Hi,

I'm new on this forum, my name is Arjan, I live in the Netherlands. Me and 4 friends are doing a car event next year, called the carbagerun. (Carbagerun.nl)

The goal is to do a road trip with a car worth around 500 euro and from 1998 or before. Pimp the car, and do some challenges along the way.

My thought was to buy a Chrysler Voyager, as there are plenty available in indicated pricerange and they have a lot of room. (Plus i've had 3 Chrysler neons before, so I have "some" knowledge about how they work. Did most of the maintenance myself) I was looking for some advice on what voyager to buy, and what to watch out for.

• What generation?
• Common problems?
• Manual or Automatic (I read a lot of messages that the auto is prone to failure?)
• Other advice?

I'm aware that for this pricerange there aren't any perfect cars. My preference is the 1991-1994 model. It's the earliest model available, so the age makes them cheaper than models from a later year, in the same condition.

Regards,

Arjan van der Hulst

 

You've been watching BBC's "Top Gear" with Jeremy Clarkson & Co. haven't you?
You won't get much for £400 or so. In UK that's almost scrap price. So if it goes at all and looks like it might go for another 1000mile and doesn't leak anything vital onto the road -- go for it!

Leedsman.

 

I do watch Top Gear sometimes But this is not their fault

That's what I was affraid of All the Voyagers that are in this category have a pretty high mileage (200-300k) are there any points I should watch? Most important things are chassis (for rust / rotting), engine, brakes, wheelbearings

 

Statistically, rust and rot are way down the bottom of the heap. Microprocessor and sensors are at the top plus the usual mechanical gremlins and wear. Check for blown fuses and why.

Leedsman.

 

Thanks for your reply. I will do that

 

They did have tranny problem around that time, at least here in the states. Some, or much of it caused by putting in the wrong tranny fluid. You might keep that in mind when changing fluid. Use what Chrysler recommends.