Scrapped! 1999 Chevy Astro Van

[@johnny-cc4in]

In college my buddies and I rented one of those. Enterprise had an unlimited mile special if you rented a vehicle for a month. We all chipped in and took a month long trip around the USA during the winter break of 1993. We put 12,000 miles on it! Great vans.

[@TJC450]

I just did a cross country trip. Did over 7,200 miles!

[@brynnleahnayvieghlaykynnn6175]

That would be so fun to do and just hotbox it the whole time

[@johnny-cc4in]

It was a lot of fun. After a solid month on the road and in motels it felt good to get home though. I'd do it again for sure.

[@justenzo6342]

Aww I miss those days

[@TJC450]

Everyone says do it while you can so i am!

[@owlseye32713]

I have almost the same van. 1994 Astro work van, 252,000 miles. Bought it from a local salvage yard and drove it home. No rust, tilt wheel, A/C, cruise control, ABS brakes. Put new brake pads and shoes on it, a new serpentine belt, new fuel pump. Drove it from Central Florida to Williston North Dakota pulling a trailer with a Bugeye Sprite on it. Then to Sturgis SD and back home to Florida. Paid $780 for it, have about $400 more into it now. Going to drive her to Sturgis again this year. I love it.

[@NYPDTB]

those 4.3s are great engines

[@11094DEREK]

Hell yeah they are

[@remixislandmusic510]

Agreed minus the spider injection systems which never quite work right when replaced

[@MrCarguy2]

theprofreshonal yeah 5.7 minus 2 cylinders very good engines

[@chicagolineproductions2001]

Gas mileage of a v8 and power of a 4 cylinder

[@charliestrickland6194]

I see this video is from 3 yrs ago but I just had to watch it!!! This is the same van as mine! I bought this '99 Astro a year ago to live in when Covid hit. BTW..mine has 123, 000 mi!!! Love this van!

[@MXguy95]

The old man has had a few of them, and hes loved them all! Had one that we put a used transmission in from a junkyard. It ended up being a built trans with a shift kit in it, and it would burn second and chirp third when it shifted. It was hilarous!

[@charliestrickland6194]

@@MXguy95 Ha! That's funny!

[@krus180]

Id say clean it up, tighten any bolt needed, and probably use it as a van for delivering stuff around (let it countinue serving its purpose)

[@JRobert111111]

These are awesome vans! Hope this one gets saved, I agree; lots of life left in it.

[@commodore665]

Considering the mileage , that engine does sound like its been well maintained .

[@Starcrunch72]

I gotta give the main bearings about 7000 miles before that engine grenades--we've gone through 6 of these vans....and currently have 4 on the road

[@ricerocket_ed6650]

My grandpa gave me his 2001 Astro van, it was the most comfy vehicle I ever sat in and great to drive until I spun it out in snowy weather and rolled it. Miss that van it was tough and hauled ass, best van Chevy ever made.

[@nathonics]

Looked like a good ole van at the time! Hopefully still runs good today!

[@johnnydeville5701]

Those are great vans! I used to service cars for a living and saw countless 250k+ mile Astros. There was a company that brought them to us and all of them had 250k+ and a couple had over 330k! On ORIGINAL engines, one had a trans rebuilt. Great vans, she's ready to keep working! If anything else Jay, keep it for a yard van!

[@DaddytechEnt]

*we sold our 200 AWD astro van with 388,000 miles on it and it still ran great, never did anything to it but change the alternator and water pump the whole 8 years we had it. LOVED that thing. only sold it because we didn't really need it any more all of our kids were grown and getting their own vehicles at the time*

[@robsrandomness7824]

It's a vinyl seat. Not leather. That's why in such good shape.

[@lawnside82]

how can you tell the differance? i thought it was leather too

[@mooch1441]

I was thinking the same thing. That it was vinyl. Some chevy vehicles with the work trim are either gonna have cloth seats or vinyl.

[@taunusv4power]

i don't know guys, vinyl don't make those wrinkles when you push them. only leather can do that. and maybe the fancy "corinthian leather" on those old chyslers

[@robsrandomness7824]

Leather was never offered in cargo van trim. Period.

[@nathankim7664]

I grew up having a Safari van. Those things are so dependable and economical. Looks like the radio came from another car to that the van would have a CD player. It's pretty cool Jay. ^^

[@darrellhorseman4841]

That is a nice Astro van. Those 4.3 engines are great.

[@robsrandomness7824]

Why would someone scrap that for approx $200 when they could've Craigslisted that thing for $800-$1000 and had it gone in a day?

