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Vans & Minivans Chevy Venture Should I buy a used Venture/Astro?
15 messages, Last post on Oct 24, 2008 at 3:54 AM
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We have a 1999 Venture van that we really love, it runs great but I'm dissapointed it's starting to get rusty. We are looking at a 04 Venture with only 47k on it. Does anybody know what changes if any were made thru the years. It seems ours has some common issues with other ventures, ie. ruston lower rocker panels below both sliding doors, aluminum hood showing signs of corrosion which makes the paint come off. Mechanically the van has been great but I'm curious if the 04 has any improvements over earlier models.
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Replying to: paprius4030 (Jan 20, 2008 4:18 pm) The Ventures really changed very little throughout their lifespan. If you've got one your happy with I'd recommend keeping it but the nice thing is that they've lost a lot of value so you're probably getting a really good price on the 04. It might be worth the leap. I've even heard that people are getting unbelievable deals on the Uplanders, you may want to look there as well. Good luck...
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Im looking at buying A 2005 chevy venture ls and ran a carfax report on it and seen that the first owner was a rental fleet. they had it for the first 23,000 miles and the second owner had it until it reached 48000 miles. the price is 10,000$. does anyone out there have any suggestions one buying a rental
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Replying to: rrsig (Jan 28, 2008 1:16 pm) That being said - I know people who have bought former rentals and have had great luck with them. If you can get your mechanic to check it out before you buy it might be a good idea. Good Luck...
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Replying to: 442dude (Jan 28, 2008 1:40 pm) |
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I found that venture has problems with gasket, ac, etc. But I am not soure if they are fixed in 2004 model. Also what should I ask or look before buying?
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Replying to: smbuyer (Jun 09, 2008 7:39 am)
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Replying to: smbuyer (Jun 09, 2008 1:17 pm) That being said...they're not the best minivans...they're also not the worst...I have a 2000 and we've had pretty good luck with it...stuff breaks, you fix it and you move on down the road...they probably drive the best of all of the domestic minivans in my opinion...I drove them all at the time when we bought it...peppy acceleration and a nice tight road feel. They also have plenty of rattles and suffer from an assortment of electrical foibles. The great thing is that they've depreciated like a falling meteor so you can get a pretty good used one for not a lot of money. I think by 04 they had ironed out the intake manifold issue but take a close look at the condition of the antifreeze & oil to be sure that you're not mixing them inside the motor. They're tough to work on since they shoehorned so much under the hood so expect to pay a little extra for mechanical repairs than you're used to...expect good gas mileage though...we get about 18 in around town driving and in the mid 20s on the highway...not bad for a big minivan. All in all, I think you can do a lot worse. Its a pretty solid package IMO even with its faults. One review I read when we were looking at ours was pretty telling...it went something like this: " While the Venture has faults, few of them will leave you stranded at the side of the road unlike other minivans in its class" 'nuff said... Good Luck, John 
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Replying to: 442dude (Jan 25, 2008 8:32 pm) 
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Replying to: 442dude (Jun 09, 2008 5:25 pm)
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