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Astros are great vans they still have a truck chassis.
I can fit a bike in mine, you can't put one in a minivan.
It's more of a mid size van and I still have ol whitey she has 210000 miles on it and still rollin.
I'm a van guy I've had five.
Never owned a pickup. Had one in the 70's on the SoCal motocross scene when vans were cool to own I don't care that they went out of style to SUVs an SUV is a wagon to me serves me no purpose.
A van is a very practical vehicle to own it's like you're taking your little room with you everywhere you go great for camping and taking my dog places etc.
I had other needs for a truck than just MX so I got the trailer for cheap and set it up for 4 bikes!
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Edited to add example:
2005 Express van 2500 series - 5k
2005 Silverado 2500 series - 8k
3k more for the same chassis with a bed.
Van!
My pics are on page 5.
Only 2 seats also cuts down on unwanted passengers- hauls 2 bikes plus gear just right. Anyone else is riding the cooler in the middle!
And one of these
I like being able to lock everything up. But I don't think I ride enough these days to warrant a van, and would enjoy the versatility and comfortability of the ute.... decisions decisions...
I currently have a little Toyota truck, which is great, but looking ahead to when it finally passes away, I keep thinking about an Astro Cargo. You have had good luck with yours? What about mileage? I hear people claim all over from 17mpg up to 25mpg. I was thinking about a basic late 90's era.
I actually am also considering (looking ahead) a mid 90's Toyota Rav4 and fabricating a good, compact rack
for the bike on the back. That way I could still keep all my stuff inside and the bike securely locked to the back.
All this talk about getting something else is probably hurting the feelings of my Mighty Toyota
so I should give it props. Still runs and looks frigging awesome at 400k miles.
Pit Row
I still own two Astros, this 1990 I consider as my beater with 210,000 miles. It's not worth it to me to sell as it has a salvaged title when I got T-boned on the way to Loretta Lynn's two miles from my home back in 2005. What a freaking nightmare that was. LOL
It has gone through a waterpump and alternator. City/hwy mpg is 18.
In a panic move as I no longer had a way to the track I bought this 99 a week later with 65,000 miles off eBay for $6,000. I use her for road trips. Silver has the vortec engine with more ponies but only get 17mpg. It now has 79,000 miles. It also has gone through an alternator.
I like the passenger vans as it has rear air conditioning which is a must out here in Arizona the two bench seats I remove and keep in the garage.
The rear air conditioner does make it tricky to load a bike you have to compress the forks going in with a tie strap and then you can release once the bike is inside.
Hope this helps.
I also have a car that I use for commuting.
That's an awesome Toyota with 400000 miles I'm actually thinking of getting a used one but damn people want a lot of money for those!
Jeffro, that's a cool van you got there.
Just finished out my garage in the rig, still some details to complete but the Sunday ride try out worked great.
Next is the sleeper area behind that partition. Plan is a futon, gear storage, battery bank, inverter and a TV.
I'm at the insulation part up front. Doing a battery bank with no solar at the moment, because my power needs will be only on weekend trips for a few hours at night.
If you want to be able to secure your stuff inside but still have a vehicle to drive around town get a Cargo Van
If you want a vehicle to haul your bike without the "creeper van" look get a Pick up...
I still have some shelving that needs to be installed and window blinds, but I'm almost finished and ready for some Vintage MX (Just need to buy a bike)
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