Chevrolet Venture

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.38 of 5, 8.00 votes

Price Paid:  $14000.00 from randy wise chevrolet

Year / Model Reviewed:
2008 warner brothers edition

Strengths:
lots of room, tv/dvd for kids, built in car seat, low maitenance

Weaknesses:
the only thing i can think of is it blows blinker lightbulbs more often

Summary:
this van has been extremely reliable and useful. i bought it because i needed extra seating when i opened my daycare. it has a great built in car seat, seats fold down for a ton of extra cargo room. i have only had to replace brakes and tires and it has 98800 miles on it. i thought that i would never buy a mini van, but i have to admit i like it.

Similar Products Used:
2001 pontiac aztec, 1996 corsica

Price Paid:  $20800.00 from Conyers GA

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 LT

Strengths:
The price - got almost $12000 off the ridiculous sticker price of over 32,000. Also good: DVD player, fold-down third seat, XM radio

Weaknesses:
tires lasted only 25K miles, lots of cheap plastic, I'm scared about the future since the reviews suggest imminent problems - I heard the head gasket problem is fixed by 2004 (I hope)

Summary:
So far OK. Have had the van for a year and a half and driven the heck out of it - about 40K miles. Both front bearings went out and the tie rod ends, too. Both covered under warranty. Good gas mileage and comfortable ride overall.

Similar Products Used:
first minivan - I wanted Honda but would have to pay about $10,000 more for all the features I got on the chevy

Price Paid:  $15000.00 from Betear Chevy

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 Venture

Strengths:
good gas mileage

Weaknesses:
none

Summary:
I have had no problems with mine, I love this van, I have a automatic door on the right, and I love that as well.

Similar Products Used:
The van I had before this was a windstar.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $17816.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Venture LS

Strengths:
Extended Warranty

Weaknesses:
Poor Quality from the manufacturer.

Summary:
I,just,purchased a 2004 Venture LS van with 14,483 miles and the outside molding has came loose already after three days. With all the reviews I have read on the Venture, I am scared about the future. I thank GOD I got the extended warranty.

Similar Products Used:
1990 Chevrolet Lumina Van with 144000 miles.

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $17816.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Chevrolet Venture

Strengths:
Roomy & comfortable interior.

Weaknesses:
Some problems

Summary:
We has to take back the van to the dealership to hook up the back windshield wiper. It was unplugged. The side door was leaking. The dealership fixed the problem. I asked my wife to keep all the repair tickets in a file for future references.

Similar Products Used:
1990 Chevrolet Lumina Van with 144,000 miles.