Hell yeah!! I want one now. You guys have any on wagons?
@mickeyortiz28745 жыл бұрын
Please make a video on the vaydor g35
@sidebazooka69005 жыл бұрын
Dude, its perfect, I NEED ONE
@FerRod21135 жыл бұрын
Every Mexican family has owned one lol... even mine and everybody else I know that's mexican
@andersonjukebox83155 жыл бұрын
Thats not tr-no wait, my aunt had one. Fuck.
@debulldoza17785 жыл бұрын
hahah, my family owned three of dem shits lol😂
@joeneri1505 жыл бұрын
Either this or a Toyota Minivan. Used to have one of these until my sister got towed away.
@vwkaferman5 жыл бұрын
Did not know they had these down in Mexico. Nice!
@FerRod21135 жыл бұрын
vwkaferman I’m talking about here in the United States lol
@nikolajovanov25875 жыл бұрын
My dad had an 88 that reached almost 500k miles. LIKE A ROCK
@kaohsiung994 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting that. I just bought an 88 Astro on ebay!
@oneillcisneros22004 жыл бұрын
I just bought one too trying to rebuild it it's a 99 and a buddy of mine has one too with over 500k which is crazy
@Villani_AV4 жыл бұрын
I had an 03 that had 250k before a tree fell on it during a hurricane. Only ever had to change the oil, brakes, and a valve cover gasket. Did 30k miles a year with it lol
@flonkas4 жыл бұрын
OHHH LIKE A ROCK!
@chrisgraham29044 жыл бұрын
My 1999 GMC Safari SLT, with every possible option (except AWD), has just passed 518K. Original motor and drivetrain with no overhauls or rebuilds. Still going strong, but I don't know for how long. I just have one question: "What the hell do I replace it with"??? The only thing that even comes close is a Suburban or a Yukon XLT , but they sell new for three times the price of what the Safari and Astro sold for.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH5 жыл бұрын
I've wanted a late model AWD version for a long time now. Great for hauling stuff, driving in snow, wknd camping, emergency shelter, etc.
@mikealfieri6415 жыл бұрын
i have a 2005 AWD now 4WD after conversion, that has 278,000 miles. Its the best vehicle ive ever had. Its now my work van so she dont see much love now days buy she runs and rides great.
@primerchevy4 жыл бұрын
I have a 98 awd with the optional rear posi trac. I've never gotten stuck and not for a lack of trying lol
@MrVkull4 жыл бұрын
I've made plans to convert my RWD 87 safari into AWD. RWD you slip and slide on the smallest amount of ice
@bluettr2504 жыл бұрын
@@MrVkull Waste of money. Buy a 99 or older with AWD already in. Done.
@MrVkull4 жыл бұрын
@@bluettr250 AWD takes too much gas. I want to be able to switch between the 2 because I don't always need AWD
@kelleym30435 жыл бұрын
I had a buddy with one these. No back seats though, just a grimey couch placed facing the right side of the van so that you slammed into the person to your left every time he hit the brakes. Love that one star safety rating.
@MKIVGTI1.85 жыл бұрын
The Astro Van is in my opinion one of the coolest van designs ever. My favorite is a grey and white Astro that was modified by Mooneyes as a delivery van, it just looks simply awesome
@1pcmedic5 жыл бұрын
Mine was white top and gray bottom, 4 buckets and a removable bench in the back grey cloth interior looked as good when I sold it after 10 years as when I bought it
@jackdaniels26575 жыл бұрын
Japan nd china love these vans
@djbis5 жыл бұрын
@@jackdaniels2657 yes they do. Huge van clubs specialize in these 2 models. It's amazing.
@jackdaniels26575 жыл бұрын
@@djbis if gm was smart they would bring back astro. Nd keep it rear drive
@TheIndulged15 жыл бұрын
Yours has no windows and play's Ice cream van music, it's a young totty magnet...
@the_t1ny135 жыл бұрын
Do an up to speed on The Monte carlo
@holycowgaming60545 жыл бұрын
Tigerman 273 yes I have been asking for that for sooooooo long
@kitaryakysubae31565 жыл бұрын
Fucking yes my dude!
@mysteryman4475 жыл бұрын
Holycowgaming I ask on every video :( they do the damn astro before the nascar bred monte carlo I’m sadboi
@ryancrawford56735 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for hella for them to do that lmao
@zarkanator075 жыл бұрын
No reliant robin
@nickhighland7995 жыл бұрын
Seeing that vista cruiser get crushed hurt my soul. You could literally cruise the vistas in that thing.
@chrisgrimes71784 жыл бұрын
Erik and Dona cruised a lot of Vistas in that thing!
@GlacialLake4 жыл бұрын
@rj zander ok boomer
@democratsaretheDEVIL4 жыл бұрын
Nick i cried a little seeing that.
@darrellcoston25024 жыл бұрын
Ya that could've been nice.
