DodgeCaravan

I wrote a post a few months ago about my decision to postpone a minivan purchase as part of a WalletPop series highlighting real-life signs we're in a recession. Many readers thought it was silly for a family of five to drive around in a '99 Ford Taurus for one more minute and had lots of advice on...

I admit I have a soft spot in my heart for one of the vehicles that was discontinued in 2007, the Dodge Caravan. I took the first one I owned on a 5,000-mile tour of the west with friends, backpacking in Idaho and sightseeing along the spine of the Rockies. My current model has hauled my bicycles,...