05 Chevy Astro

[lampliter]

I have a chance to buy an 05 astro for 7,100 out the door. Base is 68 and change.<br>It has 103,000 miles on it.<br>Anyone own one or know anything about them?

 

[grummy]

I've owned three. Loved each one of them immensely. First one was a '95 2wd, second one an AWD '93 with 330,000 miles (drove it to 410k), and the last one a '97 AWD with 133K, took it to 160K or so.<br><br>LOVED the AWD. For me, they were the best vans I have ever owned. Good power, good handling, fair MPG's, GREAT HEATERS, Awesome in snow.<br><br> I currently got stuck with my Wifes Chev Venture when she got a new vehicle....<br><br>I MISS MY ASTRO !!!!!!!! But can't argue with the Venture mpgs. There will be another AWD Astro in my future, no doubt.

 

[MrNoodly]

The price might be a little high for that mileage. (Not that the mileage is too high, just that it's not a low mileage one.). You could check comprable Astros at AutoTrader.com or cars.com. I can't remember right now which one has a Kelly Blue Book tab showing trade-in and retail price ranges.

 

[highdesertranger]

410k out of an awd astro i am truly amazed.&nbsp; anybody else get 400k+ out of a post 90's vehicle.&nbsp; &nbsp;highdesertranger

 

[grummy]

An acquaintance of mine is on his 2nd he bought new. Its approaching 500K and it only has gone thru the typical.... fuel pumps, injector spider, alternators etc.<br><br>He and I had been talking about mpgs on and off and we both concluded that Astros fuel economy jumps up once you get at least 250k on them... not sure why, but both of us had routine findings of 25-26mpg on the road.... only highs of 20 prior to that.<br><br>My 410K had more life in it, but the front driveshaft was starting to really vibrate and I was not going to spend any money on her at that point. I sold it to a kid for $500, he bought a junk yard shaft from somewhere and drove it another season until the fuel pump quit on him.<br><br>The amazing thing is how well they were balanced for traction. I've had a few 4wd's in my day, but the AWD Astro's won me over.<br><br>That price of $7100 is kind of typical in my area..... the '05 being the last year available, and dealers seem to think that they will find a guy like me who just can't give the Astro up (even though I have). <br><br>The next scratch I itch though,,,, I would sure like it to be an AWD full size chev van with a 5.3L.<br><br>BTW, there are a lot of full size chev vans around here that have over 500k on them... the run em up and down the interstate day in and day out hauling overnight deliverys between Minneapolis and Milwaukee.