door, and a high level cf standard equipment. Test drive it at Regency Pontiac, 1160 Marine Dr., North Vancouver (985-6333).

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New Trans Sport a crowd-pl

WHEN Pontiac intro-
duced the first Trans
Sport mini-van in
1990, its futuristic,
bullet-nosed styling
and unique plastic
exbody paneis were
designed to lure buyers
away from the more
traditionally-styled and
market-dominating
Chrysler mini-vans.

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But after the initial
“Wow?” factor wore off, con-
sumers decided they didn’t
like the Trans Sport’s space-
shuttle shape, huge front
window, aid unusual! driving
position. Pontiac attempted
to rectify this in 1995 with a

“nose job,” but it failed to
revive sales.

Se Pontiac went back te
the drawing board and came
up with an entirely new
design with more traditional

styling cues and features. The
new 1997 Trans Sport has a
more conventional shape,

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steel body pancis instead of
plastic ones (plastic ones are
more expensive to repair), a
much improved driving posi-
tion, and it’s available in
both regular and extended
jength wheelbase models.

The new Trans Sport is
equipped with the kind of
features that today’s mini-van
buyers are looking for: stan-
dard seven-passenger seating,
front-wheel-drive, a low step-
in height, car-like ride and

lease.

specials,

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THE new Pontiac Trans Sport has a standard 180 horsepower 3.4-litre V6 engine, seven passenger capacity, an optional ieft rear sliding

handling, sliding rear side-
doors on both sides, remov-
able rear seats for carrying
extra cargo, and safety fea-
tures like airbags, ABS
brakes, front and rear head
restraints, and optional child
seats

V it comes to price,
the Trans Sport (and its
Chevrolet equivalent, the
Venture) are competitive.
Regular wheelbase Trans
Sports start at $23,690 and

extended length models
begin at $25,205. Though
these prices are higher than
competitor's base models,
the Trans Sport comes well-
equipped with such things as
a V6 engine, four-speed
automatic transmission,
-passenger seating, air-
conditioning, power windows
and door locks, AM/FM
radio with four speakers, tilt

See Mini-van page 40

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24 month term, 311,650 or trade down,
5.75% interes option to purchase at end.
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