['97ventureowner]

I agree with the first poster about the high beam switch. I noted that shortly after I bought the vehicle and was wondering also why they changed it after so many years of having it the other way. Other than that this has been a great vehicle since I bought it in Oct. 2006. It has been far better than the 2 Ventures I owned previously. I recently had to replace the front sway bar links which were noted in the annual state safety inspection,( still passed but they recommended I replace soon.) The road conditions here are horrible due to potholes and such and every vehicle I have owned has gone through sway bar links, tie rod ends and other suspension parts, just a way of living here in the Northeast. I purchased a set of 4 snow tires and rims a couple of years ago and found the van handled much better in the inclement weather ( we received nearly 200" of snow this past winter.) I am getting ready to buy a set of all seasons this weekend because I discovered a tear in one tire's sidewall. It kind of sucks that we have to replace the tires in a set of 4 due to the stability and other systems on the vehicle which rely on tires that are matched in tread size. It can get expensive buying 4 tires instead of 2 . But those were the days back then when you could get by replacing just one tire if one had an issue.
Some 'minor' complaints I have are the cost of some replacement parts and availability. I lost a hubcap last year and cannot find one in a local parts yard. Those used ones online start at about $50 or more for one in decent shape. Also I have not found a way to keep the radio on while I am out of the van working or playing nearby and want some music. Once you open the door it kills the radio . I have resorted to keeping the windows open and reach in to turn it on but the radio stops playing after 10 minutes, a safety item they use to keep the battery from draining. I wish there was an override for that so we could listen to radio longer than 10 minutes at a time. One other issue I noticed which cropped up this past winter was that if I locked the doors with the key fob and then when I was ready to unlock, the sliding door on the driver's side would stay locked. I would have to manually reach in and unlock it and the locking mechanism was rather stiff. That issue seems to have dissipated with the warmer weather.
Other than that I'm very satisfied.