In a message dated 8/12/05 10:08:17 PM, emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US writes:

<< The Chevy Astro van aka GMC safari has caught my eye recently. >>

I was interested in an Astro, too, especially when they were available with
AWD and a handshaker.  Then I sat in one.  Their height from the outside is
very deceptive because the side body panels drop about a foot below the floor
level.  Their interiors have no where near the head room or spaciousness of a
Vanagon.

George