2003 AWD Chevrolet Astro Van - May 2013
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 11:29
2003 AWD Chevrolet Astro Van - May 2013
Looking to find interested party in buying our Astro Van when we finish our trip in Argentina in May 2013.
When finished she'll have somewhere around 130 K miles. She's modified for long term travel, for a list of modifications and pictures see our website here (http://www.anywherethatswild.org/?page_id=33) Security and comfort were the core values she was built around. If interested I have plenty more information. Contact us at [email protected]
Hi!!!! Astro-Van!
Hi Zach&Jill!
We saw the pics and it´s siutable for our trip from USHUAIA to ALASKA we´re planning.
We are a couple from Argentina and we think if the van has USA Plates it will be easy to sell it there before coming back to our country.
pls contact us to our mail: [email protected] and send us all the info as you can, price & interior pics if available.
Thanks in advance & BR
Some additional information
http://www.anywherethatswild.org/?page_id=2484
$8,500 USD
2003 Chevrolet Astro Van AWD
≈ 120,000 Miles
4.3 L V6 Engine - MPFI
After years working in the manufacturing world I became a huge believer in continuous improvement. Big blue has provided us with ample opportunity to put this philosophy into practice as we are always asking ourselves, how can we make this better? Now that we find ourselves ready to find blue’s new owner, as sad as that is for us, it is necessary to amend our original car description.
Modifications
Comfort:
Security:
Structural:
In addition there is a list of all miscellaneous items which are included in the purchase of the vehicle. These items will make for a more comfortable and safer journey. It can be viewed on our website via the link at the top of the post. Also available on the website is a list of all our maintenance records.
We have loved our home, and our planning has paid off in spades. Our life living out of a van has been extremely comfortable. We have had confidence in its security both in leaving everything we own parked on the street in a busy city and camping discretely in every country we have visited. Our rate of pirate camping for the entire trip is above 59%. This means that we only pay for a room or a place to park 4 out of 10 nights. The outdoor kitchen we have found to be a benefit much more often than a detriment. An indoor kitchen may seem like a good idea until you realize how much smoke is given off without adequate ventilation. We have had only a handful of occasions when the weather is so awful that we wish we could avoid cooking outdoors, and we’ve done a lot of travelling during rainy season. With our awning a even a good amount of rain won’t get in the way. During our nights on the beach and travelling in the jungle, the mosquito net has proved to be invaluable. We don’t use it every day, but we have said to ourselves on numerous occasions that if we were to have only needed the mosquito net for tonight alone, bringing it along would be worth it.
The primary goal when designing the van was to ensure that the vehicle was never the limiting factor in deciding where we wanted to go. Without the 4” lift and 31” tires we certainly couldn’t have driven everywhere that we have. With the AWD we have never been stuck. We don’t seek out off roading as a sport but we have been creative in where we wanted to go, and blue steel has never let us down.
As hard as this is to say, she’s not perfect. If we had an unlimited budget are there things I would do differently? Of course, but while staying within our budget she has everything we could want. She has been lived out of for two years and has accrued some battle scars. Almost all are cosmetic. Mechanically she’s in great shape and has a long life ahead of her. We hope to sell her at the end of our trip in Argentina in May. We have some flexibility in terms of location and timing depending on the buyer. Contact us with any questions at [email protected]