I ran a 94 Astro Van for deliveries (A passenger van with seats removed).
It got an honest 25 mpg with the V6 engine and handled well in cross winds.
We ran it 95,000 miles with just a brake job at about 65K and tires at 60K.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Maglott" <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Fri: If not a vanagon - What kind of van

> The Chevy Astro van aka GMC safari has caught my eye recently.  anybody
> ever had one of these, are they any good?  I see a lot of them running
> around.  I wonder if the Westy stuff from a vanagon could be transplanted
> to one of those?  I need to find one in a parking lot I can park my 86
next
> to and gauge the size differences.
>
> Edward