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Dear VanGrrl57; Thanks for the response.  I can appreciate your internet situation where you are as I have traveled quite a bit out west, but what a great trade off right! I do understand that back in 1988 they made the Astro in both a shorty and also an extended and then made them all...

Thank you for this post.  It is a shame that there aren't more people like you around to help people, especially people who are financially strapped and need a van to live in.  You would make a great advocate for many people.   Now if there was just a way for you to spend your time traveling and...

As always, thanks for the input Bob!  With the downtime I am having waiting on my van to get fixed, I wanted to put it to good use, so I am using it to do research on other vans.  When I was first looking to buy my first van 2 1/2 years ago, I was actually looking for either a Chevy Express or...

Thanks for the response and the photo.  I will definitely check out your thread on here.  Best to you - Dennis

And I appreciate the skepticism.  And why I stated that "I understand" as opposed to directly saying that Chevy reps say...

Thanks for the good feedback Almost There.  Those are good points and one's that others have already pointed out to me.

Thanks Queen.  I am hoping so too.

I haven't decided yet.  I am still in that undecided stage, but considering my options.

Looks great.  Congrats!

I am considering selling the van I currently own and getting into a different used Van.  I have done a lot of research on the different vans out there and have been very impressed with the track record for the Chevy Astro and GMC Safari vans.  I understand that factory reps for Chevy even say...

I personally would aim at a target max of 100,000 miles.  When I bought my van 2 1/2 years ago that was mileage target.  It did take me awhile of hard looking, but I finally found a van that had 86K on it and it was still the original owner.  I have full timed in this van ever since and it was...

All good information steamjam1.  Thanks.  I will take it to heart.  I really appreciate your last statement!

It is going on four weeks now so I am more than ready to get this over with.  I am hoping that this will be the end of this episode, but even if it is, I am going to rebuild the wiring harness anyway from one off a salvaged van.  So...the search goes on to find one...

At this point, I am locked in to having a mechanic get my van going at the moment.  He is someone who has worked on my van before and who I like and trust.  He is pretty confident after looking in to all the possibilities for the trouble I have had that the PCM did fail and is having it...

And, I agree Bob. In my case and in reference to my scenario posted above,  I had my vehicle checked out before I headed out on my trip, bought this particular van over two years ago because it was the newest one I was able to find with the money I had, I did have an emergency fund, and a...

Thank you Gideon33w for all the great information! To everything you have said, I would add that swallowing your pride and being realistic and honest about where you are as a knowledgeable vandweller is an essential ingredient of this lifestyle.  I will be the first to say that I haven't been...

I agree highdesertranger.  If it comes down to the problem being the harness, I am considering building it from scratch myself.

Thanks for the feedback Gary68.  And I agree!

That's my thinking too John and if it comes down to that, it is what I will do.

I can get a refurbished computer for mine and Dodge still has new ones, but I can't get an engine wiring harness for it from Dodge or anywhere else yet, at this point.