['97ventureowner]

The comment about the special bolt pattern making it more difficult to obtain spare rims for winter tires is really no longer a valid "con" for the vehicle. I would've agreed with you back in late 2006 when I was attempting to locate spare rims for my van and couldn't find any. However, a year has passed and that has allowed some rims to find their way into salvage yards, and even eBay. Granted they may be a bit more expensive because of their rarity, I found a site that has plenty of them, www.car-part.com . This site links salvage yards from across the country. You enter your vehicle info and the part you are looking for in their search box and you then get a results page listing the condition, price and which yard has the item, sometimes with contact info. You can even refine your search closer to your area. I might pick up an extra set of rims for my van later this year. I expect the supply to increase and hopefully the price to decrease for these as time goes on.
I do like the DIC on my van. It is really the first DIC type system I have owned in a vehicle, except for the '95 Chrysler LHS I owned over 10 years ago. I keep tack of fuel mileage, trip mileage, and oil life, although I use synthetic and reset the monitor twice during the time I have the oil in the crankcase, it still comes in handy. It also tells me my battery voltage. The seats are also very easy to manipulate if need be.
Another thing I like about this van is that the CD player is integrated in the radio. In my Venture, the CD player was practically on the floor, outside of the radio itself, and sometimes made it difficult to change CDs.
I even went ahead and had the dealership install a GM remote start system in the van , which comes in handy where I live, ( especially today when we received over an inch of ice plus a few inches of snow. ) It makes it easier to clean the vehicle off.