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#554 of 1889 Astro AWD mileage by sammycastagna Mar 15, 2003 (3:50 am)
13 is what I get in city also. 2001 cargo 3.42 axle. How much better are the 2wd in the city?   Sammy Castagna
#555 of 1889 gas mileage...ouch by dadoftay Mar 15, 2003 (3:41 pm)
13 mpg??...yes, the 2WD van is better. You're ok with 13mpg, buy a Suburban for the AWD, V8, space, towing, good looks, oh..and same mileage. My '00 2WD cargo gets 17city and 19-20hwy with the 3.42 rear end and I drive pretty hard. Yes, I document every fill up. Again, I go back to how bad do you need AWD. If you need it-suffer. If you don't- why suffer?
#556 of 1889 gas mileage...ouch by sammycastagna Mar 16, 2003 (4:31 am)
I was not complaining just wondering. I bought the Safari because I had to have a cargo van to use for work. I got the AWD because I wanted it.   Sammy Castagna
#557 of 1889 smokin by julians Mar 16, 2003 (6:24 pm)
I have a 1991 Astro. It blows a good size puff of smoke at start up. Seems to run good after that, maybe a bad smelling exaust. No loosing oil, coolant, anything. How much should I expect to pay for a valve job? Is it even worth getting one done? Replies to this message: recncru1 (Jul 29, 2006 10:21 am) wyatt18 (Jul 31, 2006 8:12 pm) flyer43 (Feb 27, 2009 4:29 pm)
#558 of 1889 sammyc... by dadoftay Mar 16, 2003 (7:12 pm)
It's nice to see someone who doesn't whine about AWD. I have a buddy in the same line of work I'm in, we both have Safaris (his AWD, mine 2WD) but he's always with the "man, the mileage...whaaah the mileage" then why did you buy it?! At least you got it and like it.
#559 of 1889 smokin' julians by dadoftay Mar 16, 2003 (7:16 pm)
I had an Jeep CJ that did the same thing your van does, but my problem was where the oil would drip past the valve seal overnight. I tried oils that were "made for older cars" and they worked a little. Depends on the mileage your motor has clocked as to the work you should do. My Jeep had 120K, so I left it alone.
#561 of 1889 Suburbans and Astros by topsea Mar 16, 2003 (11:48 pm)
I grew up around Suburbans but I have an AWD Astro because it will carry more cargo(with the seats out) than a Suburban. When GM finally kills the Astro I'll probably have to go to an AWD Express or Savanna.   My Astro has a 3.73 locking dif and I don't complain about the mileage as it gets about the same as my Mom's Suburban. My Astro is a business vehicle and it has the space and guts to get me around the northwest with all my "stuff". Replies to this message: 2001astrolt (Jun 10, 2005 9:18 am)
#562 of 1889 long live Astro/Safaris by dadoftay Mar 18, 2003 (5:45 pm)
Amen to our vans and that room inside. I keep trying to talk my better half into a Safari/Astro but her friends all drive SUVs and you know it's hard to be cool and practical at the same time...hahaha:) I hope GM realizes that, if nothing else, removal of these vans would be detrimental to their fleet/commercial sales enough to warrant a second look.

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