[@CalgaryRambler]

maybe they had no time to resell and money was no object , stil a good little workvan though

[@ricerocket_ed6650]

What I was thinking they sell like hot cakes

[@torballs]

The shop we work at retired a 97 astro with 320000 miles on it. Ran like garbage, beat to hell inside. Bald tires. Front end hardly holding together. It was out front just one day with a for sale sign and someone came in and bought it for $600.(Canadian)

[@horaciocuellar8310]

@@CalgaryRambler >>i>)(

[@delmontindustriesltd7501]

These are the best vans GM ever made. My 94 currently has 275,000 miles on the odometer. Hopefully, someone will buy this old girl and get her back on the road. Great vehicle.

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

Sounds like Mr. Rodgers inspecting the Cargo Van.

[@rushilgandevia6204]

First time seeing those wheels and they are cool

[@kevinwitt6369]

This was a good vid jay.. It was ooo it runs. Oooo it moves ya was like a kid at christmas lol

[@969thewhip]

We have a few of these in our fleet at work. That back door handle is a very common fail on these vans. I'd be surprised if that's the original transmission. They usually go bad at around 100,000 miles but we do have one that has 175000mi on its original. The 4.3 is definitely the strong point of these vans. Reliable if property cared for and it does get up and go when you need it to.

[@rexanderson5458]

If the engine stalls on rainy days, run a ground wire from the coil body to a cast iron metal as a ground or the battery negative cable. Put RTV on the distributor cap bottom to seal the cap. Replace the coil and distributor cap and rotor and module.

[@RubyIsBored]

damn man, this takes me back, my parents used to have a white '98 Astro AWD and used it as a family van until '09 when that stupid cash for clunkers program came around and they had the perfectly functional van seized and crushed just for a quick buck to get a base model hyundai sedan

[@visnichba]

I had a '94 GMC Safari and a '93 Astro. Good vans, though these ones with the older dashboards were notorious for the failure of the HVAC controls. That one is in pretty good shape.

[@guod1973]

Good as long as you dont get into an front end collision Ouch! i.ytimg.com/vi/8kuSghb7P7U/hqdefault.jpg

[@JRobert111111]

The one shown is a 95, when they first changed the front end. All other years except for 95 actually fared quite well in collisions.

[@AVIBobcat08]

Reminds me of the work vans my old job used to use, drove one those before ran really good the 4.3's were good motors

[@joelethalcruz4417]

My neighbor has one of those..with 450,000 miles..still running good.

[@eliahuo3248]

Those Astros are workhorses,not like the crappy Transit connects or chevy city express garbage.Still has plenty of life

[@cpufreak101]

Eliahu O wouldn't be surprised if it already outlived a few Transit Connects

[@Wannagobackto1980]

Not a Chevy guy but they did it right with the Astro Van. That is a good van.

[@schon2395]

You should keep it and use it to haul parts around the Junkyard, seems perfect.

[@billb5152]

Jay I noticed on the villager and quest that the middle seat can be moved either to the right or left to access passengers or so the driver can get a child out on that side

[@CalgaryRambler]

great little van ready for work !! and yes JAY CLEAN your lens!! thankyou!!

[@douggoding8431]

As others are mentioning, those are vinyl seats rather than leather. When I was younger vinyl was an upgrade option on even top level cars such as the Oldsmobile 98 and the Buick Electra. We called the "dog dish wheel covers" poverty caps. I, too, like that wheel set up. I think Chevy used the same wheel/caps on police cars and cabs in the late 70's to early 90's.

[@candicebeebe6688]

I've owned one Safari van, it went 310K miles. My 04 Astro went 275K miles.Cheap to run, can be fixed any where,parts all over the place. Loved my.

[@corbingreiner9879]

I predict the new owner will spray paint "free candy" on the side. lol

[@gur_is_gur]

That is so old lol

[@davidconde1521]

Corbin Greiner outdated joke

[@stsbanga]

A sign that says free vbucks and fortnite skins

[@thenbachicagobullsrose5044]

Congrats on 18K we will support you to 100K subs one day!

[@dragonbrownies517]

Leather, a CD player and A.C.? In a base model? Damn! Personally I'd take the dog dish wheels and put them on your black S10

[@chadainsley522]

BravadafieD those are vinyl seats.

[@Starman998]

Those are vinyl seats and the radio looks aftermarket

[@candicebeebe6688]

Astro van wheels are 5X5, S10 or Blazers are 5X4.3/4. Also 4x4 wheels won't fit 2wd.

