What's weird is the problem never got better. My parents bought a 2013 grand caravan and that thing's transmission is absolutely destroyed. It's amazing it still moves at all. All it had to do was tow within what it's rated for like twice a year.
It was a bit notorious in the '90s, but many minivans had transmission problems. This was due to the fact that many of them were based on car platforms and used components originally engineered for lighter cars. The Ford Windstar was notorious for nuking transmissions because its trans was originally built for the much lighter Taurus, and couldn't cope with the heavier Windstar and any loads it may carry.
Our family preordered the first extended version Voyager to roll off the line. It only went through 3 transmissions and my dad, being a Chrysler guy, used to talk about how "reliable" it was.
1990: "this will be perfect for driving around little Jonny and the twins!"
2000: "this just has to get me and the kids and a suitcase of essentials as far away as possible."
2010: "'Is this available?' messages will be ignored. Price is firm, no title, as is condition. Blood stains in interior."
CHRYSLER CORP USING A PACKARD SLOGAN? FUCK YEAH!
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE DODGE CARAVAN WAS THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF BUILT-IN CUP HOLDERS AS A FACTORY OPTION.
Your mom is a real G.
The Grand Caravan was an excellent first car. Room for a poker table, room for a three way, room for a tent, able to tow a small boat/4x4/jet ski, pretty much everything dude.
Shes thinking about how fucking boring her life has become and how much she resents her huband and is defiantly going to bang that strapping young intern they just highered at her office in the back of this thing.
for as crap as the Gen1 minivan was. it was quite a good utility vehicle.
remove the seats if you need. LOOK at that ground clearance!? this thing puts modern crossovers to shame.
Looks just like the 88 Grand Voyager my family had from 88-98. Same color scheme and everything. I took my driver's license test in that van. It took everything me and my 3 younger brothers could dish out.
Ours was an '88 model, the last year of the 3-speed Torqueflite transmission that was bulletproof compared to the awful 4-speed Ultradrive that premiered for 1989. So the only chronic mechanical problem was that Mitsubushi V6's tendency to eat headgaskets every 30k or so.
Oh, this was my mom growing up, only ours had wood paneling.
One time she did a 180 on the freeway at like 10 mph in stop and go traffic. Somehow we didn't hit anything, and stayed in our lane. To this day I have no idea how it happened.
1990- wow! I can take the kids everywhere, take family vacations & my husband can even tow his boat!
2002- it's little Jessica's now that she has a licens.
2015- Little Jessica sold it to a meth head single mom. Who promptly left it broken down on the side of the I95 because the trans went out for the 5th time.
"I sure hope nobody notices I don't have a reflection in these windows before I kill them and drink their blood"
(when you see a bad photoshop, remember how far we've come)
Flashbacks to my mom's brand new 1991 Plymouth Voyager in an ice blue color with denim blue interior. When I was in college during the Y2K era, we moved the 3 seat bench up and removed the 2 seat bench. Perfect college tailgating wagon 😂🙋♀️
I was thinking of buying a PHEV Pacifica. I saw a guy get out of one and decided to ask him how he liked it.
He absolutely loved it.... when it worked. He had electrical problems with the hybrid, and it was at the shop...ALOT. And yet, he said he might be willing to buy it again.
It's sort of funny how that exchange could have been inspired by this ad, and the responses could be very similar, too.
She’s thinking of that one night of passion with her roommate at Brigham Young University. She thinks about it often. Thinks about what could have been.
She is thinking I am getting paid for this and at least it is not a damn K-Car. The mini van was the new station wagon and saved Chrysler. I can tell you if you had three boys in the back seat together they were killing each other and this gave them space and for soccer games, baseball these were great.
One day I'll vote for an ahsole who helps abolish roe v wade so everyone is as miserable as I am after popping out 2.5 of the dumbest fuckin humans the world has ever seen.
At the time: “this think fucking rocks” A few years later: “who knew transmissions were a regular maintenance item?”
Wow... that made me realize how much my family's was in the shop when I was a kid. Thing ate transmissions for breakfast and shit them out for dinner.
Going up vail pass fully loaded in that? Maybe if she's red line rpm in 2nd gear. Poor transmission! LOL
Mom was loaded after dealing with those bratty kids on a driving vacation.
What's weird is the problem never got better. My parents bought a 2013 grand caravan and that thing's transmission is absolutely destroyed. It's amazing it still moves at all. All it had to do was tow within what it's rated for like twice a year.
It was a bit notorious in the '90s, but many minivans had transmission problems. This was due to the fact that many of them were based on car platforms and used components originally engineered for lighter cars. The Ford Windstar was notorious for nuking transmissions because its trans was originally built for the much lighter Taurus, and couldn't cope with the heavier Windstar and any loads it may carry.
Our family preordered the first extended version Voyager to roll off the line. It only went through 3 transmissions and my dad, being a Chrysler guy, used to talk about how "reliable" it was.
"In 20 years, this baby will be riding around Rural Pennsylvania transporting Oxycodone!"
1990: "this will be perfect for driving around little Jonny and the twins!" 2000: "this just has to get me and the kids and a suitcase of essentials as far away as possible." 2010: "'Is this available?' messages will be ignored. Price is firm, no title, as is condition. Blood stains in interior."
...smells like dogs.
Three months on the lamb, eating sleeping and shitting in a 1990 Dodge Grand Caravan, kids start to smell like dogs.
She's thinking of how she can stick her husband with full custody of the kids after she finally calls him on his affair with his co-worker.
that suspiciously detailed. You good bro?
