1996 Chevrolet Lumina APV Start Up, Engine, and In Depth Tour

[@NiCkIhAiO]

Oh man, had this van as a child, it is the best minivan out there. We had bought it new, drove it across the country, off road, and put 250k kilometers on it. It needed repairs only a few times. Love it!

[@myfav94]

Great van! My parents' used to have a 96 silhouette. Miss that van. I wish it was never totaled back 2008. Ran perfect from when we bought it with 60,000 miles to 110,000 miles when it was totaled. Definitely better than the 3 voyagers' we had before that and the venture we had afterwards.

[@mds2465]

myfav94 those voyagers had one of the worst automatic transmissions ever made. these one's weren't much better imho.

[@muiscnight]

My parents bought a 94 Lumina in the 90s I remember being 3 years old holding onto the steering wheel like I was driving while my mom drove

[@heatherlee1769]

Mr Eighty my mom bought an 07 caravan when I was three I remember using it as a stool to jump onto my dads pt cruiser that was parked next to it I played with the antenna and smacked my self in the face with it and had to go to the doctors that’s how I learned not to play with my dads pt and just play with the van

[@hx.925]

Mom had a Chrysler town country Walter signature and I used to put down the 2nd row but not the 3rd and just lie there and sleep

[@TheMisfitsGaming]

Absolutely LOVE this van I own a 1993 and its great

[@Lukasdw02]

I love this van. The red interior looks awesome. I was pretty impressed to see the the song "Little Red Corvette" played. Such a nice song.

[@blacuraRL]

The original dustbuster on wheels!! :)

[@JohnAckerman31]

I remember this car when I was growing up. It was all over the place on the road. It's sad they don't make this type of car anymore

[@jayman2261]

Yes..... I'm a retro guy who lives in the past ... would love to get my hands a good running clean one .... in 2023......No electric cars for me.....

[@bahasad]

omg havent seen one of these in forever. i know u prolly heard this before, but i love how u review everything from an old minivan to a 1 of 1 supercar. props!

[@JoshBrinson]

I love the Dustbuster vans!

[@redraven699]

I love these vans. Had a 92 until 2013 when the frame rusted out. I called it the "Red Bullet". Mine had the gray interior. The plastic body makes them always look good.

[@GHC3]

Thanks for posting this. The more Iearn about these dustbuster vans, the more I want one

[@Glockenator]

What a beautiful van. I always wanted one of these. Hopefully some day I'll be able to have one. They're rare where I live, because the few people who have one abuse the hell out of the poor things.

[@DanieeReG]

Love the style. I am a fan of the minivans of the 90's.

[@macrodisio]

The best and most beautiful minivan ever!

[@justinmacdonald9422]

That van looks brand new! We dont see these on the east coast of canada anymore. They have all rusted out and been crushed 10 years ago.

[@robfassi3297]

True haven't seen one in years

[@KevinBligh]

+Rob Fassi I own one its in great shape no rust at all and it been in saskatchwan its whole life

[@silasmcgee3647]

+Rob Fassi I see a few Chevy luminas here in Chilliwack

[@KevinBligh]

+Silas McGee nice good vans there are

[@silasmcgee3647]

+Kevin Bligh except the ones I see are entirely 100% along time ago I was going on a drive around with my grandma there was a little area called Meadowbrook nearby the ad Rundle school middle school nearby a small apartment complex by The overpass you can see a green apartment called Macintosh manor overtop Lord Co on Meadowbrook there was a house and in the grass in between a couple of trees was a old White Mossy Dead Chevy Lumina it's a sad sight now if I think of it but that van is gone now probably in the dump

[@XtremeConditions]

These were really great vehicles. My mom ran her 1995 Lumina sedan for almost 20 years, no major issues. I got several years of service out of it after she finally got something new. I ended up having an issue with the AC compressor (not a major issue IMO), and finally a blown head gasket. If I had the time and expertise to fix that myself, I have no doubt I could have gotten several more years of service from that warhorse of a car.

[@djhorn5769]

Well it’s a good thing you got as many years out of it as you did. Apparently those engines were really bad about blowing head gaskets. I remember my mom’s Astro went through two of them, and my stepmom’s Pontiac Montana went through at least one. Both completely different engines, but the head gaskets were very big problems on those.

