Finally replaced the old war-wagon (99 Venture with 143,000 miles) with a shiny new Uplander. It's basically a Venture with new front sheet metal. Runs very nice and is much better looking than the old Venture. My 99 Venture is still ticking though and I'm giving it a friend who I have no doubt will kill it within 3 months, as he doesn't believe in trivial things like oil changes.