Author Topic: Fieldys Astrovan (Read 1388 times)

Fieldy · « **on:** August 10, 2010, 06:54:44 pm »

Picked up my new Astro yesterday evening.

70,000 miles, Starcraft Brougham thingy.

Drove it back nicely, 60mph on cruise control. Lovely.

Straight swap for the Navara.

Could be tidier, could be worse, the Navara was no oil painting.

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2010, 07:02:20 pm »

Looks like a good swap bud

Fieldy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2010, 07:03:36 pm »

Both parties were happy in the deal, only time will tell who got the better

Andy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2010, 07:51:53 pm »

Wow! Nice one dude!

A clean and that'll look the mutts!

Fieldy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2010, 08:00:46 pm »

Won't take much, couple of hundred quid and it would be back to original.... Only bit it really wants is the rear bumper cover, cheap from Rock Auto

Andy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2010, 08:33:05 pm »

Was formerly owned by a barry?

I'm spying a spud launcher and some lexarse lights

art b · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2010, 10:17:43 pm »

nice drive them stros.....

i bet its come from japan with those extras.....

got any jap stickers on it alan....

we await the ''electrical questions'' with baited breath....

art b · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2010, 10:18:23 pm »

ya need to look on

www.astrosafari.com

Fieldy · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2010, 06:19:44 am »

Quoting: Andy

Was formerly owned by a barry?

No idea, sadly it's had a couple of owners recently, it now needs some live and time to get it back up to shape.
I love the exhaust, suits the sound as it sounds a little rumbly

Quoting: art b

i bet its come from japan with those extras.....

Yep, my first pretend yank

Quoting: art b

ya need to look on
www.astrosafari.com

I bought it through astrosafari.co.uk, but .com does look busy, thanks for the link

ianjpage · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2010, 07:24:55 am »

looks good

FUBAR · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2010, 11:35:09 am »

Nice swap

looks pretty tidy, sort some centrecaps for those wheels tho

Fieldy · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2010, 05:25:16 pm »

Dave Redbourne thinks he may have some lying around, result!

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2010, 07:29:09 pm »

I do like Astro vans, a much better buy than those horrible imported Lucida toyota things you see everywhere. Real nice lines.
Starcraft are meant to be one of the better conversion peeps I think?

Fieldy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2010, 09:05:01 pm »

Just got back from Bluewater, my wife drove, I lay on the bed with the mood lights on and the blinds closed.... (I know, not supposed to

), bloody lovely....

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2010, 04:10:42 pm »

a good Astro is a really excellent ride, so smooth and quiet. i'd personally rip the exhaust off and put a stock one back on - a luxuary vehicle should be silent unless its got sporting pedigree (AMG Merc, Audi RS, BMW M, Maserati Quattroporte etc)

lets face it, the only 'sport' you'd ever associate with an Astro is probably an eating contest.... long distance cruiser par excellence though.

Fieldy · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2010, 05:05:17 pm »

I'm going to replace the bumper cover, then see how pretuding the exhaust is, it isn't loud, it just burbles. But I am like you Phil, I like original

Fieldy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 14, 2010, 09:46:42 pm »

Need to replace the TV, anyone have any ideas? I believe it's a 9"

I'm thinking a 12"flatscreen bolted over the hole?