@nicholasholden4713 жыл бұрын
Hanging out, down the street, doing the same old thing we did last week. Not a thing to do but talk to you we're all alright we're all alright Hello wensconse
@mrmusclecarsuspect53625 жыл бұрын
My dad has owned a Astro Chevy van for almost 20 years and it’s putting in work still.. great van
@luisguevara74024 жыл бұрын
They are way too reliable
@MrVkull4 жыл бұрын
Its that engine. Best dam engine chevy has every made. Not the best for power but its got great economy and best of all, its the engine that never dies.
@samboychuk87805 жыл бұрын
Love the yellow progress bar during the sponsor section. Great idea👍🏻
@PACKERMAN20775 жыл бұрын
I know it's like a little race between the red white and yellow
@weirdbeardgarage5 жыл бұрын
Subtle but very convenient for the viewers. Real' smart!
@znimtz5 жыл бұрын
Epic decision. Did someone on your team see this elsewhere or is it a donut exclusive?
@nhdcrap095 жыл бұрын
Every channel should do the yellow bar for ads on the bottom like you guys
@trashin.n.smashin4 жыл бұрын
Zach exactly!! Let’s you know what to forward past 😁👍
@troyjones4054 жыл бұрын
Ikr, just the fact I knew I could fast forward made me not want to for once.
@walkeranimations30613 жыл бұрын
seriously we should appreciate donut doing
@walkeranimations30613 жыл бұрын
that...
@leonlinares69625 жыл бұрын
This man makes me appreciate/want to buy every car they make a video on.
@michaelswitzer21214 жыл бұрын
Don't actually buy an astro van
@schizophrenicdolphinz98224 жыл бұрын
@@michaelswitzer2121 why not? been looking at one
@jonnie2bad4 жыл бұрын
@@schizophrenicdolphinz9822 LS SWAP!!!!
@schizophrenicdolphinz98224 жыл бұрын
Jon Posadny don’t know what this means , not a car guy just in need of an amicably sized reliable vehicle
@glennso473 жыл бұрын
Even a Yugo? 🤮
@juanromo39594 жыл бұрын
I had a 1989 Astro. I went to High school from 2002 to 2006. My freshman year i don't want to drive it. By the end of the year i had tinted the windows and put some rims and put a audio system. It became the ultimate party van. I wish Chevy wolud bring it back
@poxytronpox4 жыл бұрын
Got a 98 astro; party van! #vanlife
@johnrecardo68414 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing 😂
@asasial19774 жыл бұрын
Didn't want to drive it freshman year? How many times did you repeat 1st grade there little Johnny?
@djtechinics97dj374 жыл бұрын
@@asasial1977 When I was in high school I just wanted to drive. I would have driven the school bus if they'd let me.
@MrVkull4 жыл бұрын
Mines an 87 safari. Using it like a work horse haulin my tools around. I felt the same way first driving it. I felt like someone was going to paint free candy on the side. But after awhile I've grown to love the ol' girl
@PrydeWater9015 жыл бұрын
The extended cut of the song does not replace the “I love you” that I have grown to, umm... love.
@ludajr915 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was surprised to hear the extended cut, and not to hear the usual closing.
@FatTracksMusic5 жыл бұрын
I keep seeing these videos on unexpected vehicles and honestly at this point all I can say is I love it!
@RyanSmith-uw2ni4 жыл бұрын
I own a 2003 Astro, all wheel drive. It has served me well. I drove it from New York to Key West, twice in the past few years. I bought a new Promaster, yet used the Astro all winter. It's amazing in the snow.
@toughbowtietruck3 жыл бұрын
Grew up with these things. My mom and dad each had one during the same time for a while. Mom's for people moving, dad's for hauling projects. True workhorses!
@drewboeckx4065 жыл бұрын
Honestly love my Astro. I love it so much this is my second one and I'm a 28 year old male. The AWD is unreal in the snow and I converted it to a camper and haven't spent a penny on accommodation the past 5 years. Sleep in the ski hill/mountain bike resort parking lot.
@moldypizza88085 жыл бұрын
2hip
@drewboeckx4065 жыл бұрын
@Swampy check out Chevy expresses
@MattBroquard5 жыл бұрын
Same here turned myne into a camper van, love those vans!
@MrBluoct5 жыл бұрын
Drew Boeckx 🤘
@johneldepresso5 жыл бұрын
Up to speed on the Toyota hilux Yes i know he covered the tacoma and 4runner, but what the hilux has achieved in motorsport and how reliable its proven to be by top gear can’t go unnoticed
@tobiasrodriguez91285 жыл бұрын
Yahya Alghamdi hilux trd 2019 :)
@AndiVoxx5 жыл бұрын
30
@pablocostamagna69395 жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@duomaxwell58075 жыл бұрын
My dad had 3 of them. A blue 87 model all done up then a 93 and finally a 95..Im from the Caribbean so we had the hilux from way back
@tobiasrodriguez91285 жыл бұрын
Duo Maxwell aquí en paraguay se vende desde 1970 hasta la actualidad
@CarManiac1253 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, you brought back so many memories that I had a few man tears come out. This was my childhood era and I'm glad i had the chance to experience it. Thank you donut
@StevenKrug3 жыл бұрын
We had a 2000 that did absolutely everything I ever threw at it. Two years ago it was ran in 5 demo derbies and made it in the top 5 of all of them. Tough van!
