The Chevy Venture is a decent overall vehicle. It handles well and get's me and my children where we need to go. The main difficulty I have with it is that something always seems to be breaking down and the repairs are extremely expensive.

Of particular annoyance to me is the design and placement of the windshield wipers and vent air intake. They are placed just out of sight under the hood. It looks good...but is a poor design for winter climates. The wipers are constantly freezing down. If they are frozen down and you happen to forget to turn them on without checking them then it can lead to very costly repairs. Also since the area also contains the air intake for the vents you must constantly clean the snow out of it or you don't get any air circulation leading to fogged up windows and visibility issues.