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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family's '97 4runner is finally giving it up. We are a duel fed family so this is a horrible time to buy a car, but we need something and would like to stop having to pay for flights every time we visit family in the south. We have three kids and would like a minivan that is reliable enough for road trips at the lowest possible cost. [b]We could probably pay around 10k cash [/b]and the rest would have to be financed, and I don't know how any of that works. Any recommendations for me? [/quote]
Buy a longblock crate engine and have a mechanic do an engine swap. 
Still have your vehicle, but like new with a new engine.[/quote]

But a new car will have [b]safety features like back up cameras[/b]- even the base model. Does a 30 year old car have air bags? Do they work? 
I have a Kia carnival minivan (mid level for the pleather seats kids and dog) and I love it. I will drive it into the ground.  It is not perfect and just out of the warranty, so when I had an electrical problem I was fortunate to have purchased the “wrap around” coverage which extended the warranty  to “60 months or 100,000  miles”. Otherwise there have been no problems.

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Buy and install one for $150. Cameras are cheap, even cheaper than that. Not much of a safety feature though. Airbags are GTG for a long time but can be replaced if you are a worry wart. [/quote]

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