Loading ...i love chevvy astro vans. chevvy stopped making them about ten years ago. i think it was because they didn’t wear out and customers just got one and kept it. they’re usually good for about a quarter million miles before they start having problems. ~bad for continuing new car sales. they are all over craigslist. i got this one, a ’95 with 120k miles on it a couple years ago for $850.00
seen here last summer at lemhi pass on the montana/idaho state line where lewis and clark first crossed the continental divide and left u.s. territory.
astros are not glamorous, but they are super dependable. they have a 4.3 litre vortec engine which is more than it needs most of the time. this results in it never having to work hard, which makes it last next to forever and give decent fuel economy.
i ripped the back seats out and rigged mine with a bed in the back for long rambling roadtrips. next up in a couple months, kayaking the rio grande in new mexico.