[@silasmcgee3647]

I love the rumbling from the exhaust it's quite a curious sound on a minivan

[@MrRichierich1990]

this is immaculate! paint is perfect!

[@Theonestrongbusleader]

This is my dream van!! Wonderful job bro.

[@IKhanNot]

Never liked these but this one is nice and clean. Always good to see an owner take care of their things.

[@monogee]

Iconic Records S1 EP7 - I Got A Story To Tell | The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death, BROUGHT ME HERE!!!

[@chrisgabrilska8336]

Unique designed van really liked these never had one before but would really like to see what it’s like

[@castironbandito]

I always liked the looks of these 1st GM minivans, they remind me of a spaceship.

[@Speedysnail9999]

Kyle, have you ever taken a look at a Toyota Previa before? I've always found the styling of the Previa and this Lumina APV quite nice and funky

[@celticsdude]

They were both cool, but the Previa had more power.

[@iCharmCity410]

did you know for this generation lumina van...the used the same head lamps from the pontiac bonneville?

[@Bond007er]

The chevy impala 2014 interior looks like the Bonneville I used to have

[@mhg308]

Jj

[@MissChuckAlmighty]

My parents bought this same van, same color and all, in 1998 and we had it for so long. It was the coolest van we had. In my child brain it looked like a spaceship. The side door was so slow when it was opening and closing though! 😂

[@dave11686]

Sweet! Have wanted to see a tour on a Lumina van for a while! Great vid as always Kyle!

[@JakeZelmore]

my family in the mid 90's had the Pontiac Trans Port...thing had leather seating and a moon roof...it rocked!

[@masonpelzer8052]

In the background you can here little red corvette, what a coincidence

[@silasmcgee3647]

At what point?

[@thechannelofrandomvideos789]

At 0:23 You can see an Envoy XL. So half a coincidence.

[@musumeronshaku2022]

I Love This Van

[@bbishoppcm]

I have always liked the style of those vans... my favorite though was the Mercury Villager/Nissan Quest (and they drive like rocketships!) Damn that thing is in amazing condition; up here in NH, it would've completely rotted out by now.

[@KylePantano]

Great video Kyle and the van is in pretty good shape although it looks like a dust buster.

[@davidsherrick2577]

My friend has one, got to love GMs use of headlights at the time, same ones used on the Pontaic Bonneville

[@EGGINFOOLS]

Nice flash back. It had room for another middle seat in the second row along with the mounts for it. It's got more room than my traverse back there. My kids would love it. My wife not so much

[@baxterispro]

These were built at the North Tarrytown Plant, only a few miles from where I live.

[@torythefanman]

i have to say..iv always liked these vans..i thought they were cool as a kid. and still do now. they do look like a spaceship. in fact i have an old Motor Trend that says the design was kinda influence by spaceships..lol. and i also love the sound of those GM V6 engines!

[@toyoscio]

You would not if you had the one with the 3.1 120 HP engine which was underpowered for this van

[@saxman112]

I saw one of these earlier today, but it was of the Oldsmobile varient, the Silhouette. And I have to agree with you, these vans really did stand out from the mass in the '90s.

[@Sanpedranoazul]

I loved the first gen!

[@kelceygerman1400]

Just a bit more indepth and I would have finally seen where my scanner hooks up to read the codes. Mine has the 3.8 liter. I liked the options of how I could arrange the seats in back. I can face the 2 back ones to face backwards or forwards and the seatbelts are mounted on the seats so it don't matter. I can fit 3 seats in side by each to seat 3 in middle and flip the outer one forward to fit the 2 passengers in rear if those seats are facing forward. This is a good van to haul little children in but for actual full sized people I have been using my ford aerostar with its big comfy seats.

[@Underappreciatedclassics]

These vans are getting quite rare

[@Titanic19127]

Joseph Linz yeah because everyone is throwing them in the shityard

[@keithbouchard2007]

those vans are way to rusty underneath to ever be put back on the road

[@naterade21]

always liked these vans they look so futuristic

[@yesnes123]

Bought my wife a 1995 LS version with the 3.8l L27 v6 and 17 inch Chevy Beretta Z26 rims for $300 had water leaking from the windshield after one tube of silicone caulking no more water leaks, its just under a quarter MILLION miles and still running strong it feels and drives like a space ship, LS versions have a power sliding door. Buy one

[@jalapenovibes]

Wow, surprised it's in nice shape!