@corvair42605 жыл бұрын
UP TO SPEED ON JAMES DAD!
@aaronsimon_co5 жыл бұрын
James: "This is everything you need to know to get up to speed on MY DAD"
@radovanbojanic46355 жыл бұрын
@@aaronsimon_co Thats a lot of speed
@olympus__5 жыл бұрын
it would be a 1 minute video
@hondawhiteguy42235 жыл бұрын
Corvair dammit my idea😂
@thebiggestvirginontheinter29115 жыл бұрын
What about his granny?
@Cammi_Rosalie4 жыл бұрын
Ah the memories. Memories of when I was a complete nut in my Astro van. Mine was an 86. I was one of the few, and most of the time, the only one among my friends to have a vehicle. And it just so happened that all my friends could fit inside mine. Friends would gather at a certain spot on a side street, away from houses to just hang out. I would come along in my Astro, park on side of the street, open up the rear doors, turn the rear seat around to face backwards and set the big speakers that I kept behind the rear seat, out on the ground. Seating for 7? Yeah but that didn't stop 15 of us, plus a dog, from piling in and going for a ride to town to visit a Subway or pizza joint. My Astro was also known for my habit of doing donuts and burnouts. Not to mention driving down the quad-trails outside of town. It earned the name "Bad-ass-tro" Eventually it did succumb to my harsh abuse of the engine, and during the last weeks of its life was only getting like 50 miles per gallon.... OF OIL! Tailgaters got a free quart of hot oil, fresh from the tailpipe, in the form of a fine mist, right on their windshield if I floored it. When it became completely undriveable, I pulled it down into the back yard, and it became a storage shed. 5 years later, some dude actually bought it for 500 bucks. I saw it once going down the road after that, then never again. Now I'm a lot more reserved and sensible in my driving habits. I'm fixing up a 1990 Dodge B-250 conversion van. It's a living room on wheels. #vanlife
@bg-ss5hl4 жыл бұрын
Me and my friends are actually fixing up a 1994 astrovan for ourselves atm
@Vulcaneer9004 жыл бұрын
I have a 2000 Astro that I converted into a home on wheels. I plan on moving into it full time this Spring.! I Luv My Astro..!! Best car I ever owned.
@glennso473 жыл бұрын
As the saying goes “Well kiss my “Astro!”😏
@rainedyani85053 жыл бұрын
I’ve done the same in a 99. Been in it for 8-9 months now.
@DrokoTTK5 жыл бұрын
4:52 * Station wagons are dead * "Oh no, it's started to rain..."
@vqpwr5 жыл бұрын
Man you guys literally can do an episode on anything and make it interesting! Kudos to the team!
@ValidityJ4 жыл бұрын
I'm always keeping my eyes open for an astro van. Perfect minivan to pimp out for 1 person stealth vanlife. My ex and I owned one years ago. And it was a cargo! How I wish now we never sold that thing. Chevy would make a killing if they brought the Astrovan back with a high top.
@chrisgraham29043 жыл бұрын
A lot of people did the after market high top conversion. It was also a very popular van for wheelchair taxis and people with mobility issues and they usually added the high top.
@jona73353 жыл бұрын
I’ll sell u mine😂
@soulassassin0g2 жыл бұрын
I have one, it's pretty sweet, but I suggest getting a new van. These old vans break down often and, since they were so popular back in the day, most have really high mileage. I haven't converted it yet, I will eventually, right now I just have a futon in it but even with just that it's still pretty comfy. I also have a raised roof, bought it like that, where I can (barely) stand up in it which is pretty cool but not really necessary. If you are gonna buy one then get one from the year 2000 and up. Also if you do breakdown they're pretty easy to work on and if you need parts no problem you'll find plenty of Astros at the junkyard lol.
@jeffreymckenney64154 жыл бұрын
I miss my Astro. This video brought back some good memories. Damn, I miss my Astro van.
@wackyruss3 жыл бұрын
Me too.... me too!!!!
@MundaneBacklot5 жыл бұрын
I've daily'd a '97 for 10 years and even approaching 300K the thing is still so much fun to drive.
@TheGearShots5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather had one of these that we used to go to the drive in movies in. Used to bounce around so much and eat so much pizza during the movies.
@witherouz5935 жыл бұрын
My grandpa had one too, he would buy tools in bulk and sell them at a flea market when he wasn't going to candy stores lmao
@mr_chliken90885 жыл бұрын
My grandma has one and it was awesome
@Nathan-tm6ck5 жыл бұрын
My grandpa bought one brand new in 1997 and still has it! they are bulletproof vans
@HelenKellerDenier5 жыл бұрын
@@witherouz593 so uhhhh why did your van owning grandpa go to the candy store so often?