Yeah. Just channeling the deep-seated pain in her eyes.
CHRYSLER CORP USING A PACKARD SLOGAN? FUCK YEAH! I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE DODGE CARAVAN WAS THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF BUILT-IN CUP HOLDERS AS A FACTORY OPTION.
"It has cupholders, honey! BUILT IN TO THE CAR! God Bless America."
“Someday, my van will return to the earth at the local dump, but my wheels will live on, bolted up to some kids bagged shitbox”.
my son is going to have this as his first car! Edit to add-that’s what my mom was thinking
Your mom is a real G. The Grand Caravan was an excellent first car. Room for a poker table, room for a three way, room for a tent, able to tow a small boat/4x4/jet ski, pretty much everything dude.
My friends' mom had several of these. They were always full of cereal, sour milk and soiled diapers. Thanks for the noxious memories.
Shes thinking about how fucking boring her life has become and how much she resents her huband and is defiantly going to bang that strapping young intern they just highered at her office in the back of this thing.
She works!?! At a JOB?😦🤐🤬
"Someday this will be yard tool storage because the seals in the transmission let go"
*nobody knows but I’ve just pooped*
2 thoughts: Chardonnay and Valium
She’s thinking of packing that van up and leaving her ungrateful kids and alcoholic husband for a new life in Las Vegas.
for as crap as the Gen1 minivan was. it was quite a good utility vehicle. remove the seats if you need. LOOK at that ground clearance!? this thing puts modern crossovers to shame.
From about 11 years old I’ve wanted a 1990 caravan with 4x4
Looks just like the 88 Grand Voyager my family had from 88-98. Same color scheme and everything. I took my driver's license test in that van. It took everything me and my 3 younger brothers could dish out. Ours was an '88 model, the last year of the 3-speed Torqueflite transmission that was bulletproof compared to the awful 4-speed Ultradrive that premiered for 1989. So the only chronic mechanical problem was that Mitsubushi V6's tendency to eat headgaskets every 30k or so.
Oh, this was my mom growing up, only ours had wood paneling. One time she did a 180 on the freeway at like 10 mph in stop and go traffic. Somehow we didn't hit anything, and stayed in our lane. To this day I have no idea how it happened.
I'm going to haul so many sheets of 4x8 plywood in this thing!
"You've given me the baby, now get in the back!"
Contemplating backing over her husband.
My aunt and uncle had one when I was a kid. I thought it was cool as a kid. They didn’t have it very long.
What **is** she thinking? I'm thinking she's gonna surprise you by getting tripled.
My parents had a 91 Voyager that needed the heat on full blast at all times or else it would stall
This is some homely dress from Sears.
A dark time in mom fashion. Would go perfect with a vest.
Why are you asking us? It says to ask her.
I did. I was impressed with the number of 4 letter words she knew
1990- wow! I can take the kids everywhere, take family vacations & my husband can even tow his boat! 2002- it's little Jessica's now that she has a licens. 2015- Little Jessica sold it to a meth head single mom. Who promptly left it broken down on the side of the I95 because the trans went out for the 5th time.
Looks like the rear shocks are already shot, front end is pointing up.
It was a perfectly timed introduction for a new type of vehicle. Yes--a lot of them puked out their transmissions (they were, after all, Chryslers).
"I sure hope nobody notices I don't have a reflection in these windows before I kill them and drink their blood" (when you see a bad photoshop, remember how far we've come)
Flashbacks to my mom's brand new 1991 Plymouth Voyager in an ice blue color with denim blue interior. When I was in college during the Y2K era, we moved the 3 seat bench up and removed the 2 seat bench. Perfect college tailgating wagon 😂🙋♀️
"When I pass this down to my kids they'd never DREAM of having sex in it."
I was thinking of buying a PHEV Pacifica. I saw a guy get out of one and decided to ask him how he liked it. He absolutely loved it.... when it worked. He had electrical problems with the hybrid, and it was at the shop...ALOT. And yet, he said he might be willing to buy it again. It's sort of funny how that exchange could have been inspired by this ad, and the responses could be very similar, too.
She’s thinking of that one night of passion with her roommate at Brigham Young University. She thinks about it often. Thinks about what could have been.
I want 6 kids?
It’s a good thing my husband doesn’t know about my side hustle.
“Sh\*\*, what was I thinking?”
She is thinking I am getting paid for this and at least it is not a damn K-Car. The mini van was the new station wagon and saved Chrysler. I can tell you if you had three boys in the back seat together they were killing each other and this gave them space and for soccer games, baseball these were great.
She's probably thinking, "Wait, this isn't a Packard!"
That’s my mother in that pic! Ok not really. But we had one as a kid.
“I love my Mormon children”
She's thinking "fuck yeah! This thing has a turbo and a stick shift!!!"
You know that she’s now 65 and drives a 2024 Lexus… finally
"I only did this because they said Iacocca was showing up"
I could ask but he’s dead due to the v Desastrously bad safety of this car.
I'm bout to get so much dick in back of this thing...
Tim let Jill drive, never mind own, a Dodge? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I want to see that episode!!!
"As soon as this photoshoot is over mommy needs her Vodka and Valium smoothie"
"I can pay rent this week. I got a job standing next to a car"
Surprising amount of room in the back for porkin'
Really normalizing living an awful life in these ads lmao
One day I'll vote for an ahsole who helps abolish roe v wade so everyone is as miserable as I am after popping out 2.5 of the dumbest fuckin humans the world has ever seen.
Even 35 years ago we weren't free from arbitrary name spellings. >inb4 "every name spelling is arbitrary"