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| Has anyone noticed an unusual manufacturing technique on the 99 montana where a material that appears to be tape of some sort is used extensively around that rear hatch opening? It is also used along the edge of the bottom of the front door frame. It is painted the same color as the body, But you can easily tell it is tape. I may be putting a deposit on this car tomorrow and I'd really appreciate anyone who has some info on this sharing it with me! | |
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Is it tape, as in cheap tape? Or is it a strong metal ribbon tape? I'm sure it is fine. Probably a tighter seal than using a rebber plug. Let us know how you new van is. Best of luck, VentureMan |
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I am purchasing a 98 Transport in a couple days and to prepare I have read the entire thread of this group, among other things. I can say I feel better informed. Although I am from Canada, all your insights are useful. Thank you to everyone for sharing your personal stories, especially the people who shared progress reports. ptCA |
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I haven't had a chance to look at any of the 1999 Pontiac Montanas yet. There were two dealerships in my area (San Francisco Bay Area) last year and now they have closed up shop. Has GM been consolidating franchises? I am very interested in the Montana, but I am worried about logistics if the need came up for servicing by a dealership. I cant very well travel 45-60 minutes each way to a dealership. Has anyone ever heard of a Chevy dealer performing warranty work for a Pontiac? Thanks for any help. VentureMan |
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After reading through 144 messages re: the Pontiac Tran Sport/Montana, I am considering a 1999 Montana. I would be interested in hearing any comments about the "Traction Control" in winter conditions. I am leaning toward an AWD minivan from Chrysler, but I would like to hear comparisons with "Traction Control". |
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| I have 1000 miles on my 99 so far and so far so good. No defects or problems have reared their heads and a few neat features have been discovered. The headlights are automatic, the interior lights all come on when you remove the key for ease of egress and gathering all your stuff without having to open the door first, the interior lights fade out when all the doors are closed, and after 10 minutes or so the interior lights shut themselves off if a door is left ajar to save the battery. I am also pleased with the range of the 25 gallon gas tank(even around town). Recently removed all the rear seats and loaded the thing with lumber and plywood to finish a deck and it swallowed everything with aplomb (I have the extended version which I highly recommend). I also recommend getting the eight seat configuration, you can always take one out to make an aisle. Power slider continues to be a crowd-pleaser. All in all still extremely pleased with the van. We'll see how it goes as the miles start to rack up. | |
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To VentureMan: I don't really know if a Chevy dealer will service a Montana, but considering that most everything except some trim pieces are the same on the Venture, I think it's worth a try. Also, you should look at the maintenance schedule, because it's greatly reduced via a number of improvenments. My 98 Trans Sport Montana is great! Enjoy! |
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Safty IS important. But lets keep it in perspective. The chances of a minivan driver getting into a real bad accident is next to zero; for injury rates, see href="http://www.carsafety.org/ictl7.htm" For death rates, see href="http://www.carsafety.org/ddr7.htm". There are so many features and considerations that each of us must consider before making a significant purchase ( close to $30k after taxes). To eliminate a choice simply on the basis of one crash test --that is least likely to happen to a minivan driver-- is paranoid. And the injuries from a frontal crash will only pertain to adults (children should not ride in the front seat). All Volvo owners I have met are safty paranoid. They are willing to settle for a smaller and more expensive (and in my opinion, ugly) vehicle with great safty engineered into them. But death rates for Volvos are not any better the the GM minivans href="http://www.carsafety.org/ddr2.htm". So Volvo is one of the most safe cars on the road and yet its injury and deaths are no better than minivans. Buy a minvan because it meets your needs and likes, and not because of false hysteria. Best of luck, VentureMan |
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| I bought a 1997 Pontiac Transport Montana new last October. In the year we have put 28000 miles on it. The tires are billed as self sealing. We got a nail in one. Took it to the dealer to have it patched. Less than a week later, we took it back to have it patched. After three weeks of trying to get it patched, it developed a bulge then burst. The nail was no where near the 1/4 inch spike they advertise. The computer does not seem to be very accurate for gas mileage. We have gassed up many times, expected 23 miles per gallon or better because the computer said we got that over all, but got closer to 20 miles per gallon. The vehicle seems to have problems with cross winds. When you drive along a road that has a rut running even with the direction of travel it has problems. Over all gas consumption is 20 MPG. Mostly pleasant to drive. Breaks started sqeeking about 10,000 miles, a sales man told us 12000 is standard mileage before brake pads need to be replaced but we have about 1/2 break pad usage. | |
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