[@quantumstudios7944]

no its because no 300lb fat ladys sat in it lol

[@garbage854]

Good plan :)

[@mitchelllanden8486]

Wow hope someone buys that.

[@torythefanman]

Think the CD player is from another GM truck or car. The base models never had such an option.

[@PearComputingDevices]

Yeah, I have a 1994 AWD extended, she's in great shape for the year. Only 152k. But that thing stil lhas easily another 50 to 100k before it's genuinely junk yard ready. That old 4.3 V6 just doesn't die. Might stink, might clatter, might even shake. But it will still run. lol

[@digitalrailroader]

there is PLENTY of life left in that Astro; i'd clean it up, fix anything wrong with it, and advertise it as an inexpensive work van to anybody wanting a vehicle for their small business; if it doesn't sell, turn it into a small workshop on wheels for the recycling center!

[@richarddonaldson286]

That's is a good van and it will go back for sale

[@jimh309]

Another gem!

[@Shane-Singleton]

I like it quite a bit. Guess somebody just didn't need it anymore. Wonder if it was part of a company liquidation. Sure seems to be in pretty good working order. Spend a little time on that roof and she'll be good to go. I'd even repaint those dog dish hubcaps.

[@gosportjamie]

I would imagine those seats are probably vinyl rather than leather on a van that basic. But it looks like it was probably maintained pretty well, there's the new alternator under the hood and it also looks like some of the air conditioning service parts have been replaced fairly recently too. It certainly sounds sweet enough, and the fact that it's still wearing all four dog dish hub caps suggest that the owner must have been at least a little careful with it as I'm sure they're pretty easy to lose. It's a bit bashed but how many work vans aren't, they seem to collect dents. I don't imagine fixing the back door handle is too hard a job as long as it opens from the inside and then it'll make someone a useful, cheap van for a year or two, or maybe longer...

[@TheTheratfarmer]

i locked the front doors and key in the ignition a couple of times with the metal security screens, lol. i have to go and make money. rear and sliding doors are open. use a piece of solid #12 copper wire and hook the key out, then manuver it up over the screen. back on the road.

[@bbodinefan11]

Im a Ford guy but Ive heard those 4.3s are really good.

[@joeyvoris7509]

I really want that van

[@buddy8225]

Had a 1986 GMC Safari. Those 4.3 V6es run good.

[@moises7513]

Dog dish rims look good agreed jay on the astro

[@robertjones2208]

I had one of these, it was awd. I think it got like 13mpg. Decent ride.

[@lovellmills7959]

NIce. I got a 04 Astro on 30's. American Racing Wheels. LED Angel headlights and LED Taillights. Thing runs great. Any updates yet on the Kia Optima?

[@norihersan3482]

I was about to junk my Astro conversion van all leather 100 th. Miles because need a catalytic conversion perhaps I should fix it and sell it?

[@samthecarguy1143]

I wonder how many transmissions that can has had. Older Astro's, in my family's experience, needed new transmissions around 90,000 miles.

[@salty_eyez6804]

I want that Chevy Astro van

[@Starman998]

That thing will sell quick. Old good running cargo vans are in high demand.

[@theobscurity9392]

If I wasn't 6 hours away I'd love to have it. Could use a good van to replace my 95

[@jordanwagers2289]

Does it run

[@MixerVM]

3:16 Why is the brake pedal so small? Did GM save five cents by using the same brake pedal on their automatic transmission vehicles as they did on their manual ones?

[@gstubbz]

Some astros had manual transmissions so maybe they said screw it and decided to make one for all configurations lol

[@MrCarguy2]

Believe or not, they love this things in Japan. Looks like a good candidate for a cheap work truck, plenty of life in it.

[@taunusv4power]

Andres Valdes B you are right, i was there twice and people drove their huge econolines like they were the kings of the road. i even saw one with the american flag inside and the guys inside were using stereotypical 80's high school clothes. they were walking like rappers when they came out of the van (very cringey if you ask me). the bigger vans from the 80's sell normally for around 15k

[@fireworks1972]

my dream car I want it

[@QueenCityHistory]

Jay are you gonna swap these wheels on the s10 you bought with these? Or you going to leave the ones it has?

[@Slacksfifth]

7:27 , you should cut out a circle vent window on the side to bring out the look of it.

[@denorisanderson1157]

I'd like it for a semi-conversion I've been thinking about. What do you want for it?

