What year is the Chevrolet Astro?

Chevrolet Astro Model Year
The Chevrolet Astro was produced from 1985 to 2005. The model years for the Chevrolet Astro include 1985 to 2005, with various updates and changes made throughout its production run.
The Chevrolet Astro was the smallest available passenger van from Chevrolet until the arrival of the Lumina APV minivan for the 1990 model year. It was initially offered with rear-wheel drive, and an all-wheel drive option was made available on the Chevrolet Astro Passenger van as part of several 1990 updates. Refreshed front end styling was found on the 1995 Chevrolet Astro Passenger van while a new interior dash panel would be added the following year complete with a passenger side airbag. Throughout the production of the Astro Passenger van, variations of a 4.3-liter V-6 engine were used to propel the vehicle. After 20 years in production, the Chevrolet Astro Passenger van was retired in 2005.

What was the last year of the Chevy Astro?

2005
After 20 years in production, the Chevrolet Astro Passenger van was retired in 2005.

How long will a Chevy Astro van last?

about 200,000 miles
The transmissions are good for about 200,000 miles if not overworked. They become rattle traps and start to disintegrate around the engine at about 350,000 miles although I have seen some with over 400,000 miles on them.

Is a van with 100k miles bad?

Put simply, though, the 100,000 mile-marker is no longer a good indicator for buying used. If a vehicle has been properly maintained, it can last several hundred thousand miles.

What is the Ford version of the Chevy Astro?

The Ford Aerostar is a range of vans that was manufactured by Ford from the 1986 to the 1997 model years. The first minivan produced by Ford, the model line was marketed against the Chevrolet Astro/GMC Safari and the first two generations of the Chrysler minivans.

Did the Chevy Astro have a V8?

It originally came with a 4.3-liter V6 which was common in Chevy trucks and SUVs at the time. The current owner/seller of the van didn’t do the engine swap, but somewhere along the way, this Astro had its V6 changed out in favor of a second-generation 5.7-liter LT1 V8.

How many miles per gallon does a Chevy Astro van get?

Based on data from 25 vehicles, 1,639 fuel-ups and 464,479 miles of driving, the 2000 Chevrolet Astro gets a combined Avg MPG of 15.10 with a 0.18 MPG margin of error. Below you can see a distribution of the fuel-ups with 120 outliers (6.82%) removed.

What year did Chevy stop making the Astro van?

2005
After 20 years in production, the Chevrolet Astro Passenger van was retired in 2005.

Why was the Chevy Astro discontinued?

Production in 1998 totaled 32,736 units. However, sales from that point were decreasing and the second-shift production was eliminated in the summer of 2000. Sales of the Astro totaled only 15,709 in 2003, down about 16% percent from 2002. By 2004, production at the Baltimore facility was not enough to keep it going.

What years did they make the Chevy Astro?

The Chevrolet Astro (and its sibling GMC Safari) was a Minivan that was built by Chevrolet from 1985 to 2005 to rival the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager twin models and the Japanese Toyota Van.

What is the best year of the Chevy Astro van?

However, if you are after the best version possible without tipping into the conversion vans, it is best to look for a 2003 to 2005 Chevrolet Astro. These specific years of Astro vans will give you the best chassis, safety, and interior upgrades possible.