OT:Want a van...

Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're good
for band trips among other things ;-)
What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could find
a nice Suburban that'd do as well.

They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how cheaply
one could score one of these over there---

Cheers,

Dee

On May 12, 8:40 am, "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_T...@dnainternet . net > wrote:
> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're good
> for band trips among other things ;-)
> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could find
> a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>
> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how cheaply
> one could score one of these over there---
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dee

I'm sure you could strike a good deal on a gas-guzzler here in the US
these days...

An 18-yr. old gas-guzzlin' bazoo with 200,000 miles? I'd guess you
could probably have someone pay *you* to take it off their hands!

-d

On 5/12/2008 7:51 AM, dvaoa wrote:

> On May 12, 8:40 am, "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_T...@dnainternet . net > wrote:
>> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're good
>> for band trips among other things ;-)
>> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
>> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could find
>> a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>>
>> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how cheaply
>> one could score one of these over there---
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dee
>
> I'm sure you could strike a good deal on a gas-guzzler here in the US
> these days...
>
> An 18-yr. old gas-guzzlin' bazoo with 200,000 miles? I'd guess you
> could probably have someone pay *you* to take it off their hands!
>
> -d

Not far off. Here's a relatively low millage (126k) van that Dee would
look great in. And only 3,000 USD.

* w w w .autoseekandsell . com /dsp_adinfoarea.cfm/adid/4783

Trouble is... getting that from Seattle to Finland. :)

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"Steve M. Mann" <rockermann@LOOSEITsteve-mann . com > wrote in message
news:482840f8$0$20183$4c368faf@roadrunner . com ...
>> I'm sure you could strike a good deal on a gas-guzzler here in the US
>> these days...
>>
>> An 18-yr. old gas-guzzlin' bazoo with 200,000 miles? I'd guess you
>> could probably have someone pay *you* to take it off their hands!
>>
>> -d
>
> Not far off. Here's a relatively low millage (126k) van that Dee would
> look great in. And only 3,000 USD.
>
> * w w w .autoseekandsell . com /dsp_adinfoarea.cfm/adid/4783
>
> Trouble is... getting that from Seattle to Finland. :)
>
YEP!

That's exactly what I'm looking for though. Except - NO gas guzzlers! It's
gotta be the 6,2 litre DIESEL. I had one of those 5,7L gasguzzlers and boy
it was thirsty. The diesel drinks about half what the gas one does.

But the 6,2 litre Chevy Diesel is notorious for being a never-die engine;
there's a huge number of those in Finland and they usually get 500K easily
before major repairs...and a million isn't that rare w/an engine overhaul at
some point.

Cheers,

Dee

dvaoa wrote:
> On May 12, 8:40 am, "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_T...@dnainternet . net > wrote:
>> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're good
>> for band trips among other things ;-)
>> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
>> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could find
>> a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>>
>> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how cheaply
>> one could score one of these over there---
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dee
>
> I'm sure you could strike a good deal on a gas-guzzler here in the US
> these days...
>
> An 18-yr. old gas-guzzlin' bazoo with 200,000 miles? I'd guess you
> could probably have someone pay *you* to take it off their hands!
>
> -d


The 6.2L is famed to be a long-lived engine - 500K before an
overhaul. They'll burn through a half dozen (automatic)
transmissions, tho.... no clue if it's got a manual
GMC truck tranny - those are alleged to last longer,
with regular clutch replacement.

What'll live longer is the Dodge with the slant six. Slacker
band touring vehicle of choice...

--
Les Cargill

The 6.2L's can be a bit hard on injector pumps, so keep the fuel clean and
use a good additive. They also aren't the most powerful in the world, but
should be fine for hauling around a bunch of drunk aussie musicians :)

-Larry

"Les Cargill" <lcargill@cfl.rr . com > wrote in message
news:4828c401$0$7081$4c368faf@roadrunner . com ...
> dvaoa wrote:
>> On May 12, 8:40 am, "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_T...@dnainternet . net > wrote:
>>> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're
>>> good
>>> for band trips among other things ;-)
>>> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
>>> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could
>>> find
>>> a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>>>
>>> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how
>>> cheaply
>>> one could score one of these over there---
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dee
>>
>> I'm sure you could strike a good deal on a gas-guzzler here in the US
>> these days...
>>
>> An 18-yr. old gas-guzzlin' bazoo with 200,000 miles? I'd guess you
>> could probably have someone pay *you* to take it off their hands!
>>
>> -d
>
>
> The 6.2L is famed to be a long-lived engine - 500K before an
> overhaul. They'll burn through a half dozen (automatic)
> transmissions, tho.... no clue if it's got a manual
> GMC truck tranny - those are alleged to last longer,
> with regular clutch replacement.
>
> What'll live longer is the Dodge with the slant six. Slacker
> band touring vehicle of choice...
>
> --
> Les Cargill

