Big surprise. And perhaps an easter egg for anyone interested in this van. Everything I said at the beginning of this post is true. I love this van. Always have. It is about 80% of what we want. However, it took a total of ONE trip for her to declare that vans are the way for us and shes' not interested in fooling with anything else. I agree. Between a few vans I've owned over the last few years we have played around with an Ursa Minor Jeep pop top, a truck with RTT and now that same truck with a Super Pacific pop top. All fun, none as ideal as a van for the way we like to travel.
That said, I'm in the process of ordering a new Transit AWD. The Chevy is a great van but we want a new van. I'm going to try something I've never done. I'm going to order a new vehicle with all the options I want in the color I want. Those who know me know I might keep it a few years or a few weeks.
All that said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this wonderful Chevy AWD and I will be upgrading it slowly unless someone expresses interest. It isn't advertised anywhere, this is just a hidden nugget for the fine folks of the SMB forum, for now. I have a CRL window about to go in and several other parts I'm adding slowly. If I get to the interior this winter it will be refurbished in to a '50' with galley behind the driver and foldable bed/bench seat towards the rear instead of the current platform bed.
Since life is no fun without van pics, here she is on Cinnamon Pass on a picture perfect day this past summer.
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K A, on Flickr