[lewster]

Thanks for the sympathies!

Rover: I had no major problems with the van until I had to replace a bad harmonic balancer (not under warranty) at 95K, and a few turbo resonators (another poorly designed piece of plastic that should be aluminum) under warranty.

Safari 62: So tell me, how was that Isuzu on the long haul. When I'm on the road in the summer, it's not unusual for me to put in 12-14 hours behind the wheel.

Safari SS: I would change the trans fluid at least every 40K! Mine had the dreaded transmission shudder that lots of folks complain about. Dodge put out a bulletin about it, and said that the only remedy was to change the fluid and flush the torque converter at earlier intervals, which I did.

Mine was paid for too, but the $32K price just went to $42K, plus all of the maintenance that I did on a regular basis: LOF every 10K, on the 3rd set of pads and rotors, 3rd set of tires, etc.

There is definitely another vehicle in my future......and it WON"T be a Sprinter. Great idea and possibilities.......but just proven to be a light duty vehicle.....unlike the claims made by the manuf. I expected at least 250K before a major problem but got less than 120K.