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2869 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 11:25 AM
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As current Venture owner, I would not like to see drastic changes in the vehicle. The current van is not outstanding but does many things well. The 8 passenger seating is versatile with the fold flat seat in the back and individual seats in the middle. The Venture is as reliable as my old Camry. An SUV look with AWD would be nice. Better lower back support in the drivers seat. Better MPG. |
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Agree. The Astro is not really a family vehicle. It is a samller work vehicle. FWD format mini-vans are best for most personal applications. |
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Isn't Wilmington, DE slated to be the plant for the Pontiac Solstice? I thought I remember that from a couple months back. Good theory on different locations. Guess that would leave Chicago to Pontiac. |
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My point about the Astro and its continuation as a family vehicle was to highlight deficiencies in the current Astro. Wouldn't it be nice if GM designed a new Astro (based on the Colorado) and styled it along the lines of the new Sienna or Quest? Families who own boats or pull trailers would have the option of purchasing a minivan with an impressive towing capacity. As it currently exists these families are forced into the SUV market. |
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| I agree. You see a lot of families with boats trade that Caravan on an Excursion just because they just bought a boat! A next gen Astro could be built wherever the Colorado/Canyon are going to be built. Style it more along the lines of a SUV, add a sliding door and add a fold-flat 3rd row seat to the Astro and you have big business. Then again- Suburban Sales would tank. I guess this isn't a win/win situation. | |
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So what if Suburban sales tank? I think GM would be doing the average American driver a favor by replacing some Suburban sales with modern Astro sales. GM wouldn't care about losing Suburban sales to Astro sales as long as the profit per vehicle on the new Astro would match the Sub's. Not likely, I know, but if GM is interested in returning to prominence it better start thinking outside the box. |
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| Are built in Louisiana in a recently rebuilt facility. It probably could be tooled to make 25k or so rwd mini-vans without much disruption to the pick up truck production. | |
| Maybe we could tone down Suburban production and make a next-gen Astro too. The interior would have to look nice- ya know- people want leather, NAV, and all that junk in their cars. (NAV might be worth a few dollars- but DVD rear seat entertainment? Just tell the kids to look out the window and appreciate what Nature has instead of watching Spongebob.) | |
| Looks like it's official - the Venture will be re-named Uplander, and the Montana is now the Montana SV6. Good move or bad? | |
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