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#111 of 1453 rogerfritz by rogerfritz Aug 28, 1998 (1:29 am)
Just for anybody who is interested, I've got a 98 Transport Montana with 3700 miles on it. No power door so I cant comment on that. It is holding together good so far with no problems except one. The velcro holder on the ceiling to hold the seat belt out of the way for entering rear seat passengers lasted about 2 days. That thing is pretty jakey. I have been getting 20-23MPG with a mix of town and rural driving. I don't have power seats. They are pretty comfy, though more than about 10 minutes without the cruise control makes my ankle sore. I spent a half hour ride in the back seat and they were fine, the rear air does a good job too. When I bought it in May, any of the 5 dealers I went to would have gone $350 over invoice without batting an eye-not counting the rebate. Can't speak for now though, obviously. Pontiac claims removing the seats are easy, eh- I wouldn't call it easy, I don't see the average soccer mom handling the chore by herself. Overall I'm very satisfied, and the main reason I got it is that if I have to suffer with a minivan-it is hands down the coolest looking minivan ever. though cool and minivan in the same sentence is not a normal thought.
#112 of 1453 Pricing by jeff21 Aug 28, 1998 (4:51 am)
I am considering buying a Trans Sport Montana in the next couple of weeks and am looking for recent pricing info. A dealer I spoke to said they are "hot" selling vehicles, and are hard to find since the GM strike. I am hoping to pay only a few hundred $ over invoice but limited availability might create higher prices. Does anyone have any recent buying experiences to share?
#113 of 1453 Kendp by Kendp Aug 30, 1998 (3:16 am)
I have a '90 Lumina APV, which is very similar to the Transport and Olds Silouette. The side door handle no longer works from inside the van, and I had one dealer tell me (without looking at it very carefully) that the best thing to do would be to replace the whole door. This seems a bit bizarre--anyone else had this problem? For what it's worth, the ride and the seating arrangement of the APV (and Pontiac and Olds counterparts) are unbeatable. However, we have had the van back for many, many problems over the past 8 years, though it has managed to rack up about 105K miles. Looking to replace it soon with a Sienna, only because of the reliability experience with our 90 model.
#114 of 1453 2345 by 2345 Aug 31, 1998 (5:58 am)
Kendp: You committed the ultimate car buying sin: you bought the van in its first model year. The first year of almost any model is more trouble prone than later years. They simply find design flaws that are impossible to detect in test models. About your door: sounds like the dealer is out to make a whole lot of money. All that needs to be done is for the inside panel to be taken off and the broken part replaced.
#115 of 1453 looking2 by looking2 Sep 26, 1998 (5:25 pm)
So what kind of pricing did you get on the Montana? We are considering purchasing one in the next few days...and I'm curious what you were able to negotiate. My husband is ready to jump at the deal and I keep telling him that there's more room for negotiation, especially now that the 99s are on their way. He believes that since the strike we better move fast. What do you think?
#116 of 1453 gator by gator Sep 29, 1998 (1:06 pm)
Leased a 99 Montana extended length yesterday. Power slider, front and rear ac, power driver seat, cd player, 8 passenger seating. $400 a month for 40 months nothing down including tax tags etc. $750 cash back. Its white with the charcoal body cladding. Love the aluminum wheels. Power slider is a great gadget.
#117 of 1453 VentureMan by VentureMan Sep 29, 1998 (11:06 pm)
Gator, I have a few of questions: 1) Why did you choose the Pontiac over the Chevy? 2) What is the powerdoorII you referred to before? 3) What are the new changes for 1999? 4) I heard there is more horsepower. Is there? 5) What resources did you use for your research? I'd appreciate your help. Thanks, VentureMan
#118 of 1453 gene7 by gene7 Sep 30, 1998 (12:24 pm)
Where has anyone found the dealer cost numbers for the Venture or Transport??
#119 of 1453 VentureMan by VentureMan Sep 30, 1998 (4:32 pm)
I found it in two places. First I should mention that Pontiac has dropped the name Transsport for 1999 and replaced it with Montana. I found information on Kelly Blue Book, carprices, and CarWizard. Venture is not on KBB. href="http://www.kbb.com/cgi-bin/cgi.exe?kbb+zip:94518+nc+van" href="http://www.carprices.com/scripts/foxweb.exe/list_classesauto\cars?YEAR=All&MAKE=ALL&MODEL=ALL&CARID=ALL&CLASS=:Minivan&" href="http://motortrend.carwizard.com/new/1999" Best of Luck. VentureMan
#120 of 1453 gator by gator Sep 30, 1998 (7:39 pm)
Ventureman Well, I picked the Montana on looks. I know its not a SUV but I like the gingerbread they stuck on it to resemble one anyway. I like the aluminum wheels, the standard self-sealing tires (raised white letters) and the two-tone paint scheme a lot. I also knew that the 99s would offer the 98 Montana "look" as a no-cost option, so I got the look I wanted without having to pay for it. Chevy wasn't in the hunt (nice van just kind of a cipher), the 99 Windstar was for a bit until I found out the picture I saw was of the top of the line trim (too expensive),didn't like the other version. Dodge almost squeaked in a winner but ultimately I'm too wary of the reliability issues, real or not, and the experience of family members with a Sebring conv. and a Grand Cherokee (both always in the shop). The automatic door (my kids refer to it as the magic door) is called by Pontiac "Generation II", meaning GM figured out how to fix the bugs associated with the first version (I hope). I think they beefed up the electric motor and improved the design of the connectors. Started looking at the Transport in 97, thought that by the third year GM would have improved the van to where its probably as good as they're going to get with this version. Used the 98 numbers from Edmunds and Carpoint and told the dealer that I was sticking to those, period. Got $750 back and leased it (I also said they could shove their $190 processing fee). I have a hunch that GM is giving the dealers extra incentives to move product to help reclaim some of the lost market share caused by the strike because I think I did pretty good on price, could be wrong though. I forget if the horsepower is up, I think it is, but I am amazed at the get up and go regardless. Other changes are relatively minor, mostly package changes (they'll stick a ceiling mounted TV in it now) and new paint choices (3). Bottom-line is if I have to get a minivan I wanted the best looking one I could get cause I'm a superficial kind of guy . I would bet that reliability will be about average for vans, and I don't expect major problems. The long wheelbase sure drives nice and the bells and whistles inside are neat. The price fit my budget and I don't feel too much like a minivan sellout when Im behind the wheel. Just my thoughts, hope it helps.

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