I saw this thing and it looked to me like what an R-class should
actually be, tarted up of course to wear the star, and with
fragrance dispensers to cover up the smell of puking chirruns in the
back. Now that Fiat owns Chrysler, I guess that won't happen.
Coupla years ago we rented a diesel T&C meenievayan, badged as a
Lancia, in Italy, which I guess is a Fiat in disguise too. I shall
admit to everyone now that I actually kinda liked it...
http://jalopnik.com/2017-chrysler-town-country-this-is-it-1752175922
--R
When the R came out, there was a dogcrypsler that looked very
similar. I suspected both were the same platform. "Experts" assured
me they were not. However after I saw that post-merger dodge vans
had ATE and other components from das vaterland, I still suspect
there was some interchangeability between the R and the dodgcrypsler
products.
I always hoped, during the marriage, for a MB version of the grand
caravan with an OM engine and MB trans. The new "Vito" is supposed
to be here now, but Vito has a bad reputation for reliability, so who
knows how good/bad it is. The grand caravan is still the best small
van option, unless you never haul anything but chirruns, then maybe
an asian POS might be desirable.
I enjoyed driving the heap SDL on the 1300 mile trip, but I generally
prefer the van for long trips.
The GC/T&C gets a bad rap. It is an excellent vehicle.
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