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Snagged a 1992 Chevy Astro van on Friday. It ran.. but not very well. During it's gutting process I cut out the gauge cluster to get to the harness in the dash.. looked at the milage... 307,000+ Miles.. Good ol Chevy baby!
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looks like more than just a few was on a dirt road ; )
No Kidding, For being 21+ years old, she really didn't look too bad honestly--- but filthy on the inside is putting it mildly!!
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For 300 miles its in **** good shape! A hair over 480 kms. More than my truck! Ahaha
I had one with 200K+ but I killed because I failed to add oil, minor oil leak and a long drive. They were very well built vans. Mike.
Mike- This van had virtually no oil in it, and the coolant was nothing but water.. When I got to the guys house- he had it jumped and running. The exhaust was gone from the cat back, and even though it sputtered- the dang thing just kept on running. It was tired, when I showed up the van whispered to me in a creeky voice "Young man.. have you come to take me on my last ride?" I patted his bumper and said "Yes old fella.. I'll gently send you back to the great manufacturer in the sky"
HA!
Manufacturer in the sky hahahahQuote:
Originally Posted by sledge42
Saw a truck at the auction this weekend with over 300,000 miles and I said it has a lot of miles. Another guy hears me and says its only 300000 really? Thats not alot?
300 isnt alot for a diesel but a gas it is lol.
Yes indeed, I probably wouldn't even buy a diesel pick-up with that many miles personally- a peterbuilt.. yeah.. just getting broken in at 300KQuote:
Originally Posted by Focker
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300K is really impressive. Those Chevy 4.3s run forever with just a little maintenance. Im a Ford guy but you cant deny the 90s GM V6 and large V8. I use to own a 92 Pontiac Trans Sport (The Dust Buster) with the 3.1 V6. No exhaust, started MOST of the time, no power steering, windows worked sometimes, and the oil pump worked when it felt like it. **** thing died with over 280,000 miles on it.
Sledge, I zoomed in but it just got blurry, is that an awd behind the safari, guys down here use the chassis to rebuild old jeeps
Edit sorry behind the astro
Cory-
Are you trying to see the reflection in the Astro Van? You can see part of the Bumper in the full pic? If so.. That is my wife's Toyota RAV4
Sorry sir, on the door It says astro ***** what's the **** if it's AWD (you know I rarely say this) I would cl it just to see if you get any bitesQuote:
Originally Posted by sledge42
I gotcha now Cory.. This thing I snagged in Sept of 2013.. she be long squished and is probably 400 toasters by now
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I hope they get more than 400 out of an astro :) sorry didn't realize it was an old thread
Cory: No worries man!