[Scotty89]

I have worked on alot of these vans and I will agree that the transmissions are not the best ones. There are numerous shift issues with the 6 speed trans in these. Sometimes these transmissions will shift just fine and other times they will shift hard. I have has several of these vans do that and most of the time you will not find anything wrong. The brake issues I have seen more on like the 2008-2010 MY vans. Granted they have the same brake system I think they worked the kinks out. The gas mileage isn't anything to party over but I have seen worse. On some vehicles there is a ECO button that does seem to gain some but not an amazing amount. I know people that absolutely love these vans then there are others that hate them. The stow and go does give you alot of interior room when needed but a big thing I don't like about the stow and go is where the spare tire is. Between the front two seats under the vehicle. They do give you a tool to hook to your tire tool to help pull it put from under the vehicle but it is a hassle. But then again if you constantly need your spare maybe you should keep it inside the van. There are several options you can get on these vans and they do seem spacious when all the seats up. I would suggest driving the van up and down hills and do some highway driving too if possible.