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Old 05-05-2003, 08:29 AM
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Re: Chevy Astro

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Originally posted by benebob
AWD is a little unreliable and hard to fix compared to other systems. Engine is, well, a pushrod engine so it growls a lot. Its built on a frame so don't expect the ride quality you would from a Voyager or Odessey but overall, like most modern Chevy Vehicle it is what I would describe as average. Good at most things great at none.
Thanks for the comments. Yes the ride is not that of a Voyager or Odessey and we aren't looking for that. We used to a G van and this isn't as big but it is close. The Chevy G van is a better ride but still not like an SVX. We plan to use it for camping, skiing, hauling building material. We can live with the ride to get the size.

The engine in this has acceptable noise at 60 to 70 mph. Maybe it has some extra noise insulation since it's the touring model. You should have heard are old 83 Chevy with a 3spd a/t at 70 mph and 180k on the engine.

As far as the AWD system goes, are you speaking from personal experience?
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