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Old 05-25-2014, 10:20 PM   #35
harryevan
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Re: Should I buy a used Astro van or avoid it?

Yeah an old thread, but I had a 2000 AWD Astro and the engine died after 220K, but I bought a 2005 with 85K from a USFS auction and it's even better. If you need a small van that's actually a truck and you can either afford the maintenance or do it yourself, I don't think there's a better or newer option out there. It appears that everything else out there right now is either a unibody mini-van (large car) or a full-size van. If GM (or anyone else) would start building them again, I'd buy one. If not, I'd buy another Astro or Safari.
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harryevan
2005 Astro AWD
94K and still running nice

They should start making these again, probably the only reason I'd buy a new vehicle.
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