Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 768 old hand | old hand Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 768 | I know you get plenty of snow... In fact, you probably get more because of the great lakes.
I said that phrase because it's true and also because it was a line in a famous song about this region. | | | Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 319 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 319 | I have had 2 a 94 and a99 had to change transfer case fluid because of shudder after change it runs great wife loves it. and traction is all you have heard on here, i had to pull a 05 volvo tractor out of my drive a couple years ago after an ice storm love the awd would drive it anywhere and pull anything with it
Vans on the run vice prez | | | Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | that's fine... i was just playin' around... | | | Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | actually, i looked at a '95 AWD for my wife... $500, and she didn't like it because it needed some body work... though, we did go 65 miles to Rochester to look at a jeep that needed a whole new floor pan 'cuz she thought it was pretty... so i've given up on looking for a vehicle for her... lol | | | Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,571 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,571 | our first was a AWD 92 GMC Safari,still have it,it has 199,000 miles on it,our second is a 2000 AWD Astro,(wife's van) & the 3rd one was a 94 AWD Safari,it is wrecked but looking for another AWD replacement.for everyday traction in rain or snow have not had any problems but I probably would not take it 4-wheelin. It does use a little more gas than the rwd astro I used to have,I estimate about 2 mpg. | | | Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,224 Hoavc Chairman 2006-2009 | Hoavc Chairman 2006-2009 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,224 | Israel there's a nice late model white window Astro (not AWD) setting on e 23rd st (east of Mass. st)in Lawrence kS | | | Re: astro all wheel drive | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 768 old hand | old hand Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 768 | but I probably would not take it 4-wheelin. And why not? ;) Of course that one has been slightly modified... I remember driving it too. HUGE!
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