[@tk5004]

Awesome condition!!!!

[@cipmars]

I see that the burgundy interior was really popular in the US some years ago. You can't find it in Europe.

[@1996BuickRiviera]

I had a 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport, had 215,000 miles when I got rid of it. It had the 3800, power sliding door, and rims. I definitely miss it, there wasn't anything I couldn't haul in the back.

[@Александр-х4к9и]

Самый лучший автомобиль.Золотое время , серьезные, красивые, функциональные авто.Я ищу в таком состоянии уже 15 лет. И все не то.Сам имею люмину седан 1990 года за столько лет ни разу не пожалел. Готов купить у Вас этот автомобиль, если надо сам приеду за ним в США.

[@anitasatterlee732]

My grandmother used to own a blue version of this van with a gray interior.

[@m7machines738]

anita satterlee my grandma had a white one with blue interior

[@SirRoxo]

Everyone hates these Dustbuster-styled vans but I loved em as a kid, still do.

[@junketeer1]

encompasses all of the 90's in one car!

[@rxtv1016]

These Van’s went crazy back in the day

[@Samspianopage]

Something vaguely similar to the modern Renault Scenic LOL. Wonder if that's where Renault got their styling from. Also has a color keyed interior which is something you don't really see anymore I like it haha.

[@1ns4ne1d10t]

Looks like a Fiat Punto....

[@Samspianopage]

Aye in places maybe especially the taillights but I think it looks more like the Renault Espace or the Scenic tbh.

[@springtrappooper9311]

Samthebam4044 yes, this car its very similar to the renault scenic, but this car has 7 seats

[@windnsea03]

My family had a `94 Oldsmobile Silhouette for a demo as a year, the power sliding door was pretty balling back then haha.

[@samlung2724]

even though i think this van looks ugly, i gotta admit that the interior quality is 10× better than theses newer cars.Theses day you gotta buy at least an entry lvl luxury car and pay a little more for decent interior quality.

[@bsosmoove]

+Hubcap,. Max no it's very ugly

[@robfassi3297]

+Hubcap,. Max it's a fact that it's ugly

[@robfassi3297]

+Hubcap,. Max just take the L

[@randomperson4949]

It is not don't watch this video if you think it's ugly 😡

[@adawg2015]

It looks like those vans you’d find in foreign country.

[@JeremyLikeCorvettes]

i kinda like how the front windsheld is joined together by the exterior piece and the windows

[@form109]

i honestly never knew what these things were.....they looked so diffrent than a typical minivan....nothing wrong with it....its a bold design.

[@MrGreenelight]

I love mini vans, They are the most versatile vehicles on the road, Work van, travel van, cargo van, get drunk/high ad sleep in the van van night out, camping van and picnic/recreation party van, Hotel on wheels van. I am looking to get another, I have had two and I am a single man with no kids, (Never Married) . It works if you work it.......

[@hddr3]

Coolest looking van

[@LorenzoMoore1000]

That white TownCar looks nice. My family took the Olsmobile Silhuette on vacation.

[@joshericsonmamaril5947]

Sweet stunning

[@statdlober]

pretty cool! now, just waiting for the couple of test drives that you promised for this week...

[@compactc9]

We had a white 1991 with the dark blue interior. It was a very stripped down one tho, nothing power on it at all. This brings back some memories...

[@RestrictedAccessCIP]

Take a look at the dashboard design of this van, and then take a look at the dashboard design of a 1987-1991 Toyota Camry. Tell me if you see much of a difference. Apparently GM (specifically Chevy) and Toyota collaborated on some designs in the 1990s, and there was even a rebadged Chevy Cavalier sold as the Toyota Cavalier in Asia and Europe. Also, this video was posted exactly one day before I got my driver's license!

[@aaronries9307]

mmmmm those high quality interior plastics...

[@brspeedysgarage]

APV, Silohuette, and Trans Sport were all big leaps into the future with their styling.

[@dran252]

The burgandy interior looks very nice

[@Noah-M-P]

I remember those DustBuster vans, Iv’e seen those when my family was going to eat out for dinner and mom parked right next to one.

[@sacklass123]

My friend owns one if you want a car that will not blow up no matter how bad you treat it get one

[@cathrynm]

my father's 1990 Silhouette still works. The longer the dash, the nicer the car -- I often say.

