We did it! 200,000 miles!

The Caravan hit 200,000 miles on the odometer today.

The Caravanettes were with me to witness the milestone.

What a glorious day.  I've been getting a lot of handshakes, high-fives, pats on the back, and even a few slaps on the butt (which I didn't care for).

Minivan Brochures

Here's a photo of my collection of minivan brochures:















Top row (left to right): 1991 Dodge Family Catalog, 1993 1/2 Plymouth Voyager Sport Wagon, Dodge Caravan Mopar Accessories
Middle row (L-R): Dodge Caravan - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Bottom row (L-R): 1991 Plymouth Voyager, '92 Chrysler/Plymouth minivans (Voyager, Town & Country), '93 Chrysler/Plymouth minivans, '94 Chrysler/Plymouth minivans, 1995 Plymouth Voyager

Long Awaited Update

Maintenance log:

May 29: Fuel filter replaced

June 11: Starter rebuilt

Gas log:

May 29:  241.3 miles / 11.783 gallons = 20.48 mpg

July 8:  247.2 miles / 11.105 gallons = 22.26 mpg

August 24: 244.0 miles / 11.616 gallons = 21.01 mpg

Caravan odometer = 181,619 miles

Maintenance

This morning I was finally able to get around to doing an oil change and replacing the air filter.  I used a 17 mm socket wrench for the oil drain plug.

Oil:  Valvoline 5w-30 Full Synthetic
Oil Filter:  WIX #51085
Air Filter:  WIX #42133

Caravan odometer = 181,096 miles

March/April Gas

March 13:  244.2 miles / 13.449 gallons = 18.16 mpg

April 23:  262.1 miles / 14.177 gallons = 18.49 mpg

Caravan odometer = 180,967 miles

January Gas

January 24: 191.7 miles / 11.812 gallons = 16.23 mpg

The mpg was achieved with 87 octane (no ethanol).  I decided to fill up with 91 octane (no ethanol) for a winter treat for the caravan.  The gas cost $3.429 per gallon.

Caravan odometer = 180,455 miles

Backlog of Gas Mileage

August 9: 257.5 miles / 12.044 gallons = 21.38 mpg

October 7: 295.7 miles / 14.843 gallons = 19.92 mpg

November 13: 287.2 miles / 14.314 gallons = 20.06 mpg

December 18: 225.5 miles / 12.276 gallons = 18.37 mpg

Caravan odometer = 180,191 miles