['97ventureowner]

I definitely would. I purchased my Uplander to replace one of my Ventures and am very happy with it. They made some improvements in these vans over the older Ventures. These vans sport 17" tires and it seems like it gives the van a better ride, and the van sits a little higher as well. We have 2 adults and 2 children plus our 2 dogs on occasion, and everybody is comfortable.I didn't get any extra options or nothing fancy,( no power sliding door,had too many issues with that on the Venture and no automatic ride height adjustment.) I do recommend the DVD player for the kids, I think most of these vans out there come with it installed already. It keeps the kids occupied plus they can play those handheld video games you can plug into the front of the tv jacks.The Pontiac will probably be a little more upscale in options and price, but if you are looking at used, you should be able to negotiate a good deal. Plus another thing I like about these vans is that since they redesigned the front end of the van , making it longer, there is more room in the engine bay to work and even do your preventative maintenance,( especially adding brake fluid or power steering fluid if needed.) Something that was darn near impossible with the Venture. I think you will be happy with one of these vans.