particular model but lots of other Chrysler models that get similarly shit on by CR and they’ve all been great, and know lots of people who own them. Chryslers in general and the TC/GC in particular are hugely more popular in Canada relatively speaking than they are in the US (they are built here) so there are lots of them around. I certainly would be wary of buying first year models but these are relatively mature at this point and don’t have any glaring reliability issues. > [@](#): > > 1. I love the Oddysey - do take note however that the model we get here, the third row doesn’t fold “indpendently” - i.e it’s either all up or all down. With it up, luggage space is a little limited - with it down, you have bags of space but are back to a 5 seater. I currently own a 7 seater that is in the same class as the Stream (smaller brother for the Oddysey) - the third row has split fold. This lets us pack 6 people (3 adults, 2 children and a baby) plus their luggage for a one week holiday. The one sold in the rest of the world is a completely different car. The North American market Oddyssey is over a foot taller and a much larger vehicle in general. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-wrecked-car-help-me-replace-it/675109/22 "2013-12-03T16:53:15Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > You were doing 45mph in an area with traffic lights? :dubious: Wouldn’t that have been speeding a little? Not necessarily. The road I take home every day has traffic lights, and a speed limit of 50. It’s a divided highway sort of thing, 2 lanes each way, with stoplights every half mile or so. Sure, it’s out in the 'burbs and not right downtown, but it’s not an anomaly either - there’s lots of similar roads around here. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-wrecked-car-help-me-replace-it/675109/23 "2013-12-03T17:15:20Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Not necessarily. The road I take home every day has traffic lights, and a speed limit of 50. It’s a divided highway sort of thing, 2 lanes each way, with stoplights every half mile or so. Sure, it’s out in the 'burbs and not right downtown, but it’s not an anomaly either - there’s lots of similar roads around here. Here, too. My daily commute is on a similar road, though the stoplights are a little more spaced out (every mile or so). The speed limit is 45 in some parts, 55 in others. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-wrecked-car-help-me-replace-it/675109/24 "2013-12-13T17:11:25Z")
Just to post back with an update, I bought an off-lease 2012 Chrysler Town & Country with the Touring-L trim package last Saturday. It’s loaded, with heated seats and remote start, which is awesome with the temperature being in the low teens all week! Also, yes, 45 MPH is the posted limit on that stretch of road that we had our accident on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-wrecked-car-help-me-replace-it/675109.md?page=1)