@witherouz5935 жыл бұрын
@@HelenKellerDenier he was a diabetic but really liked defying his doctor
@EC-ol8nz3 жыл бұрын
Astro Van AWD was the dopest road trip van. It even had cub-split doors like the mini-Cooper. Saw a turbo-nitro on on a drag strip in Wisconsin. It pulled 9’s😄👍 It was the mini-mini van🥰👍
@randyschronicles43192 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my parents had an 85 Astro, I drove my friends around in that thing all through high school - it was awesome. The parents traded it in for a 1990 model, and when I moved on to have a family of my own, I ended up owning a 2000 Astro. My sister had a 95. I've camped in them, Used them as moving vans so many times, tail-gaited in them, towed my watercraft to the lake, went on lots of great road trips.... They had their little issues but overall I have to say they really were excellent all-purpose family vehicles.
@DM-MilkMan5 жыл бұрын
WHAT!?!?! No "I love you"? I live for that James. I. LIVE. FOR. THAT!!!!
@BLAZINOBJECTIV5 жыл бұрын
Came here to say the same thing. First my Dad stopped saying it and now James? :(
@tylerlemire58815 жыл бұрын
Best name ever, MetalMilkMan. By the way I don't even know how to change my youtube name, Lol 😭
@rogelioespinoza78525 жыл бұрын
This meant the world to me, bring it back!
@DaddytechEnt5 жыл бұрын
*I AM A TOTAL FAN OF THE VAN! We had a 2000 Astro AWD and that thing would Pull ANYTHING you hooked to the bumper and it never got stuck either. I used to pull all of my neighbors out of holes they would get stuck in in their yards all the time. In fact my neighbor that lives behind me when he first moved in sunk his 4X4 Ford 7.3L diesel to the rims in his yard and tried to call me on my claims for the astro went over there and pulled his truck out of the hole it was in and drug it clear across his back yard that was 3" deep in mud at the time. I also pulled 50 foot long steel I beams with it and towed all sorts of things with it in the 14 years we had it. towed and hauled all kinds of things with that van. Sucks that they quit making the Astro they were GREAT for long trips too*
@stierpsycho5 жыл бұрын
Wow. If that's the case then maybe I should buy a used Astro.
@DaddytechEnt5 жыл бұрын
@@stierpsycho remember ours was an AWD. HUGE difference between that one and the regular ones. they are good and dependable regardless of which you get but if you want one that will perform well for EVERYTHING you throw at it try to find an AWD. i highly recommend those.
@stierpsycho5 жыл бұрын
@@DaddytechEnt AWD? That would work PERFECTLY where I live.
@DaddytechEnt5 жыл бұрын
@@stierpsycho and unless you go mud bogging in deep rutted mud you'll never get stuck in it either if you can find one. like i said in my original comment i used to pull everyone around me out with ours when they would get stuck
@Erix78104 жыл бұрын
They’re great for long trips, except they are noisy as hell and get 13 mpg!
@delpy084 жыл бұрын
Do an up to speed on the Chevrolet G20. It’s my favorite van of all time. I love the up to speed videos. Very informative and entertaining keep it up.
@allenh783511 ай бұрын
Mine too !
@jeffreymckenney64152 жыл бұрын
Easily my favorite KZbin video of all time. Being a big Astrovan fan that hasn't been able to acquire what would be my 4th, I can't but help but pull this video up every so often to enjoy a good memory and laugh.
@smallfact0ry9215 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe that the whole “worlds easiest v8 swap” thing wasn’t mentioned. That’s the reason these are so fun... and important.
@cf36615 жыл бұрын
My buddy had a 85 with a 350, Holley carb, posi track in the rear, it was stupid fast, we could smoke a Camaro or Mustang in it all day long. It was amazing! Lol. My first two vehicles as a teenager were an 85 Sport and and 89 Sport. Only 5 seaters and a bit shorter, I went camping all the time with my friends in it. I bang soo many girls at the beach in it 🤣😜😜 it was my shagging wagon lol.
@chrisgraham29043 жыл бұрын
Yeah...it was an easy upgrade for even a shade tree mechanic. Now some 4.3 Vortecs are getting after market turbo chargers.
@Puffingtonnn5 жыл бұрын
I used to sleep in the back of my uncle's astrovan and then wakeup with my pants off like wheweee those things are magic
@furyfox2.0random355 жыл бұрын
Uhh
@qc63815 жыл бұрын
Yeah it would change clothes for you
@Puffingtonnn5 жыл бұрын
@@furyfox2.0random35 dont worry man magic cant hurt you if you have red hair
@furyfox2.0random355 жыл бұрын
@@Puffingtonnn lol
@PrydeWater9015 жыл бұрын
Too much candy 🍭 will do that.
