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2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Features Review

November 5, 2008

FEATURES | 10 out of 10

Expert Quotes:

enough features to keep an eight-year-old entertained for hours
Cars.com

most of those...came in one huge package
Edmunds

the obvious choice for satisfying rear-seat riders
Kelley Blue Book

the Caravan doesn't disappoint
Mother Proof

a host of new and familiar family-friendly features
Motor Week

There is no shortage of features available for the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan, not the least of which are “a removable, cordless, rechargeable flashlight in the cargo area, power sliding doors and rear hatch, adjustable pedals and overhead LED reading lights for all three rows of seating,” Autoblog reports.

The most innovative option, available only on Chrysler products, is Sirius Backseat TV. Cars.com describes it in mild terms as a "new way to keep the kids entertained." With this option, you get the three most popular kids channels free for the first year on two separate overhead LCD screens, each of which can broadcast a different channel. “Sirius TV only gets three channels: Nickelodeon, Disney, and Cartoon Network,” though, CNet observes.

Parents in the front are not forgotten. There’s an available MyGIG entertainment option that stores up to 20GB of music and video, which can be uploaded via anything with USB capability. “MyGIG lets you access music by artist, song, album, genre, and year, among others," CNet says. “It's a full-featured music player, and we found that it worked very well.”

Finally, for all the real "soccer moms" who cannot be without their cell phones, the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan can be equipped with Bluetooth wireless capability. There’s also an available navigation system that offers Sirius’s Travel Link service, which pipes information on traffic, weather, movie listings, and sports scores into the car’s screen. The Washington Post calls it a “navigation, telecommunications, and an audiovisual entertainment system that will ignite your senses more than a stay in a $1,000-a-night room in the MGM Grand Detroit Hotel and Casino."

Conclusion

The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan has all the features you expect in a minivan—and many more, including in-car satellite TV.

FEATURES | 10 out of 10Expert Quotes:enough features to keep an eight-year-old entertained for hoursCars.commost of those...came in one huge packageEdmundsthe obvious choice for satisfying rear-seat ridersKelley Blue Bookthe Caravan doesn't disappointMother Proofa host of new and familiar family-friendly featuresMotor Week There is no shortage of features available for the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan, not the least of which are “a removable, cordless, rechargeable flashlight in the cargo area, power sliding doors and rear hatch, adjustable pedals and overhead LED reading lights for all three rows of seating,” Autoblog reports. The most innovative option, available only on Chrysler products, is Sirius Backseat TV. Cars.com describes it in mild terms as a "new way to keep the kids entertained." With this option, you get the three most popular kids channels free for the first year on two separate overhead LCD screens, each of which can broadcast a different channel. “Sirius TV only gets three channels: Nickelodeon, Disney, and Cartoon Network,” though, CNet observes. Parents in the front are not forgotten. There’s an available MyGIG entertainment option that stores up to 20GB of music and video, which can be uploaded via anything with USB capability. “MyGIG lets you access music by artist, song, album, genre, and year, among others," CNet says. “It's a full-featured music player, and we found that it worked very well.” Finally, for all the real "soccer moms" who cannot be without their cell phones, the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan can be equipped with Bluetooth wireless capability. There’s also an available navigation system that offers Sirius’s Travel Link service, which pipes information on traffic, weather, movie listings, and sports scores into the car’s screen. The Washington Post calls it a “navigation, telecommunications, and an audiovisual entertainment system that will ignite your senses more than a stay in a $1,000-a-night room in the MGM Grand Detroit Hotel and Casino." ConclusionThe 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan has all the features you expect in a minivan—and many more, including in-car satellite TV. 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN STYLING | [7 out of 10] Cars.com: "an improvement over the prior-generation" Car and Driver: "boxy styling doesn't do anything for the mom-mobile reputation" ConsumerGuide: "redesigned with fresh styling" Motor Trend: "scores on styling" For being the ...

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Other Choices:

If you're not sure you need all the room found in the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan, check out the Mazda5. It's sportier and more fun to drive than the Dodge. Should value be your biggest attractor, check out the Hyundai Entourage. It does not offer everything the Dodge does, but the Entourage may have enough for you.

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Comments (5 total)

  1. By Chris #1, Posted: 7/24/2009

    This is my 2nd dodge grand caravan, 1st was a 2001, nothing but issues with the struts, tie rod ends, had them changed 4 times (3 at my own expense).got a 2008 sxt because I was informed Dodge revamped their front end and won't have the issue with the struts or tie rod ends. Guess what...under 2 years, 27,000 miles and the tie rod ends and struts need to be replaced. Not only that but within that first winter the sliding doors refused to close, no one could even force them closed! Drivers window would not come back up, air conditioning doesn't work well on those hot humid days (yeah we don't need it then); no I have a transmission leak, Maybe the repair guy didn't tighten something. Oh and the best thing was that they manufactured thousands of the vans with the wrong power steering hose for the upper midwest states, yep, once it got below freezing the hoses tend to crack and your fluid leaks out and you can't move your van! Try being stranded in below zero weather with kids and freezing rain and then have the towing people say, it's going to be about 4 hours, its slippery out there can we get it tomorrow! But thats another issue. So I will never buy another Dodge product again, we have a Chevy pickup that has over 200,000 miles on it and only maintenance items were ever needed; and my husband can work on it w/o all that electronic crap. I say manufacturers go back to what used to work.

  2. By family van #2, Posted: 8/4/2009

    i bought a 2008 caravan for all of the great features. on the way home at 12 miles a sensor went bad. the van has a wind noise from the dash. at 13000 miles the front brakes are shot. it's no wonder why people are buying other brands beside chrysler.

  3. By Frank Ochs #3, Posted: 9/2/2009

    2008 Grand Caravan
    Front Brakes went at 15,000, rear brakes went at 26,000, when is Dodge going to do something? Anyone have any ideas?

  4. By Bruce in Chicago #4, Posted: 9/19/2009

    I have a 2008 Caravan and have put new front pads on at 14K and then front and rear pads at 25K. These brake pads must be undersized. The dealer service department has to know problems like this but this sort of info should be given to buyers; $300.00+ for a front brake job only at the dealer - $150.00 at a reputable Chicago shop. I guess I'm back doing my own brake jobs again.

  5. By Matt #5, Posted: 10/1/2009

    Own a 2008, had to replace front pads at 12,000 miles, and then again at 32,000. Wind whistles through the windshield, dealer said they couldn't find the problem. All you had to do was look at the visible molding that was warped-from the factory. Now I have a wire that was attached to "something" that fell off the undercarriage. Hope it wasn't important. Piece of crap Chrysler. Won't happen again.

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