It is, and it's also a 1980's design.  It's a van body installed on a truck
chassis, not a unibody van like all other minivans, which is probably why
most folks don't like it. 2003 is probably the last year of production.
Personally, I don't like any American vehicles, but unless Mercedes starts
shipping their Westfalia conversion (see
http://members.aol.com/johnbmtl/Bros.html)  to the US I'm out of luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: David Brodbeck [mailto:gull@cyberspace.org]
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:58 PM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> Well, I recently learned that the folks at GTRV, who brought us the Ford
> "Westy" (www.gtrv.com), now have a GMC Safari conversion available on
either
> a 2WD or AWD van base.

Is the GMC Safari the same vehicle as the Chevy Astro?  If so, you may
want to read some Astro reviews before considering this.  I've never seen
anyone express a positive view of the Astro.

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