@soulassassin0g3 жыл бұрын
9:16 sadly? It's actually a good thing they ended up there because when I need parts for my Astro van I can just go to the junkyard and find plenty of Astros I can pick parts from.
@mangokraken2 жыл бұрын
i bought an 05 for roadtrips. this baby does not die. i ran it for a month without coolant during the summer. i saw the temp move up a tiny bit from its usual spot and grew concerned. did a full inspection and found a broken plastic connector had spilled all my coolant without me noticing and my Astro didnt even complain. Fixed the leak, had the engine checked for damage and nope. it was still 100%. i have put about 20k miles in 2 years. its a fricken work horse.
@Jamblino115 жыл бұрын
I drive an astro everyday and it impresses the shit out of me with how much it can carry
@djbis5 жыл бұрын
Same here. and how good it rides after almost 200k on the odometer.
@chrisgraham29043 жыл бұрын
...and a fork lift can load a full pallet of anything straight through the back doors.
@angrybadger81365 жыл бұрын
back in the day we used to just call a "VHS Player" a VCR...
@ve24305 жыл бұрын
Why did we? I just realized that prob wasn't right lol
@angrybadger81365 жыл бұрын
@@ve2430 because it was a video cassette recorder
@ve24305 жыл бұрын
@@angrybadger8136 but it was also a video cassette player. VCP?
@dougc12585 жыл бұрын
I owned three of these vans, they were awesome! Good memories! My father has owned a whole bunch as well, and still has a 1998 he took with him to Mexico! When I go for a visit I put on at least 2000 km traveling around. These vans are like gold!!
@MrWkmp Жыл бұрын
I'm on my second, first one was a 1996, it ran great until a drunk driver totaled it in front of my house at 3 in the morning.
@deangelosmith974 жыл бұрын
"Its a chair, for a freaking CAPTAIN!!!!!"😂😂😂😂😂
@gregprystash90225 жыл бұрын
Ask and you shall receive! I asked for this video 3 weeks ago. Way to go Donut, You delivered!
@stevecastellano64355 жыл бұрын
This thing is a goddamn legend. My family used to owned one since I was 2 and we did everything from coast through snow storms to drive it from NY to the Grand Canyon. It never died no matter what beating you gave it 12.5/10
@hectorcarrillo69554 жыл бұрын
I went through four of these things during my teens and twenties love em
@metrodelta17664 жыл бұрын
Just seeing this van brings tears to my eyes, when my dad left us, we were left with our 98 Astro. I remember laying down in the third row while my mom drove home from church, so spacious and comfortable, even after a wreck that damaged the driver side it still ran straight, although we had to go in through the passenger and sliding door to get in, but never any mechanical issues other than the fuel gauge not working properly so we had to pump gasoline in it every week just to be safe, alas better days came and sadly we sold it with around 300k miles on it, we will always remember our Astro.
@IvanNava4 жыл бұрын
The fuel indicator was probably a bad sensor or pump, ours had the same problem until we changed the gas pump
@battlebornracing702bbr25 жыл бұрын
I did not know I needed a up to speed about the Astro van! Lol
@itsand18665 жыл бұрын
You guys are the reason why I absolutely LOVE cars now. Thank you guys so much
@m.morininvestor99205 жыл бұрын
I need a car girl haha
@notorioussneaky6785 жыл бұрын
Dietrik Ferster 😂😂😂
@m.morininvestor99205 жыл бұрын
@@DerfingFishing I know right I'm gonna have to find another type I enjoy 😆😎
@itsand18665 жыл бұрын
Brian Alonso who me?
@angelgjr19995 жыл бұрын
it’s And1 You are beautiful
@juelzm1494 жыл бұрын
Great video! 😂 I definitely have a soft spot for these old vans! MANY good memories! I had a friend with a regular one and a friend with the conversion package ahhh the good old days 😂
@Detah_4 жыл бұрын
this video converted me into the idea of getting this van as my first car. Once I get my license I want to buy an old astro conversion van and turn it into a sick party wagon
@opiumCARTI005 жыл бұрын
next episode: EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET UP TO SPEED ON MY DAD.
@notorioussneaky6785 жыл бұрын
Your not gonna get anywhere in life by copying comments 😂😂😂
@radovanbojanic46355 жыл бұрын
Thats a lot of speed
@shiki.82545 жыл бұрын
Dad? Never saw mine again since he went to a store & bought some milk...
@alexandercabral13965 жыл бұрын
I loved my 97 Astro van. Full sheets of plywood and other materials during work and all the friends after work. Best of both words. Got a 05 forester now. Love my boxes 📦 lol
@roryfulton903 жыл бұрын
When I was 13 My uncle Rick was driving his wife’s Astro. I was in the front seat and his wife worked at a Canadian superstore “Zellers” . Its 11pm and she needed picked up after her shift. My uncle whips in at 40kmh hits a parking island. It was wild she and he were embarrassed. My self as a 31 year old now, thank him for that experience. It was awesome.
