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The 2008 Chrysler Town and Country near-luxury minivan (MSRP: $22,825 - $35,985, Invoice price: $21,064 - $32,777) is available in Base LX, Touring, and Limited trim levels. The Chrysler Town and Country minivan is currently in its fifth generation. It is assembled in Ontario, Canada and St. Louis, Missouri.

This minivan model competes with the Chevrolet Uplander, Dodge Caravan, Honda Odyssey, Hyundai Entourage, Kia Sedona, Mazda Mazda5, Nissan Quest, and the Toyota Sienna. Available engines are a 175-horsepower, 3.3-liter V6 engine, a 197-horsepower, 3.8-liter V6 engine, and a 253-horsepower, 4.0-liter V6 engine. Both four-speed and six-speed automatic transmissions are also available. The Town and Country comes with a front-wheel drive system.

The 2008 Chrysler Town and Country minivan has a front independent suspension, a front stabilizer bar, a modified MacPherson strut front suspension, and a solid axle rear suspension.

Exterior features on this minivan model are 16 x 6.5 inch steel wheels, all season tires, a temporary spare tire, a steel spare wheel, and full wheel covers. It is equipped with an underbody mounted spare tire, variable-intermittent wipers, a rear defogger, and an intermittent rear wiper. The Town and Country also has a manual sliding side door and a rear liftgate door. Instrumentation features are a tachometer, a clock, and low fuel level warning.

Interior features on the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country minivan include a seven-person total seating capacity, bucket front seats, and premium cloth upholstery. It has a bench rear seat, a folding rear seatback, manual folding split-bench third row seats, and 40-60 split bench third row seats.

Power features for this minivan are remote power door locks, power windows, 1 one-touch power windows, and heated mirrors.

Convenience features on the Town and Country minivan are power-dependent steering, a tilt-adjustable steering wheel, and front, rear, and third row cupholders. It has front door pockets, 12V front and 12V rear power outlets, and a front console with storage.

Comfort features for the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country minivan include air conditioning, front reading lights, dual vanity mirrors, and a cargo area light. Entertainment features are an AM/FM in-dash single CD player with CD MP3 Playback stereo, four total speakers, and a mast antenna.

The Town and Country minivan has the following safety and security features: ventilated front disc/solid rear disc brakes, a four-wheel Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), an emergency braking assist, and stability control. This model is equipped with front, rear, and third row head airbags and passenger airbag occupant-sensing deactivation. More safety features are front seatbelt pretensioners, rear door child safety locks, child seat anchors, and height-adjustable headrests (two front, two rear, three third row). The Town and Country also has an engine immobilizer, tire pressure monitoring, auto delay off headlamps, and electronic brake-force distribution.

More features on the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring minivan are a trip computer, an external temperature display, a compass, alloy wheels, a roof rack, and a rear power liftgate door. Also available are power-opening rear quarter windows, dusk-sensing headlamps, front fog/driving lights, an eight-way and height-adjustable driver seat, and driver seat with manual adjustable lumbar support. More features are rear ventilation ducts with fan control, reclining rear seats, two one-touch power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, and audio and cruise controls on steering wheel.

The Town and Country Touring minivan has height-adjustable pedals, 12V and 115V front and 12V rear power outlets, an overhead console with storage, a universal remote transmitter, dual-zone air conditioning, rear reading lights, and dual illuminating vanity mirrors. A leather-wrapped steering wheel, leather trim on shift knob, front and rear floor mats, power-sliding doors, Stow 'n Go seating, rear air-conditioning, six total speakers, a Sirius satellite radio, and an auxiliary MP3 audio input are also standard on this trim model.

More features on the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited minivan are 17 inch chrome alloy wheels, rear parking sensors, a remote anti-theft alarm system, xenon high-intensity discharge headlamps, a rear view camera, and turn signal mirrors. Also available are premium leather upholstery, a multi-level heating driver seat, an eight-way power and multi level-heating power passenger seat, and a multi-level heating rear seat.

The Town and Country Limited is equipped with an exterior automatic dimming electrochromatic mirror (for driver only), a remote engine start, retained accessory power, a three-zone climate control, an interior air filtration, and an electrochromatic inside rearview mirror. Memorized settings for two drivers (which includes settings for driver seat and mirrors), 506 watts of stereo output, nine total speakers, a built-in hard drive, and one subwoofer are also standard on this trim level.

A safety report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed that the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan/Van received five stars out of five in frontal and side crash tests, and four stars out of five in rollover tests (2WD and 4WD).

A reliability history report from ConsumerReports.org showed how the Chrysler Town and Country Minivan/Van held up mechanically. The Chrysler Town and Country Minivan/Van received the following ratings for the year 2007 (major redesign year was 2001): Excellent ratings for its engine, transmission, drive, fuel, electrical and climate systems, suspension, and exhaust; Very Good ratings for its brakes, paint and trim, power equipment, and audio system; Good ratings for its squeaks and rattles; and fair rating for its body hardware.

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