"Larry" <none@none . com > wrote in message
news:_6gWj.115927$Ft5.62369@newsfe15.lga...
> The 6.2L's can be a bit hard on injector pumps, so keep the fuel clean and
> use a good additive. They also aren't the most powerful in the world, but
> should be fine for hauling around a bunch of drunk aussie musicians :)
>
Now the only problem would be where to find some aussie musicians up here in
Finland ;-)

Cheers,

Dee

DeeAa wrote:
> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're good
> for band trips among other things ;-)
> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could find
> a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>
> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how cheaply
> one could score one of these over there---
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dee
>
>
Could always get a Transit van;-)

Mark

"Mark Bedingfield" <atari030@nomorespampleaseoptusnet . com .au> wrote in
message news:48284216$0$13947$afc38c87@news.optusnet . com .au...

> Could always get a Transit van;-)
>
Hehehe, yeah hell no :-) it's way too small and the proud ownership factor
is below zero. It's gotta have a V8, even if diesel.

It's gotta be a Chevy---or a GMC or an Econoline would do, but those are
rare here.

My mom has a 1987 G20. 7 Seater, Windows, and less than 30,000 miles on the
clock. Looks like new :) I'm sure it's a rare bird indeed.

It's not for sale though.

-Larry


"DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_THIS@dnainternet . net > wrote in message
news:48283569$0$23854$9b536df3@news.fv.fi...
> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're
> good for band trips among other things ;-)
> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could
> find a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>
> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how
> cheaply one could score one of these over there---
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dee
>

You do NOT want one of these. Let's just say it, um, failed the crash test:

* youtube . com /watch?v=lRhZ0rpF0L0

That's about the worst thing I've ever seen.

-Larry

"DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_THIS@dnainternet . net > wrote in message
news:48283569$0$23854$9b536df3@news.fv.fi...
> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're
> good for band trips among other things ;-)
> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could
> find a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>
> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how
> cheaply one could score one of these over there---
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dee
>

On May 12, 10:49 am, "Larry" <n...@none . com > wrote:
> You do NOT want one of these. Let's just say it, um, failed the crash test:
>
> * youtube . com /watch?v=lRhZ0rpF0L0
>
> That's about the worst thing I've ever seen.
>
> -Larry
>

That truck better have seats that eject upon impact ;-)

-d

...that's not a crash test - it's a teleporter malfunction.

--
- Rufus

Larry wrote:
> You do NOT want one of these. Let's just say it, um, failed the crash
> test:
>
> * youtube . com /watch?v=lRhZ0rpF0L0
>
> That's about the worst thing I've ever seen.
>
> -Larry
>
> "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_THIS@dnainternet . net > wrote in message
> news:48283569$0$23854$9b536df3@news.fv.fi...
>> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're
>> good for band trips among other things ;-)
>> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
>> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could
>> find a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>>
>> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how
>> cheaply one could score one of these over there---
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dee
>>
>

LOL!

-Larry

"Rufus" <not@home . com > wrote in message
news:dl5Wj.161374$yE1.134538@attbi_s21...
> ...that's not a crash test - it's a teleporter malfunction.
>
> --
> - Rufus
>
> Larry wrote:
>> You do NOT want one of these. Let's just say it, um, failed the crash
>> test:
>>
>> * youtube . com /watch?v=lRhZ0rpF0L0
>>
>> That's about the worst thing I've ever seen.
>>
>> -Larry
>>
>> "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_THIS@dnainternet . net > wrote in message
>> news:48283569$0$23854$9b536df3@news.fv.fi...
>>> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're
>>> good for band trips among other things ;-)
>>> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
>>> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could
>>> find a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>>>
>>> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how
>>> cheaply one could score one of these over there---
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dee
>>>
>>

That, or someone forgot to open the Iris :)

-Larry

"Rufus" <not@home . com > wrote in message
news:dl5Wj.161374$yE1.134538@attbi_s21...
> ...that's not a crash test - it's a teleporter malfunction.
>
> --
> - Rufus
>
> Larry wrote:
>> You do NOT want one of these. Let's just say it, um, failed the crash
>> test:
>>
>> * youtube . com /watch?v=lRhZ0rpF0L0
>>
>> That's about the worst thing I've ever seen.
>>
>> -Larry
>>
>> "DeeAa" <deeaaREMOVE_THIS@dnainternet . net > wrote in message
>> news:48283569$0$23854$9b536df3@news.fv.fi...
>>> Must be some kind of a disease. I want another Chevy van. Well they're
>>> good for band trips among other things ;-)
>>> What I'm looking for is 1989-1991 model 5-seater+trunk G20's w/about
>>> 300.000km on the clock, not much rust and a 6,2L diesel. Or if I could
>>> find a nice Suburban that'd do as well.
>>>
>>> They cost 6000-10000? here (9000-15000 USD), I hesitate to think how
>>> cheaply one could score one of these over there---
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dee
>>>
>>