@FrequencyORD3 жыл бұрын
As kids this was always my brothers dream car and I always thought it was so weird lol. Now I understand 😂
@murderede46645 жыл бұрын
my girlfriend is dutch and i can whole heartedly say she loves chevy astros. 11/10 the most accurate fact ever to be said on up to speed great jobs pumpy. keep up the good work
@Cooe.2 жыл бұрын
Dutch-American or Dutch Dutch? There's a fucking MASSIVE difference.
@crippyandkaatje2 жыл бұрын
@@Cooe. I bet she's born in Holland.
@Cooe.2 жыл бұрын
@@crippyandkaatje There's plentiful Chevy's (let ALONE vans) in freaking Holland? O___o That's sure as shit news to me lol.
@erickpalacios89045 жыл бұрын
"They didn't have ABS alright, and that's pretty important when you're carrying your fat little family around." - Pumphrey 2019 🤣
@dsavage29545 жыл бұрын
Yeah they did I have a 92 astro and its abs
@sebastianjoseruizmorales85345 жыл бұрын
I'm a chunky butt guy
@jay-quinthunder79675 жыл бұрын
I don't understand I had six of these vans and dude I don't know what year you talkin about but they had ABS all wheel drive which Astro van didn't have abs!?!? what you talkin about that 1986 cuz I don't had 1989-1990 1998-1999 2000- 2004 they still customize these in America and any van show they have them there I don't seen pickups drop top muscle cars rat, rat minivans or if you want to call it that and in Japan they have a cult following on KZbin they had a car show what about 300 of them on there lot of people don't know they're highly salt after overend England and Japan did you know that
@jay-quinthunder79675 жыл бұрын
My bad at first I didn't understand what you were trying to say but I understand now disregard the first message I sent you but I did put some facts in there that you probably didn't know LOL
@erickpalacios89045 жыл бұрын
@@dsavage2954 he's talking about Aerostar.
@lawsondurbin264 жыл бұрын
I drove my families 2000 Astro for 5 years through high school and college and I can tell you this van is a chick magnet.
@SkylerKing5 жыл бұрын
“Mechanics loved it” No, we didn’t...
@rickrutledge93634 жыл бұрын
Because doing anything was extremely difficult. Changing belts, hoses, spark plugs (ugh!), and even a basic oil change was not easy. Fortunately the 4.3 liter 6 cylinder engine was both strong and lasted!
@SkylerKing4 жыл бұрын
^^^^Rick is clearly a mechanic^^^^
@th3R0b0t4 жыл бұрын
@Charles Bronson Every job you have to do on the vans can be done quickly, one certain way. Otherwise, add another 5-10 hours to every job. Like Rick said, Spark plugs. Yeah, it can be done with wheels on, but removing the front wheels, and lifting a dirt/mud shield, and you can access all the plugs with a swivel, or go under and spend a day trying to get at them.
@chrisgraham29044 жыл бұрын
Mechanics only love it if you take the doghouse off before you deliver it to them for service.
@michaelswitzer21214 жыл бұрын
Skyler King I never met anyone who loved one
@jamesmayonnaise90585 жыл бұрын
My dad owns an Astro Van and he calls it "The BadAstro Van"
@psykro57355 жыл бұрын
JM Driftz my dad owned two of them :,D
@MegaNiQ5 жыл бұрын
There bad AF vans
@Pooby10005 жыл бұрын
Up yo Astro van
@joeneri1505 жыл бұрын
My dad owned one as well but my sister got it towed away.
@breadguyhd9228 Жыл бұрын
Is he saying that because it’s badass or because it’s bad
@josienicholson84795 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this great vid....as an owner of a 1996 GMC Safari van that we bought used in 2002, we have taken two cross country trips with it and had a few breakdowns but we wouldn't trade it for anything they have out at this time. ❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@Retro_Rocket_Music5 жыл бұрын
Still driving my Dad's 1996 Blue Astro.
@FrequencyORD3 жыл бұрын
And keep doing it
@officialsouthsoul52233 жыл бұрын
If you don’t mind me asking, how many miles you got on it?
@wackyruss3 жыл бұрын
I had a dark blue 1990-something AstroVan!!!
@cripplermaximus4 жыл бұрын
My 1997 Astro AWD had 200k miles when I got it this summer for $800. Put new tires on it and took it on a 3,000 mile camping road trip. I'm a VW guy at heart, but these are phenomenal.
@iyadhchaabani24445 жыл бұрын
We had a 1996 Astro conversion made by “explorer” It had a rear sunroof on top of the rear folding seats. I really loved that van!
@mrequi12 жыл бұрын
I've got one of those now
@rcslife5 жыл бұрын
up to speed on the ford econoline (1960-2014)
@ayp19385 жыл бұрын
They still sell the Econoline only in chassis cab configuration
@garyvallone53935 жыл бұрын
@@ayp1938 I noticed that also. Seems ford knows the gay ass transit isnt fit for heavy duty applications
@Dima-ng6sv5 жыл бұрын
@@ayp1938 It's also about to get a refresh.
