CHEVY ASTRO VAN - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed 

What do ya think? Are you a fan of the van?

Every Mexican family has owned one lol... even mine and everybody else I know that's mexican

My dad had an 88 that reached almost 500k miles. LIKE A ROCK

I've wanted a late model AWD version for a long time now. Great for hauling stuff, driving in snow, wknd camping, emergency shelter, etc.

This man makes me appreciate/want to buy every car they make a video on.

The Astro Van is in my opinion one of the coolest van designs ever. My favorite is a grey and white Astro that was modified by Mooneyes as a delivery van, it just looks simply awesome

Up to speed on the Toyota hilux Yes i know he covered the tacoma and 4runner, but what the hilux has achieved in motorsport and how reliable its proven to be by top gear can’t go unnoticed

I had a 1989 Astro. I went to High school from 2002 to 2006. My freshman year i don't want to drive it. By the end of the year i had tinted the windows and put some rims and put a audio system. It became the ultimate party van. I wish Chevy wolud bring it back

I had a buddy with one these. No back seats though, just a grimey couch placed facing the right side of the van so that you slammed into the person to your left every time he hit the brakes. Love that one star safety rating.

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Honestly love my Astro. I love it so much this is my second one and I'm a 28 year old male. The AWD is unreal in the snow and I converted it to a camper and haven't spent a penny on accommodation the past 5 years. Sleep in the ski hill/mountain bike resort parking lot.

My dad has owned a Astro Chevy van for almost 20 years and it’s putting in work still.. great van

Seeing that vista cruiser get crushed hurt my soul. You could literally cruise the vistas in that thing.

Every channel should do the yellow bar for ads on the bottom like you guys

I'm always keeping my eyes open for an astro van. Perfect minivan to pimp out for 1 person stealth vanlife. My ex and I owned one years ago. And it was a cargo! How I wish now we never sold that thing. Chevy would make a killing if they brought the Astrovan back with a high top.

I own a 2003 Astro, all wheel drive. It has served me well. I drove it from New York to Key West, twice in the past few years. I bought a new Promaster, yet used the Astro all winter. It's amazing in the snow.

Love the yellow progress bar during the sponsor section. Great idea👍🏻

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Grew up with these things. My mom and dad each had one during the same time for a while. Mom's for people moving, dad's for hauling projects. True workhorses!

Not gonna lie, you brought back so many memories that I had a few man tears come out. This was my childhood era and I'm glad i had the chance to experience it. Thank you donut

I keep seeing these videos on unexpected vehicles and honestly at this point all I can say is I love it!

The extended cut of the song does not replace the “I love you” that I have grown to, umm... love.

We had a 2000 that did absolutely everything I ever threw at it. Two years ago it was ran in 5 demo derbies and made it in the top 5 of all of them. Tough van!

Ah the memories. Memories of when I was a complete nut in my Astro van. Mine was an 86. I was one of the few, and most of the time, the only one among my friends to have a vehicle. And it just so happened that all my friends could fit inside mine. Friends would gather at a certain spot on a side street, away from houses to just hang out. I would come along in my Astro, park on side of the street, open up the rear doors, turn the rear seat around to face backwards and set the big speakers that I kept behind the rear seat, out on the ground. Seating for 7? Yeah but that didn't stop 15 of us, plus a dog, from piling in and going for a ride to town to visit a Subway or pizza joint. My Astro was also known for my habit of doing donuts and burnouts. Not to mention driving down the quad-trails outside of town. It earned the name "Bad-ass-tro" Eventually it did succumb to my harsh abuse of the engine, and during the last weeks of its life was only getting like 50 miles per gallon.... OF OIL! Tailgaters got a free quart of hot oil, fresh from the tailpipe, in the form of a fine mist, right on their windshield if I floored it. When it became completely undriveable, I pulled it down into the back yard, and it became a storage shed. 5 years later, some dude actually bought it for 500 bucks. I saw it once going down the road after that, then never again. Now I'm a lot more reserved and sensible in my driving habits. I'm fixing up a 1990 Dodge B-250 conversion van. It's a living room on wheels. #vanlife

Man you guys literally can do an episode on anything and make it interesting! Kudos to the team!

My grandfather had one of these that we used to go to the drive in movies in. Used to bounce around so much and eat so much pizza during the movies.

I miss my Astro. This video brought back some good memories. Damn, I miss my Astro van.

“Mechanics loved it” No, we didn’t...

I used to sleep in the back of my uncle's astrovan and then wakeup with my pants off like wheweee those things are magic

4:52 * Station wagons are dead * "Oh no, it's started to rain..."

I have a 2000 Astro that I converted into a home on wheels. I plan on moving into it full time this Spring.! I Luv My Astro..!! Best car I ever owned.

Easily my favorite RU-vid video of all time. Being a big Astrovan fan that hasn't been able to acquire what would be my 4th, I can't but help but pull this video up every so often to enjoy a good memory and laugh.