[@ronnieromero7604]

Do you get the papers for all these cars turned in for scrap?

[@tristonrucker4123]

Jay, please do a video on the bus!!

[@isaacmartinez7374]

Where can I find this lmao, my dad had one I think it was 97 but stopped working, engine seems like it's in good condition, could prolly swap the engine out from this one to ours

[@collinmoran3424]

I’m assuming it’s in NY because he turned it to 102.5 and it was the same station that I get.

[@rishardriveravalles]

Dad has a 99 170k mile Astro LS and 02 work van with 110k miles and a 05 with 192k miles work trim

[@mjmcomputers]

Going to save the wheels for your s10?

[@MXguy95]

I thought about it.

[@HenryStOurs]

I actually live near the factory where these vans were built.

[@schark30]

dam i would love to have that van

[@wildcoyote34]

damn you can tell that's not an IOWA van ,, it'd be full of holes ,, those 4.3 Vortec V6 engines are great engines ,, they run forever ,, easily get 300K miles if you take care of it ,,looks like that one runs pretty good too

[@robertmcbride2911]

can you do a vid on the wight bus?

[@RickyB-jm9sy]

I used to deliver office supplies in one exactly like that one.

[@thsarethbreaks]

I used to be a courier at this company that i worked for and they had the GMC safari version of this van, but it was the passenger and u could remove the rear seats. That van had close to 300k.

[@thsarethbreaks]

The sweet spot for that engine in that particular van was 80 mph all day. U would have to watch your speed because it would sneak up to 80 plus without u realizing it.

[@jeremyrushton8310]

This needs to be restored! Things are going for close to 100K at auction.

[@MXguy95]

LoL

[@taciukmedia]

This looks like my uncles old work van

[@justindavis5983]

I liked the video because I hate spiders too.

[@mv3780]

How much sir? I wanna turn it into a camper van for my KZbin channel.

[@TheDaemos]

we would need the passenger seat and bench seat for our 23 year old astro van from 1997.

[@MrTomek1112]

Would love this wow

[@Corrosion37]

How many kids do you think were in the back of that thing?

[@GrubbySalad]

5

[@JuliaCV9]

Does it run?

[@mooch1441]

Might as well subscribe been watching your vids for a little while and I like these videos

[@sirmojo4537]

I'd love to buy one of these and convert it into a camper. Chevy Astro/ GMC Safari were(especially later models) were minivans that actually RESEMBLES a van, UNLIKE Chrysler, Pontiac, Ford(windstar, not areostar) which just look like a station wagon on steroids.

[@farber442]

All Astros were built in the Baltimore MD plant that is gone now.

[@danielsalas9224]

How much will it sell for jay

[@jgreathouse4621]

nice work truck

[@sirmugman]

so other then a broken rear door, the custom cage part is broken/not held into place and the rear looks to of been used to transport some animal and the dash is a lil bit broken its in great shape runs and work wonder why it was scraped, normally most vans are pritty much either rusted out to the point were the air con comes from the hole in the floor, or the fact that the engine is busted/broken or its completely knackered as in is only fit for parts

[@Boodieman72]

Fix it up, they are going for $3-4 k where I live.

[@cpufreak101]

Boodieman72 I see AWD ones fetching $5000+ where I live

[@Boodieman72]

I'm talking 2WD. AWD ones are a lot more.

[@timfordfalconxf7714]

Ford fan. But this van is sweet

[@robertallen7000]

How much does it cost

[@maurice_mores]

I love these but the older version looks nicer in my opinion

[@adamorsini5695]

It probably has vinyl seats there bubba!

[@charlesnelson5050]

Is this van for sale??

[@mccrackenphillip]

I think they stopped the 2.5 Duke & 2.8 for the astro in the early 90's. 4.3s only

[@MXguy95]

yea

[@dcformee123]

it's not leather it's vinyl Jay?

[@mozartcat89]

I want one!!!

[@Tmax-ub5br]

I had a 99 Silverado with. 290,000 when i got it. Had the 4.3 vortec. It ran good until the weather was damp or it rained, then it was hard to start once it started it had i miss fire. I replaced everything on the top of the motor but couldn't fix it. Has anyone else had this problem.

[@MXguy95]

burnt valve? Spider injection gone bad? Crank position sensor? bad cap?

[@DNR5586]

Those are not leather seats in a work van. That is the base vinyl trim in blue GM interior code 26G.

[@426moparhemi]

Whats that song on 103.3

[@claytonwhitacre1335]

Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?

[@garbage854]

Cool :)