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My 2 shorty vans have been neglected far too long.
A young fella saw a you tube video of my 5 speed 4wd lifted shorty, and made a comment on the youtube video. I responded of course, one thing led to another and last weekend he came out to have a look at these 2 vans. I made him a deal he cant refuse and he is trying to arrange a trailer to come back for them..

Of course I cant cant count my chickens before they hatch, and no money has changed hands, yet, but there is hope :) They will be going to a good home, a young guy who wants to resurrect the 4x4 with new engine etc, and he has some kind of you tube garage channel of his own too, so maybe we will see the old girl out there on video again some day :) I'm getting too old to work on them anymore and I am into motorcycles now that the family has grown up and moved away.

The end of an era. Its been a long 17 years and 5 vans ;)
My brand new 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 motorcycle should arrive in the next few weeks or less :)
2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 - Blue.
2016 Yamaha XSR900 - Silver.
1990 Astro - AWD - Brown.
1987 Astro - With 5 Speed & 4wd - Silver & Blue.
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It was a real pleasure having you here. Thank you for your years of contributions, advice, and experience.

Make sure you tell the new owner where to find the friendliest AstroSafari folks online.

Have a peaceful retirement in paradise, my friend.
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You can drop by from time to time & let us know how life is going. :cheers:
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Well, your absence will be a loss to the community. I hope you can pop by now and again!

But congratulations. I certainly understand the allure of other projects and interests. We love our Astro, but I know that the chances we have it forever are pretty slim. My daughter is getting bigger and our overlanding/travel aspirations are getting wider, so our "Midi-van" is becoming a limiting factor in the places we can go and the things we can do.

That said, this community is great, so I hope to see it continue for as long as possible!
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I get it. My van continues to sit in my shop in pieces. I still have full plans getting it on the road, but so many other projects take priority. And yeah, I ain't getting any younger.

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-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


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Well that guy never did complete this deal so I still have quite the astro collection.

For Sale Cheap !!

PM Me.
2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 - Blue.
2016 Yamaha XSR900 - Silver.
1990 Astro - AWD - Brown.
1987 Astro - With 5 Speed & 4wd - Silver & Blue.
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