WHAT!?!?! No "I love you"? I live for that James. I. LIVE. FOR. THAT!!!!

Can’t believe that the whole “worlds easiest v8 swap” thing wasn’t mentioned. That’s the reason these are so fun... and important.

"Its a chair, for a freaking CAPTAIN!!!!!"😂😂😂😂😂

When I was a kid my parents had an 85 Astro, I drove my friends around in that thing all through high school - it was awesome. The parents traded it in for a 1990 model, and when I moved on to have a family of my own, I ended up owning a 2000 Astro. My sister had a 95. I've camped in them, Used them as moving vans so many times, tail-gaited in them, towed my watercraft to the lake, went on lots of great road trips.... They had their little issues but overall I have to say they really were excellent all-purpose family vehicles.

I've daily'd a '97 for 10 years and even approaching 300K the thing is still so much fun to drive.

"They didn't have ABS alright, and that's pretty important when you're carrying your fat little family around." - Pumphrey 2019 🤣

9:16 sadly? It's actually a good thing they ended up there because when I need parts for my Astro van I can just go to the junkyard and find plenty of Astros I can pick parts from.

Astro Van AWD was the dopest road trip van. It even had cub-split doors like the mini-Cooper. Saw a turbo-nitro on on a drag strip in Wisconsin. It pulled 9’s😄👍 It was the mini-mini van🥰👍

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*I AM A TOTAL FAN OF THE VAN! We had a 2000 Astro AWD and that thing would Pull ANYTHING you hooked to the bumper and it never got stuck either. I used to pull all of my neighbors out of holes they would get stuck in in their yards all the time. In fact my neighbor that lives behind me when he first moved in sunk his 4X4 Ford 7.3L diesel to the rims in his yard and tried to call me on my claims for the astro went over there and pulled his truck out of the hole it was in and drug it clear across his back yard that was 3" deep in mud at the time. I also pulled 50 foot long steel I beams with it and towed all sorts of things with it in the 14 years we had it. towed and hauled all kinds of things with that van. Sucks that they quit making the Astro they were GREAT for long trips too*

I owned three of these vans, they were awesome! Good memories! My father has owned a whole bunch as well, and still has a 1998 he took with him to Mexico! When I go for a visit I put on at least 2000 km traveling around. These vans are like gold!!

i bought an 05 for roadtrips. this baby does not die. i ran it for a month without coolant during the summer. i saw the temp move up a tiny bit from its usual spot and grew concerned. did a full inspection and found a broken plastic connector had spilled all my coolant without me noticing and my Astro didnt even complain. Fixed the leak, had the engine checked for damage and nope. it was still 100%. i have put about 20k miles in 2 years. its a fricken work horse.

back in the day we used to just call a "VHS Player" a VCR...

You guys are the reason why I absolutely LOVE cars now. Thank you guys so much

I went through four of these things during my teens and twenties love em

Just seeing this van brings tears to my eyes, when my dad left us, we were left with our 98 Astro. I remember laying down in the third row while my mom drove home from church, so spacious and comfortable, even after a wreck that damaged the driver side it still ran straight, although we had to go in through the passenger and sliding door to get in, but never any mechanical issues other than the fuel gauge not working properly so we had to pump gasoline in it every week just to be safe, alas better days came and sadly we sold it with around 300k miles on it, we will always remember our Astro.

I drive an astro everyday and it impresses the shit out of me with how much it can carry

My dad owns an Astro Van and he calls it "The BadAstro Van"

Still driving my Dad's 1996 Blue Astro.

Great video! 😂 I definitely have a soft spot for these old vans! MANY good memories! I had a friend with a regular one and a friend with the conversion package ahhh the good old days 😂

Ask and you shall receive! I asked for this video 3 weeks ago. Way to go Donut, You delivered!

I did not know I needed a up to speed about the Astro van! Lol

Do an up to speed on the Chevrolet G20. It’s my favorite van of all time. I love the up to speed videos. Very informative and entertaining keep it up.

When I was 13 My uncle Rick was driving his wife’s Astro. I was in the front seat and his wife worked at a Canadian superstore “Zellers” . Its 11pm and she needed picked up after her shift. My uncle whips in at 40kmh hits a parking island. It was wild she and he were embarrassed. My self as a 31 year old now, thank him for that experience. It was awesome.

The normally-unplayed part of the intro song SLAPS

The Chevy Astro is literally the ONLY van I would ever roll....For some reason I've always liked those

this video converted me into the idea of getting this van as my first car. Once I get my license I want to buy an old astro conversion van and turn it into a sick party wagon

As kids this was always my brothers dream car and I always thought it was so weird lol. Now I understand 😂

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I have never been so disappointed to get in someone’s van and realize that no candy was actually involved. I still have nightmares.

