Taking The $400 Craigslist Van On 1300 Mile Roadtrip! Will It Make it? 

Nah fam that ain't alternator whine you got the supercharger sound effects package

Your a brave man. Got your 400 bucks out of it already.

You should remove the other 3 hubcaps. It looks mean with the black steelies and snow tires.

Junkyard alternator, patch muffler with JB Weld or tin can you're back in business 👍👍👍👍👍

I recently took my 1996 Saturn sc1 coupe with 330,000 miles from Chicago Illinois to Austin Texas and back, it did a wonderful job. made it the whole way. no problems, never went to hotel or stopped on the way, drove straight threw.

What a good trip. All you had was a rusty muffler along with an alternator squeak. Hit the highway hard, raining cold rocking out, with your radio on Old Town Road. Ground soaked, and sky looking blah. Just you and your dog. Eating extra greasy fast food. Yeah buddy, A Rural Vermonter has a badass attitude.

That’s not an alternator that’s a supercharger

Alternator/supercharger whine is better than girlfriend whine. Lol nice video!

Lovin the 2008 Toyota Camry rims 👌😂

Alternator failure and hole in muffler? Sounds like a hellcat V8 with a supercharger to me.

Ok now I feel a little more comfortable taking my 1997 Toyota Rav4 for a long drive that I got for $700!! Does burn a little oil but no check engine lights & has ran good the last year I've had it

Giving me lots of confidence for making a 1000 mile road trip in my old 04 Dakota now thanks

"But then I lost the front hub cap" there's a bit to explain there lol

Virtual road trip! Glad you got home - I would have been nervous as all get out. The covered bridge was cool

Hell yeah. I love these cheap experiments on RU-vid. So practical and useful. Like yeah I can watch a 130 hour detail on Porsche orrrrr... figure out how to get my cheap ass on a roadtrip with another car so I don’t hurt my daily, striving mechanic 👨🏼‍🔧. Enjoyed the video thanks bro.

Happy to hear that you and bettle made it back safe! Would love to see more riding mower content!

I appreciate this dude risking his life for these videos AMAZING 🤩

It made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now, to repair the issues it got with the long trip!!!!! Nice video! always please to watch them and your chrysler!!!!

My smelly hippe friend has a 95 mercury van with 340k miles on it. Last 10 winters he lived in it in florida

Walk the Beetle, lol Horse and buggy and covered bridges always interesting to see on a road trip. Beetle has a big bark, lol

Great video!! I love these types of videos! You just earned a sub.

I enjoy watching this. reminds me of the fun times I had in my old toyota sienna. Got it at auction for 900 bucks. had over 300k on her and drove it for a year until I sold it to my dad. good video!

Love your videos man

At my work, I’ve seen many many of these 2001-2007 Town and County vans along with the Caravans doing 200,000 miles and still going strong. I’m not a Chrysler fan in general but these things will fall in half from rust and still try to keep going if you do your maintenance

I drove 850 miles from alabama up to Elizabethtown to visit a friend that just moved there to go to school. Went in my '14 Fusion Hybrid and averaged about 43 mpg. Absolutely loved Elizabethtown, what a beautiful new england town. New England is so pretty, I loved it and loved the snow. Want to get out of hot and humid south so badly, loved the road trip video too hope to see more of those!

I love that supercharger whine from the alternator that van was modified before 😂😂

Awesome!! (Fellow New Englander!) Just discovered your channel. Great!

That old 3.3L push rod V6 was tried and true. And as previously noted by other posters, the mated transmissions in those years, when properly maintained, went the distance as well. Do the mechanical fixes, take off the other three hubs and let the rust roll on. Looking forward to the next Road Trip in the T&C...w/"The Beetle!" Too cool!!!

Excellent video! Also, love the music.

Great buy and trip brother!!! Looking for a van now to do some travel in.God bless!!!✌

Good vehicle!

My mom's 1997 Dodge Caravan head 260 thousand miles on it before she totaled it then we bought a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country LX and it had 250,000 miles on it before it rusted out I have a 1989 Chrysler Imperial with the same engine as your van they will last forever!

love your vids, nice dog :), regarding your exhaust be sure to wrap it with a tape called 'fiberfix heat wrap', you get the tape and when it dries it welds like metal and you can wrap and fix your exhaust with that, will make a great vid too cause i fixed my exhaust with it it saved me alot otherwise i wouldve have to pay to get it welded. stay safe my new friend :) .Exhaust- repair with fiberfix heat wrap door rust and general rust- spray some rust spray and then bondo it and for bigger gaps use bendy metal to shape it up .Weatherstripping- just superglue it back with flexglue .Abs- Can assure you its just a sensor or a sensor thats been tugged on journey so just reset abs light and if it comes back on then put new abs sensor in cheap fix .Alternator- autozone and get a proper one fitted in .Wheel trim- autozone em best and cheapest method and practically will make such a cool video

thank God him and Beetle made it home!...

