kevinpreston8
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Speaking of vans....
On my last company car, when we had more choices, I was late getting my order in, and all that was left were Chevy Ventures. I thought, yech, what a car to get stuck with.
Well, the sticker on this thing was $27k, so I was lucky, it was the most expensive of the standard (no additional out of pocket expenses) cars available. This thing had electric doors on both sides, dual air, captains chairs, electric everything, and was like driving a couch it was so comfortable. Getting my infant son in and out was a dream, and all seats folded down. When we moved, all my sheds were broken down and hauled in the thing with no problem. Of course it did not handle like a sports car, but handling was fair and it was not top heavy. I could take 7 people in it very comfortably, and went up a mountain road with my whole family and parents in comfort.
After many of the very hardest miles, with A/C almost always on, I had the front brakes and tires replaced, and a few oil changes. That was it.
What a nice, comfortable car, and while not cheap for a van, it sure was worth it. If in the market for a minivan, I would not have even thought of a Chevrolet. This just proves my point that when interested in a car, drive everything. You may be shocked.
On my last company car, when we had more choices, I was late getting my order in, and all that was left were Chevy Ventures. I thought, yech, what a car to get stuck with.
Well, the sticker on this thing was $27k, so I was lucky, it was the most expensive of the standard (no additional out of pocket expenses) cars available. This thing had electric doors on both sides, dual air, captains chairs, electric everything, and was like driving a couch it was so comfortable. Getting my infant son in and out was a dream, and all seats folded down. When we moved, all my sheds were broken down and hauled in the thing with no problem. Of course it did not handle like a sports car, but handling was fair and it was not top heavy. I could take 7 people in it very comfortably, and went up a mountain road with my whole family and parents in comfort.
After many of the very hardest miles, with A/C almost always on, I had the front brakes and tires replaced, and a few oil changes. That was it.
What a nice, comfortable car, and while not cheap for a van, it sure was worth it. If in the market for a minivan, I would not have even thought of a Chevrolet. This just proves my point that when interested in a car, drive everything. You may be shocked.
