Cons of buying a Venture?

[Tonto Kowalski]

I just looked it up and it appears you are correct. I had assumed a 3.8 was also available because the pre-97 Transport and Lumina APV had them.

[pastaben]

The Ventures only had one engine, the 3.4. Not till the late Uplanders did they put out a 3.9.

Depending on what you mean by hauling (trailer or cargo in the van), my other experiences were with Chryslers I've owned. I've owned a 3.3 Grand Caravan and a 3.8 Town Country.

Supposedly, the 3.3 made the transmission work harder under loads than the 3.8. However, on both my 3.3 and 3.8 with avg use, I had to repair or replace tranny twice each. With a family of 7, the differences were noticeable, but not great.

My Ventures have hauled sofas and building materials, and have not had any problems.

['97ventureowner]

When the Uplander came out in 2005, the base engine was a 3.5 . I believe for 2006 the 3.9 was added as an option. When I was looking for an Uplander last year, I couldn't find any used ones with a 3.9, in fact I think I only saw one or two NEW ones on the dealer lots that had the 3.9 .