Twice we’ve taken $800 vans on 5000 mile round trips. NS Canada to Houston TX. First was an 01 caravan, which we took through Elizabethtown PA on the way back to pick up some stuff, and the 2nd one was an 04 ford freestar. The only thing I hate about those Chrysler/dodge vans is the power window switch “bezel” that digs into the side of your leg Dodge leaked power steering fluid and coolant the whole time, as well as a CEL. Ford had a CEL and if I remember right that’s it

I had a Chrysler minivan bought new in 2006. Drove her for 270k miles when i finally sold her. Had 3.8. Went through a couple of alternators but only did regular maintaince. Other than the electronic doors was a very good van

~6:30 Delaware Water Gap in New Jersey near why I'm from I live in Québec now. It's funny, there must be something that drives some of us from the Mid-Atlantic to move up North. Nice vid by the way, just getting into this Channel and I'm loving it.

That's a damn good 400 bucks spent! It's hard to find something even running for 400 bucks around here.

Glad you made it back home but, despite its problems I think for a 400 dollar van it done great

Great way to travel. #vanlife

Cool 😎 trip man , was hoping all would be good , think 🤔 positive, my kinda vacation!

I won't be too worried if the van has the 3.3 or 3.8 V6. Those are bulletproof engines, as long as that transmission holds together

10:45 keep it like that actually it sounds kinda good.

Love the Camry hubcaps!

3:09 - I remember that exact McDonalds... I was in there when I was like 12 or so, I went into the bathroom and locked the door, but some guy came and opened it right up. The door was messed up so it wouldn't really lock at the time, the guy was like "WHOA HEY LITTLE GUY YOU GOTTA LOCK THIS DOOR NEXT TIME OK" lol. That was in like 2000 or 01, so it's likely been changed by now. Funny that the exterior is still that super retro late 80s early 90s mcds! I grew up on the PA/NY border, about 45 minutes south of elmira ny, I dont remember why we were that far north but I remember the mcdonalds lol.

The Chrysler 3.3 is a reliable engine. I have known of several that have gone over 250,000 miles.

I had a 2004 dodge caravan that made it to 450,000 miles with no issues until we hit a rainstorm 2 years ago and fried the ecu. We had our fare share of comfortable road trip hassle free back then. I kind a miss it sometimes.😊

Well, if that van can make it 1,300 miles. I think my car can make it 500 to Daytona

I got one of those vans a few years back and a week later took it from Missouri to lower Florida and back with no problems!

Our 2005 runs great at almost 160,000 miles and rides super smooth . I would trust it in a heartbeat ! Took a bit to get used to the wipers though ! lol! Never had a car with them like these are coming up from the center like they do. We have had to replace the brushes and coupler on the alternator before.

Nice van. If it makes it that long. Replace the alternator and muffler and check the abs light and fix rust. You will have a really nice vanm

In my Toyota matrix day the alternator whine started the car put itself in limp mode, got me home and it was seized!!! So that’s amazing lol. I had a 2007 of the same car, limited model. Bought it from family. Got my moneys worth with 3 (much shorter road trips and a year of driving) than finally at 31 yrs old, bought my first new (certified preowned) car. After literally 20 cash cars. Been driving it over a year and I’m happy with my purchase but I am totally all for just buying cash cars, getting your moneys worth and selling them cheap to someone deserving and using the cash towards another car that costs under 2500. I have had my fair share of $700-1500 cars under 80k miles

I got back recently from a 4k mile round trip in my newish Nissan and that van still looks more comfortable.

I love you, I wish I discovered you sooner

I love your dog

Did so many roadtrips with my older 02 Sentra. 600 bucks and had the most fun out of a car ever. Was my first car too. Always stood up solid until she died of a blown head gasket

awsm ....good info on the mini van always wondered how mini vans would hold up on road trips a lot of them are crap....u mustah gottah good one haha....cute dog lol....

Welcome to Pennsylvania 👍

I have a 00 Chrysler Grand Voyager I bought 12 years ago from VT for $500. Rusty shock towers but reliable the whole time just had to retire it because of the rust. Bought another 00 Chrysler almost 6 years ago that is my daily driver from auction for $400. Rust issues also. Just recently bought a 06 Grand Caravan from Copart for $375 but probably won't keep it because it is very trashed. Love these vans that is why I own 5 of them from various years.

Love this

The 3.3 and 3.8 liter Chrysler engines are bullet proof. Properly maintained they should be good for way over 200,000 miles. I've got two one with 225,000 and one with 206,000 both still going strong. I have a friend that owns a 1994 Caravan with the 3.3 and it's got over 420,000 miles on it same engine routine maintenance. I'm fortunate to live where rust isn't much of a problem...

recognized rt 80 east through columbia NJ, cool video!

