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Recently,Automotive News’ Larry Vellequette reported that Chrysler planned to boost the price their least expensive minivan to around $26,000. This resulted in an extensive discussion on Allpar’s forums, with some outrage over the high entry price.
Going back to 2000, when minivan sales were still thriving and Chrysler was the undisputed king of the North American mini-market, we see the official list price of the long-wheelbase Dodge Caravan — the cheapest of the Chrysler Group vans at the time — cost $21,790 plus a destination charge (in the continental US) of $790.
Adjusted for inflation, that’s $29,600 or so today… plus the destination charge, which is now $995.
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Going back to 2000, when minivan sales were still thriving and Chrysler was the undisputed king of the North American mini-market, we see the official list price of the long-wheelbase Dodge Caravan — the cheapest of the Chrysler Group vans at the time — cost $21,790 plus a destination charge (in the continental US) of $790.
Adjusted for inflation, that’s $29,600 or so today… plus the destination charge, which is now $995.
You may ask whether, at those high prices, … (full article) Read the rest...
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