1996 Dodge Grand Caravan

SE Minivan, Van

3.3L V6

Automatic

1B4GP44R7TB123181

Clear

Gasoline

YEAR: 1996 MAKE: DODGE MODEL: GRAND CARAVAN BODY STYLE: SPORT VAN ENGINE: 3.3L VIN: 1B4GP44R7TB123181 COLOR: BLUE (BLUE/GREY) INTERIOR: POWER WINDOWS, 3RD-ROW SEATING, 2ND SLIDING DOOR!! CURRENT MILEAGE: 222,660 I BOUGHT THIS SUV FOR MY MOM ON 10/20/06 WITH 206,400 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY OF 2014 AND IT HAS 222,660 MILES. SO, IN 7 YEARS 4 MONTHS WE PUT ONLY 16,260+ MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY USED FOR LOCAL SUBURBAN ERRANDS AND TRIPS TO THE MARKET ETC., AS SHOWN BY THE LOW YEARLY MILES (ABOUT 2300 MILES PER YEAR ON AVERAGE). SO ALTHOUGH IT IS A HIGH MILES VEHICLE, IT HAD BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, ANY SMALL ISSUES WHERE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED OVER THE YEARS AND IT SERVED US WELL AND ALWAYS STARTED FOR US AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEPENDABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER ABUSED DURING THE TIME WE HAD IT, ALWAYS KEPT IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. I WOULD SOMETIMES DRIVE THE VEHICLE A FEW MILES DOWN LOCAL INTERSTATE TO KEEP THE ENGINE HAPPY AND CLEARED OF BUILD-UP. THE ENGINE AND TRANS RUNS STRONG. GOOD ABOUT ALL THE OIL CHANGES OVER THE YEARS, EVERY 2K~3K MILES. IT IS CURRENTLY DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE OIL LOOKS CLEAN AND I DECIDE TO LEAVE THAT FOR NEW OWNER, SO IT IS GOOD IDEA TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FIRST THING. THE VEHICLE NEVER SEEMED TO BURN OIL, AND I NEVER HAD TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE LAST TIME WE HAD EMISSIONS TESTING WAS 10/11/11 (PASSED) MISC. AND/OR WORK PERFORMED: OIL CHANGES (EVERY 2K~3K MILES)NEW HEADLIGHTS (IN 2013)REPLACED CLIMATE CONTROL CONSOLE (2013)TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD!! (SEE PHOTOS) FULL SIZE SPARE 04/12/13:HAD REMAN. WATER PUMP INSTALLEDNEW HARMONIC BALANCER ASSEMBLYTOTAL FOR WORK $368.31 03/03/07: NEW BATTERYREBUILT ALTERNATOR2 NEW TIE ROD ENDS2 NEW SWAY BAR BUSHINGS2 NEW BRAKE PADS2 NEW ROTORS2 NEW SWAY BAR LINKSREAR BRAKE SERVICE AND FRONT END ALIGNMENTTOTAL FOR WORK WAS $1,388.42EXTERIOR/INTERIOR CONDITION: THE BODY DOES HAVE RUST, PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS.HAS REAR HATCH DENT, FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL DENT, VARIOUS SMALL DINGS AND SCRATCHES ETC.SMALL INTERIOR TRIM PIECE MISSING FROM DRIVER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR AM/FM CASSETTE PLAYER INSTALLED, ONLY ONE SPEAKER STILL WORKS THOUGH. THE REAR WINDOWS ARE SUPPOSED TO OPEN A FEW INCHES AS VENT, BUT THEY DO NOT FUNCTION. THE HEAT WORKS GOOD, THE AIR CONDITIONING NEEDS A RECHARGE. TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH PLENTY OF TREAD. THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS WORK FINE, ALL LIGHTS AND ACCESSORIES ARE OPERATIONAL. HEADLIGHTS ARE NEW AS OF 2013. CARPETING (MOSTLY IN CENTER AND FRONT AREA) IS DIRTY, NEEDS TO BE SHAMPOOED IT WILL LOOK MUCH BETTER THEN. UPHOLSTERY OF ALL SEATS IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION, PRETTY CLEAN TOO. RECENT KELLY BLUE BOOK RESEARCH YIELDED A VALUE ON THIS VEHICLE, BASED ON THE MILEAGE AND OVERALL CONDITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE STANDARD MODEL OPTIONS ETC., AS FOLLOWS: $2,471.00 FOR “EXCELLENT CONDITION” $2,321.00 FOR “VERY GOOD CONDITION” $2,221.00 FOR “GOOD CONDITION” $1,821.00 FOR “FAIR CONDITION” I WOULD CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE TO BE IN “GOOD CONDITION”, BUT DUE TO THE RUST AND REAR DENT IN REAR HATCH AND OTHER COSMETICS I PERSONALLY DOWNGRADE IT INTO THE “FAIR CONDITION”. EVEN SO, I AM SELLING FOR UNDER THE “FAIR CONDITION” KBB VALUE, WITH RESERVE PRICE EVEN LOWER THAN THAT!! I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES, WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER, I WANT TO GET SOME GARAGE SPACE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE PURCHASED MANY USED VEHICLES FOR MYSELF AND FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OVER MANY MANY YEARS … GOOD LUCK IF YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING BETTER FOR LESS. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH I LIST THIS VEHICLE WITH SPECIFIC MILEAGE, THERE WILL BE A FEW MORE BY THE TIME OF SALE, BUT ONLY A FEW LOCAL MILES ONLY. OF COURSE THE STANDARD FINE PRINT: THIS VEHICLE IS BEING SOLD BY PRIVATE PARTY AS-IS, WHERE-IS, NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. A $200 DEPOSIT VIA PAYPAL REQUIRED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF AUCTION CLOSE OR I MUST RELIST AND LEAVE NEGATIVE FEED-BACK. VEHICLE TO BE PICKED UP WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE WITH BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT DUE IN-FULL, CASH ONLY!! NO SHIPPING, PICKUP ONLY.