[@liddlebopeep]

@hearTelus The body panels won't rust but the steel frame that holds it together will.

[@ИванДраго-д1ъ]

it is car of my dream!!

[@tristanmathesonsinventory2443]

The most futuristic vehicles of 1990 that is what they said on Motor Week

[@MSX98FMDnB]

crazy how last time i saw one that wasnt in a junkyard was over a decade ago time flies

[@tristanmathesonsinventory2443]

1:13 that chime is harmonic

[@chriscooper3503]

for some reason i feel like i want to ditch my 2007 Pontiac Montana sv6 for one of these.

[@silasmcgee3647]

Chris Cooper meanwhile said Montana is your channel thumbnail

[@manikafilms]

Looks more reliable than the windstar.

[@RestrictedAccessCIP]

+AGinstants✌ Definitely. The 1992-1993 models were available with the 3.8L V6 (most powerful engine available in a minivan at the time), and I thought they became standard in 1994, but according to this video they had a 3.4L V6? These vans are harder to find than Ford Aerostars, but much better in my opinion! They have dent-proof bodies!

[@silasmcgee3647]

Stamped Octagon Productions the Windstar will just go over in the Wind

[@myownsummrr]

Yeah and the rear axle of the lumina just dont FUCKING BREAK AND KILL YOU

[@minivanman1356]

DAm nice vAN SO CLEAN

[@sandrochatlos1]

Geez! This is the most masculine van I have ever seen! I have yet to see a better one!

[@sabrinasmith283]

Childhood ah 1995 when I was 5 I named it the rocket ship until we had to take it back in 1999 because it broke down sad

[@sbuj62]

Great interior. Wonderful. There are almost no new cars with red interior. What a pity

[@mikecampos5123]

My grandfather had this van

[@jonathanland3336]

did he ever touch you inside of the van?

[@roger_oahu]

the dustbusters!

[@Jerrypintoswe]

I just started working on one of these as a project, named it Dustbuster. Look on my page and you´ll see

[@FanDeAlguersuari]

yeeeah those cars reviews rocks

[@DerAdventurer]

Very rare in Europe. I've seen one in Athens, from the older version(which looks like a spaceship). Nice car. Very american... LOL Thanks for sharing, Kyle.

[@Johnathan4christ]

oooooo that red interior is HOT!!!

[@thebestsavagegamer2277]

R.I.P Prince

[@bobbydavenport5121]

I absolutely love this van the only draw back is they are just 6 passenger

[@Wstghntnfk]

My parents had a 1990 Lumina APV with the same two-tone burgundy and silver. At the time I hated it. I used to wish we could have a Ford Aerostar, like our neighbor. I was so jealous because the Aerostar had radio and HVAC controls for the back-seat passengers. I used to think they were rich. lol, those were the days.

[@halfwit134]

i saw your fairlane in the back round. (that is your's right?) i hope you are able to do some more video's on it soon!

[@IKhanNot]

Not a fan of these vehicles but this one is in damn good shape. Gotta shake the hand of the previous owner.

[@integraz32lover2]

RARE!!!!!btw Kyle is it okay if i use some of your videos for a compilation(s)im making

[@windpunk12345]

you are missing the mid rear seat, which has it's in seatbelt retractor.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

the dustbuster van. ive had 3 of them. actually miss them. only cars ive ever owned i could sell at profit

[@carlover2013]

In pretty nice shape for being 15 years old!

[@igeekone]

Had the Pontiac Trans Sport which was a pretty nice minivan.

[@Motorfordtoyota]

Back when I was a kid my friend's parents had the Pontoiac Transport variant. That thing never worked correctly, and thats with the good 3800 engine. Alot of times they had to borrow my mom's old 1998 Ford Windstar 3.8 to do things. And the Windstar 3.8 is typically unreliable, although we never had a problem with ours.

[@muchosa1]

Kyle, you should include a link to the dealerships you review from.

[@TheCarArchives96]

the transmission on the 1989-1996 Chevrolet Lumina APV Transmission 3-speed automatic 4-speed automatic

[@Erix7810]

The official vehicle of every 90’s mom of three.

[@Hustle095]

My friend used to have this van for a few years and I got to drive it around a lot. It was a few years older than this one and it was a P.O.S.. But as a male I would have to say that this would probably the only minivan I would drive.