I thought of Da Yooper's song "Rusty Chevrolet" while I was driving my van today. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50IgzksUqpQ )
It's a beauty. The best thing about it is that the engine runs like a charm. Even on the coldest winter days, she would start up right away.
We will have to replace it someday (likely soon than later) and I keep joking about how the Craigslist ad would go. Would we write about what still works or what doesn't work anymore?
It's got quite a bit of rust on the sliding door on both sides of the van. We tease that every time we shut the door the van depreciates (because more rust falls off). The back hatch leaks, the left hand turn signal works occasionally but the windows work consistently so I can roll the window down to hand signal, the CD player works about 2% of the time (I don't know why I keep trying), every so often we lose all of the gauges on the front dash, the muffler is falling off, the tumbler on the ignition is worn, the speakers go in and out so it seems like the volume fluctuates and that sound is coming more loudly from different parts of the van.
I'm sure there's more but those are the biggest things other than the fluid leaks (no gas at least). We plan to drive it until it won't drive anymore. Anyone want to take any guesses on the life and/or of my 1997 Grand Caravan?
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