Happy to report that all is well with the Aztek so far...my wife has conveyed to me that she likes it much better than the van. She especially likes the center console/cooler box for bringing bottled water to work with her and she likes being able to lower the back windows for additional ventilation.
I have been tasked to get her an iPod interface at my earliest convience and the speedometer has gone back to working normally for now. I'm not too worried about that since it will be covered under the warranty that came with the vehicle.
We drove it out to dinner and the theater to see Star Trek the other night and I have to admit it was quite comfortable with better seating position than the van offered...also a much better sound system than the Montana had as well.
I guess she said it all when she told me "You done good Hunny"
Got the new key fob programmed and the vehicle nicely detailed inside and out. It turned out great and has to be one of the shiniest silver paint jobs I've seen. I snapped a few pics while it is still clean.
I spent some time driving it this morning, over to the dealer and back and I have to admit I could get used to it. Comfy, good tunes and I like the folding armrests.
The rims are a huge plus to the vehicle...the Rally model came with them as standard equipment. We looked at another Aztek that was red with a sunroof but it had the silver tri-star wheels. This one was much cheaper and the wheels make it look so much better.