99 astro vs 01 safari

[scarecrow]

i am looking into buying another van. 1 is a 99 astro with 81k the van was a lease van then a courtsy shuttle for a dealership. the only real gain is it has rear heat. which does not concern me at all. just something else to break. the other van is a 01 gmc safari with 71k. 1 owner van it was an old man who had it and his nephew is selling it.so whats yer thoughts on the vans.

[LaGrasta]

I'd take the 1 owner van. The other one being a dealer owned van with multiple drivers means a lot of abuse.

[LiftedAWDAstro]

I agree as well...the 1 owner van for sure as long as the price is reasonable. The dealership van will also have a LOT of hours of idling time.

[phr1$k37]

Ditto :p One owner van has my approval.

[Merlin]

Have to agree on this one get the one owner GMC Safari. I used to work for a dealer, back when, and I know how their rides were driven. They were taken care of mechanically but they also got driven like they were stolen.

[dunedog]

Depends if they are priced the same ?? or close

[WVKayaker]

I worked at a dealer once way back when too.
We drove those cars hard!

[astrozam]

Its unanimous

[crash]

Its unanimous

what'd you call me???



hehe.. i'd want to see the condition of both.. other than that.. i'd go for the 01 safari. so like zam said, it's amphibious!!

[Smiliesafari]

One owner Safari...........It just can't get any better than that. It's still "unanamus".

[GnarliSafari]

safari no questions asked, mine came from a little old man also, it had only 30,000 miles at the, time fully loaded 99 slt which i purchased in 03 and its still running strong. plus we all know safaris are far superior to astros.....

[scarecrow]

i can get the safari for $5500.00. i do not know what they are asking for the 99 astro. the owner in on vacation until tomorrow so i will know a price on monday. but i found out all the information about it from an employee howevr he did not know the price...

[dunedog]

Are these both AWD's or RWD ?
Do they have any other pluses like gearing that you want (3.73) if your moding the tires or lifting?
Possible G80 posi rear,leather,dutch doors etc.
It's not like $5500.00 is giving the van away. Make sure it's what you want also.....just my loving thoughts grasshopper.

[scarecrow]

both vans are AWD. the safari has the dutch doors and the astro has barn doors. both have cloth interior , power seats. the gears i do not care about cause i am lifting it with 31s so i will be regearing it with 4.10s or 4.56s. i do not know about G80 i did not look...

[scarecrow]

well gang both vans are a NO GO........i took some time today and went and loked at both vans. the 01 safari had a clean body and clean interior but the underside looked like it was parked in a salt bin or the ocean cause holy crap was it rottin. and the 99 astro well the driver side arm rest on the door panel looks like a dog chewed it. the power door locks only worked the driver door and the rear door , the back bumper was pushed in and up , it had a burn spot in the rear carpet , the cover was missing for the rear evap , it had 3 different tires on it , and it was hit from what i could figure out pretty hard in the pass front. oh and both vans were out of inspection.......so i came to the decsion to just keep my van fix the rough idle and lift it. because other than 142k miles and the rough idle there is nothing wrong with my van. i just wanted something newer with less miles. so thank you to all who replied..