Test Drive 2006 Dodge Caravan w/ Short Tour 

I’ve always liked these vans for whatever reason

I like the sound it makes when you take off from a stop

I've seen and rode in many V6 (mostly 3.3 and 3.8) Chrysler minivans, but never seen, heard, or ridden in a 2.4L 4-cylinder Chrysler minivan, so thanks Kyle for this tour and test drive!

Oh man 3.8 is the way to go with these vans. I think even the short wheelbase 3.3 feels sluggish so I can't even imagine what the 2.4 is like!

My mom still has her 06 Grand caravan it’s still rolling and has about 298,000 miles. On it!

Gotta love that caravan transmission wine!

What's important is that it gets you where you need to go and as long as it doesn't cost you much to run it's doing it's thing. I used to drive an old 89 Mazda MX6, total junker but it was more faithful to me than newer fancy Euro cars. It had a stereo, working AC and it started on every turn, it more than did it's job.

I really can’t wait to drive even tho I’m 12

Sweet!! My family used to have one of these!

After watching this I'm glad we Canadians have had the 3.3L V6 as the base engine for a long time now lol. They actually still make this base vans with manual everything for Candians last I heard as part of the "Canada Value Package" only now in Grand Caravan form and, of course, with the 3.3L V6.

the 2001-2007 Dodge Caravan was assembled in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

the transmission on the 2001-2007 2009-present Dodge Caravan Transmission 3-speed 31TH automatic with 2.4EDZ 4-speed 41TE automatic

Ill be 19 in a couple weeks and Im really looking forward into getting one of these or a 2004 dodge durango

the transmission on the 2000-2007(America), 2009-present (China) Dodge Caravan Transmission 3-speed 31TH automatic with 2.4EDZ 4-speed 41TE automatic

I always love this van. Nice quality, dependable, i would take this van for a first car when i get older.

Great Minivan

I like those vans they had the most comfortable seats

I like these versions of the Dodge Caravan. I call it the the shorty or baby. I would get this over the large long version with a roof rack of course.

the 2000-2007 2009-present (in China) Dodge Caravan was/is assembled in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I've owned my base caravan since new in 2006 and it is a trooper. The 2.4L engine is an improvement over the 2.5 and 3.0L in performance on the caravan and on tight budget at 150hp (2.4L) on the base end of things. But it's basic transportation and you get what pay for!!! To me this engine sounds like the 2.2 with the smoother performance of the 2.5L but then I'm old enough to the difference and I've had the neon's 2.0 and all the K based products!! :)

the School I went to has a 2006 Grand Caravan, its Gold, has the 3.3, and has Power Windows and Locks. I actually rode and DROVE this van, because I was in the Automotive technology Class and we were in charge of maintaining the School Vehicles.

I own a 2007 dodge caravan turbo charged and I love it. I have so many vehicles like an Acura RDX, Chevrolet Malibu, and a 2012 Ford Expedition. Oh, I forgot to mention I have a Ford Focus with power windows 2002 so BOOM!!!!!

Have to red line just to catch up to traffic LOL

Dodge caravan is awesome I love your channels I'm the fan of you

I was surprised at the exhaust. Sounded better than my impreza

I drive one of these for my job, and it has lots of problems, especially for a car that only as 45,000 miles on it... it has a airbag light on, the engine line is periodically on, the suspension is extremely loud, and the power lock switch needs to be replaced on the driver's side door.

Those 2.4 Chrysler engines sound funny when you go off the line.

Wow. I never knew they made the fuel and temp gauges so large for the base model. I'm so used to the tachometer makin' everything smaller.

Imagine owning one for 10 years exactly like that no joke it's awesome

Thanks for posting, living in Canada our Caravans don't have the 2.4L 4cyl, and I've always wondered what it sounds like and how it performs! It seems very overwhelmed, especially around the 5:28 mark where it struggles to reach 40mph. I can't imagine what it's like to drive around with 7 passengers in it!

Whenever my dads friend Abdul was a business man, he had a 2005 Dodge Caravan which is the same color but it was an SE and after he sold off his business, he sold that van to my dads friend Mohammed and he drove that van for a few years until getting a Honda Pilot

I like caravans and the e 150

I have a 2006 Dodge GRAND Caravan SE and i'm from Canada so we have the Canadian version not US version.

I have a 2007 town and country that looks almost the same but mine has a 3.3 liter v6... I can’t believe this van has a 4 cylinder that would suck. It would have like no power

i had my caravan for 12 years

Um no it's not as bad as you think it is!! I was around to to drive them with the 2.6 & 2.5 & 2.2 carbed even those where gutless. The 2.4L does a respectable job moving right along I own one I know and have every generation around. If you want towing power buy a damn V6 then!!! :)

Am I the only one that prefers these older Chrysler minivans instead of the Grand Caravan that they sell these days?

kyle i'm a fan off you i have a 2000 dodge caravan red first power steering leaked then brake fluid but my dad and i fixed it

the engine on the 2001-2007 2009-present (in China) Dodge Caravan Engine 2.4 L EDZ I4 3.3 L EGA V6 3.8 L EGH V6

can you do the the weight dodge grand caravan

Simple and reliable! I wanna Grand 3.8 awd

3:03 WHAAAT?? How did the video know I liked Rise Against?

is there something wrong with the dash? looks to me like the odometer keeps blinking

I have a Dodge Caravan SE since my High School Year

@arici19 ur not the only one, my mom actually got the same exact trim model. i drive it almost every day and its the sound that drives me nuts!!