Nice three 08 Corolla rims you got there on soccer mom van

Im more suprised that you crossed through NY into NJ without hitting any traffic. You wizard 😳

Cool video

Now this, this is the American dream!

I love your vids

My parents bought a 2009 Dodge caravan 3.3L brand new and so far, aside from normal routine maintenance, it has all original parts and always starts. It never broke down, and still has the original battery with 80% life left. It's sad Dodge is discontinuing the van series soon, and I can understand crossovers are today's popular trend, but I will miss the vans. I live in Canada, and the only real downside to our van is that it doesn't have all wheel drive, it gets stuck on the occasion when there is 20cm of snow or more, but otherwise it is perfect. It has good fuel economy, it's comfortable, it's spacious, and it's reliable. Sure it can't exactly go on off road terrain too well, but at the same time, there are either paved roads or gravel roads everywhere now. Where will you go to actually need the crossover AWD, suspension, and extra height? And out of everyone who has a SUV or crossover, how many actually take their vehicles on roads that a van can't go on? Hardly any. Sorry for my rant, again will miss these vehicles.

Mine's a 2004 with around 197000 on the dash right now. Still runs like new.

Despite all the Chrysler haters , I picked up an 01stratus r/t with 250 thousand miles on it for 500 and have put nearly ten thousand trouble free miles on it and have only had to change the brakes, there are a few good ones out there, it's just a matter of finding them,Liked video

Wow The town diner is in my town. So cool.

Nice to see a fellow Vermonter here! That van definitely looks vt worn lol

My old town and country used to whine like that. Never was a problem. Even did it after the alternator was replaced.

Awesome

Dear Chrysler your electronics are bad but I still want a 12 valve single cab long bed 1st gen... great videos!

Slow it down the skipping while driving so we ( viewers) can enjoy the journey man. Love to see different sight of nature every state. Keep it up

That a alternator sounded like a horror show. Them demons were hella angry!

It's a good thing you bought the 3.3

That thing held together by hope's and dreams

Man those 3.3 and 3.8 engines will go forever in those vans. They've never left me down It seems like chrysler managed to make a propper transmission for this generation too

Come up to Greenville, Pa. I'd love to meet ya. My friend.

We had a 2006 Town and Country. It had many problems, so we sold it. I kind of miss it though

Awe it's good for another 5000 miles

very cool vid

Me and my friends drove to LA California from Iowa and then back in a Chrysler voyager with a misfire on cylinder 3 and we made it no problem

The alternator sounds like the famous Honda Belt Tensioner Pulley.

The alternator whine makes it sound like it has a supercharger.

I have a 06 blue town and country LX its got a dent in the driver door because of some jackass that backed into wasn't paying a bit of attention of what they were doing the rear passenger door will Never work again because it's bashed in from a wreck in 2016 passenger shocks need replacing it's like driving a shit box slinky now need a ETR Valve but it works fine.

For some reason, that van makes me nervous ....with you and beetle road tripping in it. Mechanically, not so much as u can do parking lot repairs if needed....and theres always a parts store somewhere in the area. More so, worried abt the crumbling rust thats eating the van. If i was your neighbor, here in Canada, d give u a vehicle ....Take care of Beetle amd yourself. Love your vids

Dam that’s close, I go to Penn State Harrisburg🤣10 mins from that town

Sweet!

chryslers are known to be good for there reliablity mine i have a 2006 chrysler pacifca and it had a lot of issues but never let me down never broke down best car i have ever owned i am happy to own it wont be my last chrysler thats for sure

Plaining on going to Florida from Toronto about a 24 hour drive just thought I’d ask this question if anyone can help me, I got a 01 dodge caravan with 135km changed a lot of things on it like breaks some suspension but still worried it won’t make it? Maybe I’m overthinking ? What you guys think

Great vans I have put some serious miles on them caravans. 3.3/3.8 is a great engine

Sounds more like the power steering pump whine.

That whine is the power steering pump, not the alternator. Noise happens because of the filter inside the reservoir is plugged. Replace the reservoir, noise will be gone.

Alt probably didn't let go because it stayed hot and didn't go through too many heat cycles.

ur mistaken... it's not alternator whine... it's a supercharger hidden underneath lol jokes aside... it's amazing the poor thing made it, if i owned it i would have changed the muffler and alternator before departure cos I really don't wanna endure that drone and risk getting stranded in the middle of no where...

This can't be Vermont? It's mid April and all the snow is gone?? Only kidding.

It maybe the power steering pump whining. I had a town and country with a whine and after replacing the alternator the whine still was there. It was the power steering pump.