I seem to recall us talking about Astro's before. It's true, door handles fall off, etc. but they just keep going and going. I just bought a '98 AWD with only 89K on it, so it is barely broken in. Gets 20 mpg on the highway, too. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > I appreciate that no one is laughing Jeff - I had an astro (not the > AWD > version) and it was one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. It > eventually > started falling apart (after well over 200,000 miles) but that engine > was > unstoppable - it ran great - never had a problem right to the day I > tradded > it in. > -- > Thanks, > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus |
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