It’s not manual everything, because it’s not a stick shift.

my sister brandy has a 2004 care van dark blue its nice

A 4 banger in a van is a crazy idea. It seemed to work fine though.

I like base cars, there's less to go wrong. I have a bone stock Volkswagen New Beetle

I don't like the Caravan, it's too short, plain, and slow. My favorite Chrysler van is the Town & Country eL. My all-time favorite van is, you guessed it, the newer Honda Odysseys.

This Is A Pretty Good Van. Not Bad. But What I Really Like About Cars Is That I Love Is Dodge.

My dream van

Wikipedia said these things came with four cylinders all the way until 2007... I honestly thought it was bullshit.

AKA Vapid Minivan

why does the engine make such a weird noise when you press the accelator

i don't know why but every time i ride in one of these it seems demented. like it's missing something, cannot explain it but there you go. many recalls on these model vans. sienna is my all time fav next is odessy.

what colour is it?

Spent half my life in my dads 2003 Caravan sxt. 327,000 miles on it.

I have one of these and I hope to keep it forever but if i have to buy another car i hope it will be a hybrid Caravan.

The interior looks like it was left in the the sun for so long the plastics melted.

I own a Dodge Grand Caravan , i believe its longer? than this one here and has a 3.8 engine with power sliding doors and its all power

Nice

1:12 gotta love that 4 cyl. Chrysler engine

Nuttin the 4 cyl has a high pitched sound to me and the 3.8 has a lower sound

In Canada we don't get the 4 banger. Its either the 3.3, 3.8 or now the 4.0. I bet fuel economy sucks in this van since the engine has to work so hard. Wonder how it performs when loaded up with 7 people?

true theres a new porsche 911 with a 7spd Manual

@cadga1390 that thing only got 150hp :( i got the same one and i'm thinkin of sticking a turbocharger on mine cuz it is very weak. if the dodge srt-4 neon has the same engine **plus a turbo** y can't the caravan btw, i did make it above 50......... i made it to 52 lmaoo

I like this car, thanks to show

i hd a basic caravan just like that but it was a 99 witj the 4 cvlinder motor and loved the van but i wish i had the 3.8l engine. still dont know why they still have the 2.4 in the first place. by the way good vid man

From gta 4 and 5

yeah i dont follow porches,not into that kind of vehicle but read that somewheres. not overdoing it there but a 9 speed is overdoing it a bit..unless its a transport truck or something that needs lots of gears.like i said 6 is the ideal number for a personal use type vehicle if you ask me.3 isnt the best but will do, 4-5 will serve well too.some real old vehices came with 2 speeds.hard on them with just 2. some electric vehicles and such have single speeds.different thig w/electric though.peace.

Your videos are awsome

this is what i drive everyday. its alright haha wish i could get a nicer car but the van was only $1000 and I can't afford a new one :(

Make a video of a 1999 plymouth voyager and a 1998 dodge caravan

True trucks have a lot of manual gearbox number well here anyway and the original corvette came with a 2-spd auto

5:30 holy shit its starting sound like a neon srt4

Really? I never knew that. Sienna is my favourite for minivans. And odyssey has the 6spd auto on high end models costing about the same as a new ml350.

This Minivan is also on the game in GTA “Vapid Minivan”

good test thanks you :)

i know a 3-speed auto it sounds like something from the 70s

Nice job.

imagine if chrysler still made these base vans with roll-up windows. would anyone still buy them?

my dad used to own the same kind of van minus it was the slt and had the 3.3 v6. even the same blue

this is my sons dream car!

The 2.4 Liter engine Needs a Turbo on this van like the Neon SRT4 and PT Cruiser GT.

what type of music

No more in-depth tours anymore I assume and just only driving videos?

Great sounding 4 cylinder engine minivan

I’m 18 and I drive one. The only difference is that the radio was replaced.

this is a nice van

I'd rock this van... if the price was right.

not nessecarily, sometimes smaller engines are harder on gas than the larger ones to a point cause they're working harder. maybe not for this one but for some. for example my father used to own a 1987 ford ranger with a V6 but a guy we knows owned a newer ranger from the 1990's with the little I4, the 4 cylinder was harder on gas than the 6. if its too small it will work too hard and burn more gas. maybe its not the same on these;i dont know but it happens.

Idk if its only me how i feel about the 2002 Dodge Caravan, But i really dont like how this Van is Really Really Smooth. I can't Feel the brakes when i brake... Its my Dad's Van, has it for almost 10years. He really loves that Van. Maybe cuz i sometime drive the Van so i might not use to the way the Dodge design the Vehicle.. Its just my opinion how i feel about the vehicle..

Cool car!!! BTW, is this car not a Chrysler Voyager? ;)

i see a broken right mirror, fix that before you sell it. a happy customer will return

@aura984 that has a four cylinder in it. a four banger has trouble hauling a car around, let alone a van

well, even the 1990s maybe, a lot of vhicles, particurlarly lower end and base models had them then usually by then with a 4 speed optional. and yes, they were used a lot in the 1970s thoug, even 1980s. and they date back a few decades before then when automatics first came out. but 4 speeds started to really show up by the 1990s a lot and i thought they would have been phased out by the 21st century. theres even a 9 speed coming out soon! too many if you ask me. 6 is ideal in my opinion.

kyle meant short tour for a view around the car so you can see in what shape the car is! not about a short trip to test drive it! i hope you understood what i tried to say! my english sucks

@Whoatemycheese i Personally Think a 4 Cylinder Engine is too small for a Vehicle as Large as a Minivan.

Manual windows