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by jjbwljn2
Aug 14 '03
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes 
Pros: Nice ride, outstanding comfort, lots of room all over.
Cons: Dexcool engine coolant, engine gaskets and spare tire small
The Bottom Line: Buy it if you like it, but look it over carefully. It can bring you great joy or great headaches if you are not careful.
These vehicles, in my opinion, have the best engine and transmission combination off all minivans, f ...
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by klgarner
Jul 11 '00
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes
Pros: Power sliding door, great gas mileage, smooth ride, well-powered
Cons: Automatic locks automatically engage
On our recent vacation, we rented a 2000 Olds Silhouette minivan for 10 days. It only had 500 miles on it when we got it and we put on over 1400 miles on it during our rental period. I liked it so much I'm seriously thinking of getting one. It seems a...
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by aamidorj
May 26 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Good engine, nice interior, nice features
Cons: It's a van!! Small rear seats (but not smaller than the competition), GM reliability questionable
The Oldsmobile Silhouette is the brother to the Pontiac Montana and the Chevy Venture. While this is more expensive and more luxurious version, I think that there are many features on it that are very worthwhile. It boasts very high-tech features, a...
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by BrianCam  - Top 200
May 06 '00 - Updated Mar 30 '01
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No 
Pros: Looks Nice, Roomy, Smooth
Cons: Not Enough Luxury, Cost, Reliability Questions, Lacks Usefulness found in Others
The Bottom Line: By far the best looking of GM's three minivans. If you are on a budget forget about the entertainment system. The Honda Odyssey is better for a similar price.
Car makers build certain cars because they fill a need, they spend millions on research designed to figure out who will buy which car. Is there really a need for an Oldsmobile minivan?? The Silhouette is not a BAD car, it's just not great either.
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by sexton
Jun 11 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: More leg room-handles like a car
Cons: too much to learn about the computerized gadgets
I just purchased my Olds in March of 2000. I really like it a lot. I had a Mercury Villager (1993 and still have it -please read the updated reviews on this on.) My olds has more leg room for my growing boys ( I have 3 boys-2 teenagers and they need a...
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by SecretAgent
Jun 18 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Excellent ride.
Cons: Interior rattles.. and thuds.
My 2000 Olds Silhouette is 4 weeks old. I love it.
Excellent ride, combined with luxury features, not found on all the other makes, equals a superb van.
As for looks, let me tell you something, it's a handsome vehicle.
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by prix7
Jun 16 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Value
Cons: air filter placement
The Olds Silhouette is basically the best all-around minivan on the market. A lot of respected critics like the Honda Odyessey, but in my opinion, its 2nd to the Montana/Silhouette brothers.
The Honda Odyessey is indeed a nice vehicle, but it...
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by rcav8r
Oct 28 '01
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No
Pros: Convenience, gas mileage, price, seating configurations
Cons: Fit/finish, reliability ( or lack there of ), engine, brakes, transmission
The Bottom Line: Needs lots of polish to be ready for prime time.
I never thought I would be one to like a minivan, but I must say the convenience is great. Having 2 kids, you really don’t need a mini van, but when they want to take friends along, one almost becomes a necessity.
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by sbennick
Jun 11 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: The Ride
Cons: The Cost
I recently had the chance to test drive an Olds Silhouette Mini Van. Or should I say an Oldsmobile "Den/Play Room". This thing was loaded. It had Leather Captain Seats, Radio/CD Player, VCR/TV, Headphones, and Game System.
It is a...
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by jin
Mar 18 '00 - Updated Apr 06 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: the ride quality and maintains
Cons: a bad fuel pump wiring hardness
The Silhouette's are in a class by themselves when compared to the other minivans on the road today.If the other car companies would take notice of the Silhouette they would probably have a better quality of minivans.Only with the new Oldsmobile...
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by mcommini
Dec 28 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: TV, Door gently bounces off open gas tank door.
Cons: The price -- $33,000.
Through an online promotion, we had the opportunity to test drive an Oldsmobile in exchange for a $50 gift card to Blockbuster Video. There were 5 vehicles we could choose from, so we decided this would be the one. We currently drive a mini-van, a...
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by rystock
Feb 21 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: The ride is very comfortable, even in the third row.
Cons: Some digital features are useless and unnecessary and no third row seat into floor.
The Bottom Line: The ride is very roomy and comfortable. There is good storage space for large stroller, groceries, luggage. Price great value. Sit tall, feel great.
I recommend to anyone, if they can wait to purchase a car, wait until new year and purchase last years model. You will get a much better deal. This is what I did and the deal was too good to pass up. The sticker price was $28,875. Since it 2001, the...
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by chos9
Mar 21 '04
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Great directional stability, excellent gas mileage, lots of room.
Cons: Beware cooling system, especially lower intake manifold gasket leaks.
The Bottom Line: Can probably buy used one cheap because OLDS is now an ORPHAN, but look carefully for coolant leaks.
Lots of pep from the 3.4 L engine, yet the excellent gas mileage is an unexpected benefit for a vehicle of this size ( Interstate driving, 1 passenger, some luggage, steady 74 mph, and get 23-26 mpg with the A/C on.) For an American car, handles very ...
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by yotbux
Oct 24 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Entertainment Center
Cons: Programming Door Locks
I never would have considered a mini van until I drove this van by Oldsmobile. We had always driven Suburbans, Cadillacs, and had always sort of looked down our noses at minivans, but this van is great. Quiet ride, good handling, good mechanics, and...
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by sporter
Oct 15 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: spacious
Cons: ?
The two door feature helps when you have kids climbing in and out of the vehicle.It has enough seat belts to fit seven people but the leg and cargo space are still huge. All of the back seats can be slid back and forth or can be taken out.The seats are...
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