@Chris_Troxler5 жыл бұрын
@@garyvallone5393 Y'know, I've been driving a truck for a while now, and I travel most of the US. Rarely do I see a Transit pulling a big box utility trailer... or any sizeable trailer for that matter. I see Econos yanking those things down the highway at the time.
@peterc66135 жыл бұрын
Club wagon
@KindCreature14 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!! Now there is new hope for my 89 Astro (even though the transmission needs to be rebuilt).
@Jowey20103 жыл бұрын
I bought a 96 slx safari for pulling my 8x24 mobile garage and it does it really well. Although i did beefed up the front and rear suspension for more control. (5 leaf springs and air bags) Just perfect.
@palmtrio5 жыл бұрын
one of the best band touring vans out there, especially when you have a gear trailer. I had a 2002 for about 10 years that served me very well!
@CJLGarage5 жыл бұрын
I cried when they crushed the Vista cruiser
@ziqrsx5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@jamesdupuis32495 жыл бұрын
Was that the Cujo crush? I thought it was . It made me smile.
@o_c_fitz5 жыл бұрын
Eric is gonna be pissed!
@CJLGarage5 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdupuis3249 😑
@LSwaggy4 жыл бұрын
I have an '88 Astro Converted into a 22ft Class C RV. The thing hauls!! I'm on the process of modernizing it.
@MrWkmp Жыл бұрын
I am still driving my @002 Astro Van. It just turned over 240,000 miles this week and I have had offers from 2 people at work to buy it from me for $5000.00 and I turned them down flat. I have a side business where I make outdoor furniture and I can put 12 ' long boards in it and deliver the goods when it's done. Love my van and it's super reliable.. we bought it for $4500.00 in 2010 and I haven't put 4500 in repair into it yet.
@markofexcellence52095 жыл бұрын
I have never been so disappointed to get in someone’s van and realize that no candy was actually involved. I still have nightmares.
@ronlongfellow2865 жыл бұрын
😂
@jordinimartini85855 жыл бұрын
I relate first time I got into a Van was right after birth almost got stolen by an Asian family 👀 be careful out there
@hydrobuu5 жыл бұрын
Bet you learn how to eat a banana the right way 👍
@brunolopez19905 жыл бұрын
F
@brad67795 жыл бұрын
DO AND UP TO SPEED ON THE PONTIAC BONNEVILLE!!!! 😃😃
@SpikeKastleman13 күн бұрын
My pops had a 1986 GMC Safari. He wanted that "GMC Truck" badge and bragged that it was a truck with a van body. As a carpenter, he loaded it up with tools and stuff all the time. I wanted it so bad when he passed away, but I was a couple years away from getting my license, and my sister was Abe to get hers. So my grandma sold the van to bug my sister a first generation Integra that she never drove, and only I ever started. I miss that van.
@missmelissamnm4 жыл бұрын
We love our gmc safari. It's the green color too
@alo.51415 жыл бұрын
The Chevy Astro is literally the ONLY van I would ever roll....For some reason I've always liked those
@04dram045 жыл бұрын
probably because its on a rwd truck frame
@yusufronco5 жыл бұрын
Same here, there's something about the design that makes it not seem like other vans
@Jon_Ringo5 жыл бұрын
I cant believe we didn't get an "I LOVE YOU" at the end of this episode....what the hell James!?!
@emmanuelwil-jeff5 жыл бұрын
that was definitely a slick shill i imagine nolan thought of it but also ig james could of
@w.e.s.11 ай бұрын
I was born in 92. My mom rode me and my brother around in a ASTRO for years before she got cancer and passed. I hated that van. Looking back and how rare they have gotten I been wanting to get 1 for myself and family. My moms was 2 toned brown with a tv and curtains.
@rottman5424 жыл бұрын
Ive been driving full sized gmc conversion vans for the past 25yrs. I bought an 04 Safari last yr. I like the safari , pulled out the middle seat and its great I can sleep in it and my rottie loves it with both side windows open and open road. This is the first 6cyl van that ive owned.
@jordanmowday5 жыл бұрын
The normally-unplayed part of the intro song SLAPS
@peggyraymond24605 жыл бұрын
“up to Speed on the Buick SKYLARK.”
@GobotWars5 жыл бұрын
I'd love that, my first car was a '94 Skylark
@isakjohansson71345 жыл бұрын
Buick Le Sabre
@joyceblackmon17455 жыл бұрын
A KZbinr Needing A Lot Of Subscribers what abt chip skylark
@collinklitz74345 жыл бұрын
What about the Reatta
@peggyraymond24605 жыл бұрын
Collin Klitz Dunno...
@TurtleGlo4 жыл бұрын
We had a 2002 Astro. Loved it. Wish we still had it tbh but our 03 LeSabre is amazing too
@matthewdavidson67444 жыл бұрын
Love my 1998 GMC Safari, it’s great for almost everything
@outofthewoodsbaker85085 жыл бұрын
James is best host ever!!!!!! Can't wait for next episode.
