My neighbor has two of the All Wheel Drive Astro vans and he loves them.
When I'm out messing around with my Vanagon, he's usually out there messing
around with one of his Astros...

Joe T.

>From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: New van Style
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:20:06 -0500
>
>Sorry I had to chime in here. I have next to no experience with the
>Eurovan.
>What I do have is just sitting in one at the Detroit Autoshow about 5 years
>ago. I wasn't impressed. Everything seemed cheep and there was next to no
>comfort - honestly it wasn't much better than sitting in one of the Kia's
>(which were farily new at the time they may have improved). I also don't
>care for the look - this is just a personal preference - they just look
>like
>another Minivan.
>
>As for Astro vans. Well, I suppose they are just another minivan as well
>but
>I had one and I loved it. I traded mine in at 239,000 and it was still
>running great. I rode pretty damn nice too. However like Jeff Stewart said
>almost everything else was broken (back doors wouldn't open, none of the
>power windows worked, slider door didn't operate properly, etc.) Astro's
>can
>also be outfitted in a way that they don't resemble a soccer mom van - so
>they reatin a bit of "cool".
>
>
>
>--
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff
>90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
>86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
>85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)

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