2002 CHRYSLER Grand Voyager reviews

Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.5 CRD Diesel Manual 2002

Arguably its the best People Carrier you can buy (and I have been using People Carriers (not to be confused with MPV’s ) for some ten years. I have a family of seven and its the only car to buy .....as a starting point it will take seven suit cases without the need for a top box (and its the first car I have had without a top box and hence one that can fit under most height barriers and into multi storey car parks!). Later models might seem better but unfortunately not available with this 5 speed manual gear box - fancy 34mpg cruising at 80mph - seven up? , then read on. This is a car, which although it develops the occasional electrical gadget fault, starts every time. Its interior comfort is the best welcome I have ever had. Its towing power is good - I’d have liked a little more, but its due to the high gearing and 3rd and 4th are the gears to use. However MPG when towing is reasonable. On the plus side, for the practically minded its seems to come apart quite easily (even though a Haynes manual didn’t say how to get access to grease the handbrake mechanism. The starter motor was removed and refitted in the half the time it took to do the same job on a 1993 Mondeo - and it was not changed, just the solenoid cleaned at zero cost. This is a car I would like to keep for ever. Its an ICON, a bit like a VW and I really wish I could buy a new one , perhaps with a 3 litre engine, although in truth the 2.5 is still a very good one. With a little TLC I’d like to think it would last forever. It remains a car to arrive in.