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Needless to say, my '97 is for sale, because I need to make the payments on my 2003 Blazer hehehehe!
Sylvania has the info on their web site www.sylvania.com. The online store has them at $50 a pair, but listed retailers are at $39. some refer to a $10 mail in.
Check out the "What the Best Reliable Minivan" posts, they like foreign minivans mostly and even then they can't agree about which foreign minivan is the Most...ect, ect, ect.
You could always buy a Mazda MPV, Zoooooom!!!
I am not planning to crash so...there is so many other way to disapear ;-)
If they would have hit their wall maybe 2 inches more toward the right or the left their result would have been totally different.
Nothing compares with the real life,nothing.
He suggested I contact GM and since I am so close to just being out of warrenty and see if they can do something for me. I like to write these type of notes. So I am going to send a copy of my invoice...show them copies of my 5 currently registered Chevy's 55,57,68,2000 Impala and Venture and maybe they will give me a break on sharing costs since I have owned Chevy's since 1962. Why not Columbus took a chance! Maybe there is a soft heart at GM somewhere!
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But aluminum does corrode and exfoliate. The crystals can separate and puff out. Paint seems to be a factor - that's why you usually see unpainted aluminum on fishing boats. Here's a link and another (pdf) link
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Perhaps I misunderstood.
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I think this is a new one. I have a 2000 Warner Brothers Venture. I probably wasn't paying enough attention to my oil usage as i have it changed every three thousand miles. Last month the low oil light came on. So I put two quarts in to top it off. Well yesterday the light came back on. I had to put two more quarts in. I only had driven 1700 miles. So it is using about a quart every 850 miles. Every one i have talked to has said this is excessive. Yet nothing leaking on garage floor and it doesn't appear to be in the coolant. The bad news the van is three months out of warranty although it only has 34600 miles on it. I made an appointment to get it checked Monday. I am not sure if I should just unload it or wait for the verdict. I am guessing this is going to be an expensive problem. Any thoughts out there. The dealer said he hasn't had any problems with Venture using Oil.
I agree with your mechanic, in reading all the posts I have, using oil in these vans is a very uncommon problem.
Would agree with CATAM that need to make a bit of noise with the dealer as just out of warranty.
Maybe worth looking in one of these after market manuals that has an exploded view. GM may have changed the design.
I tackled it buying a small 9inch tv/vcr combo, but you can get them with a DVD now. We have the eight seater with three modular seats in second row and flip the center seat forward. I then secure the tv with small bungy cords using the seat bars on the floor.
You will need to get a kit - TARGET Stores that allows you to angle the tv up, so that the viewers in the very rear seat have a comfotable line of sight.
Ther ones that come in a case and strapped to the front two seats have a small screen. The floor mounted ones are too wide for the space between the two front seats on GM.
You must secure the tv otherwise it could end up being a projectile if accident occurs.
PS. An added bonus for the TV/VCR combo is that its now sits in my kitchen all week long, so that we have something to watch while cooking. I only put it in the van for road trips. It also gives me a VCR in the hotel room for the kids. Quite a bargain $120 for TV, $30 for power inverter, and you're ready to go. Beats the heck out of the $500-$1500 systems that get installed in your van.
We have had our Venture for about a week after getting it used (120K) I am fairly happy so far except for a couple of things - I'm getting a hesitation and slight "bucking" feeling from the engine when excelerating or at cruising speeds (all speeds) feels like the engine is missing but suspecting its a dirty fuel injector. Any thoughts? Last thing , and its minor is the passengers arm rest sits too low as if it was foced down or sat upon at one time. I'm hoping I can take it apart and have it "park" a couple of inches higher?
If this does not work, I recall more than some time ago..couple of years, you should disconnect the battery connections to "reset" the door operation etc.. Do not believe it is a fuse issue.
Please let us know.
I have found that if you hold the FOB against the bottom of your chin while pushing the buttons, that will increase the range of operation. I have tried this my self, so this isn't some trick to make you look silly.
I think your body is acting like a large antenna, so the range is increased.
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For someone who doesn't think much of GM cars, I gotta say, the Venture was a pleasant surprise. The feel of the wheel and the seats (Venture) were outstanding. Road noise is well insulated. The Venture was a little challenged climbing hills vs. the Odyssey, but it fared much better in the mpg department going 23 mpg vs. 19 for the Odyssey.
Fit and finish has to go to the Odyssey, and over time, I'd guess the Honda product would fare better in reliability and re-sale, but I think the Venture was probably alot cheaper to get off the lot than my '02 Odyssey at MSRP.
one other note: as if to say 'take that Odyssey!' the Venture threw a rock busting the windshield of the Odyssey while on the HWY.