@reiestrada91675 жыл бұрын
Up To Speed on SUZUKI SAMURAI DUDE!!!! What's the deal?
@hughg.rection62845 жыл бұрын
I heard they tried but after 5 minutes of filming the whole project ended up on its side
@reiestrada91675 жыл бұрын
Yeah, maybe you were driving
@SS-hw1ou5 жыл бұрын
@@reiestrada9167 the cars were sick still running around the world
@reiestrada91675 жыл бұрын
@@SS-hw1ou its def a cult car, there's few contradiction about their curving stick performance,
@glennewdick5 жыл бұрын
haha thanks I needed that. I owned one back in the 80's and so did two friends. rolled 4 different times in one of those ,even broke my arm when a friend drove his off a cliff and landed on the roof, lol my friend also rolled his turning into McD's lol he wasn't very good at keeping his upright
@Tony-tk4ht3 жыл бұрын
These vans are beasts, i have a 1999 gmc safari 550k miles. My dad bought it with 170k miles back in 2007.Stock engine just regular maintenance, replaced couple of shitty sensors, replaced gas pump, replaced ball bearings. Still going strong.
@caseysmith5444 жыл бұрын
My brother has one, the State Capital of South Dakota where I live has the worst plowing for a city of 10,000 to 20,000 people with its 15,000 people so to tote his upright 3/4 sized bass around he needed a Astro Van and he got a 2001 GMC Safari. His car has been in a roll over and it still wanted to keep running, the engine did. I am impressed, not many other vehicles want to keep running after something like that, made in 2003 and onward.
@michaeljones43575 жыл бұрын
I used to own one, she caught on fire 19 years later...R.I.P bessy
@jay-quinthunder79675 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain I have owned six of them I still have number 6 three of them I got over 300,000 miles on them and literally drove two of them to the junkyard the engine build quality was damn excellent and that 4.3 liter V6 Vortex engine was awesome and if I'm not mistaken they still use it to this day they still use a version of it today
@Vick-yn2cy5 жыл бұрын
2019 that POS van is my daily driver because I like to go into work hungover and crash out in the back. Limo tinted all the way around.
@freedumbsquirts48094 жыл бұрын
Never be hungover on your own time.
@treysanchez34873 жыл бұрын
I do the same shit in my 97 stro 😂
@AB-nb2ic3 жыл бұрын
2000 Honda Odyssey, same. Took the middle seats out the day I bought it 7 years ago. Rear bench folds into the floor, fits 4x8 sheetrock inside 👍
@malakisands46693 жыл бұрын
@@AB-nb2ic I am looking at getting a 2002 Honda Odyssey for $1000
@greego59522 жыл бұрын
@@malakisands4669 did you get it?
@projectoffwhite31285 жыл бұрын
Taught my mom to do her first donut in our family's astro van
@davidarich22 ай бұрын
When I was a kid my dad had an 85 cargo that had a v8 swap done with a pretty choppy cam and a built 700R4 on YJ8 wheels from a mid 70s vette. It was rowdy. It was sold in the late 90s. We’re getting ready to build another starting with a 86 cargo shell and going to put an AWD subframe under it powered by a 6.0 LS and 6l80. Astros are bad ass.
@stevew31675 жыл бұрын
Over a decade ago my dad built an all custom astro van, chrome 20 inch rims, 4 12 inch subwoofers, tv screens in every seat, exhaust, etc. It was so cool.
@matthewhetes99655 жыл бұрын
A donk?
@stevew31675 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhetes9965 Not quite, but if you look up "Custom black astro van" you can see something very similar
@WelcomeToTheMadness5 жыл бұрын
FREE CANDY INSIDE....Everything you need to know!
@lilmoeszyslak48105 жыл бұрын
Have you seen my lost puppy?
@fatford42095 жыл бұрын
Omg I'm dead
@misimcfarland521211 ай бұрын
I've been driving my 98 for 16 years now. Two deer broadsided it once. Been using it like a farm truck the last eight. Time to give it a little love and fixin' up. That rig don't owe me nothin' so it's well worth spending some money on.
@snarlbuckle5 жыл бұрын
Bought an Astro van for $2400. The thing is a tank. Love it.
@comradeclaus5 жыл бұрын
Never had this in my country but I’ve still seen it so much on TV that I know what it is.
@chrisj1974385 жыл бұрын
I did a V8 swap in a 92 Astro years ago. Along with a 3.73 posi rear it was a hell of a sleeper.
@theenzoferrari4584 жыл бұрын
Why does the center console at 7:08 look like a goofy ass smug smile. Lmfao. I cant unsee it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@zachmarshall60593 жыл бұрын
Lol
@danielenglish832510 ай бұрын
Just bought my second ASTRO VAN and boy let me tell you what this video has a special place in my heart lol thanks boys !!