I drove my families 2000 Astro for 5 years through high school and college and I can tell you this van is a chick magnet.

I had one of these in the late 90s that we would all jump into and ride around and do crazy stuff as high schoolers. Some of my greatest memories with friends were in a Chevy Astro van!

This thing is a goddamn legend. My family used to owned one since I was 2 and we did everything from coast through snow storms to drive it from NY to the Grand Canyon. It never died no matter what beating you gave it 12.5/10

my girlfriend is dutch and i can whole heartedly say she loves chevy astros. 11/10 the most accurate fact ever to be said on up to speed great jobs pumpy. keep up the good work

Love my 1998 GMC Safari, it’s great for almost everything

Ive been driving full sized gmc conversion vans for the past 25yrs. I bought an 04 Safari last yr. I like the safari , pulled out the middle seat and its great I can sleep in it and my rottie loves it with both side windows open and open road. This is the first 6cyl van that ive owned.

2019 that POS van is my daily driver because I like to go into work hungover and crash out in the back. Limo tinted all the way around.

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Just bought my second ASTRO VAN and boy let me tell you what this video has a special place in my heart lol thanks boys !!

My 1997 Astro AWD had 200k miles when I got it this summer for $800. Put new tires on it and took it on a 3,000 mile camping road trip. I'm a VW guy at heart, but these are phenomenal.

I cried when they crushed the Vista cruiser

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Thank you for this video!! Now there is new hope for my 89 Astro (even though the transmission needs to be rebuilt).

My brother has one, the State Capital of South Dakota where I live has the worst plowing for a city of 10,000 to 20,000 people with its 15,000 people so to tote his upright 3/4 sized bass around he needed a Astro Van and he got a 2001 GMC Safari. His car has been in a roll over and it still wanted to keep running, the engine did. I am impressed, not many other vehicles want to keep running after something like that, made in 2003 and onward.

I loved my 97 Astro van. Full sheets of plywood and other materials during work and all the friends after work. Best of both words. Got a 05 forester now. Love my boxes 📦 lol

We had a 1996 Astro conversion made by “explorer” It had a rear sunroof on top of the rear folding seats. I really loved that van!

I have an '88 Astro Converted into a 22ft Class C RV. The thing hauls!! I'm on the process of modernizing it.

I bought a 2001cargo van three years ago with a rod knock, rebuilt the motor with quality parts , what a great little van.

I cant believe we didn't get an "I LOVE YOU" at the end of this episode....what the hell James!?!

I used to own one, she caught on fire 19 years later...R.I.P bessy

Our family had one... a 97 AWD... it was the car i took my driving test in... i loved that thing

These vans are beasts, i have a 1999 gmc safari 550k miles. My dad bought it with 170k miles back in 2007.Stock engine just regular maintenance, replaced couple of shitty sensors, replaced gas pump, replaced ball bearings. Still going strong.

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Thank you so much for this great vid....as an owner of a 1996 GMC Safari van that we bought used in 2002, we have taken two cross country trips with it and had a few breakdowns but we wouldn't trade it for anything they have out at this time. ❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was born in 92. My mom rode me and my brother around in a ASTRO for years before she got cancer and passed. I hated that van. Looking back and how rare they have gotten I been wanting to get 1 for myself and family. My moms was 2 toned brown with a tv and curtains.

I bought a 96 slx safari for pulling my 8x24 mobile garage and it does it really well. Although i did beefed up the front and rear suspension for more control. (5 leaf springs and air bags) Just perfect.

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one of the best band touring vans out there, especially when you have a gear trailer. I had a 2002 for about 10 years that served me very well!

Oh those 90s chevy ads man that makes 30 feel old. Can't get away from those cheezy ass ads watching Americas funniest home videos, full house or home improvement. Yep. Like a god damn rock.

We had an 87 and then a 00 when I was growing up. Pulled our pop pop-up and down camper or the boat, depending how/where we were going camping. If they still made Astros, you bet your chunky butt I'd buy one now. We LOVED that thing!

We had a fleet of these as work vans. They were solid workhorses and all of them made it to 300K+/- miles. Blowers always broke, abs modules always failed and all the door handles would snap off.

Never had this in my country but I’ve still seen it so much on TV that I know what it is.

My friends used their mom’s AstroVan when we started driving in 2007. Lots of memories in that van

We had a 2002 Astro. Loved it. Wish we still had it tbh but our 03 LeSabre is amazing too

You missed the best part. A Chevy 350 bolts in place of the 4.3 V6

James is best host ever!!!!!! Can't wait for next episode.

I bought a 94 Astro Van 2 years ago. Love my van. Rear-Wheel drive....6 cylinder ...

I've been driving my 98 for 16 years now. Two deer broadsided it once. Been using it like a farm truck the last eight. Time to give it a little love and fixin' up. That rig don't owe me nothin' so it's well worth spending some money on.