Hello, my name is Joel. You can also call me Spacedogg.
I recently purchased my first ever van. A 2002 GMC safari SLE rwd with 106k original miles for $1500. It’s in great condition in some areas, but It had a few problems that I was able to fix right away:
-Loose donut gasket (it was loud as hell when I bought it). I took it into a muffler shop and fixed that.
-The A/C needed a charge, took care of that, The right rear turn signal socket was clapped out so soldered a new one on.
Now I have a new problem, where my dash light and tail lights are out. I’ve done a little research and I’ve concluded that it’s likely a connection issue, headlight dimmer issue, or a blown fuse. I’m wondering if me monkeying around with the turn signal could have caused this.
Besides that everything is great! The interior is pretty worn. Most of the knobs on the radio and such are missing, but all work. The passenger seats weren’t included so the cargo area is wide open. The paint is in great shape. The underside is also in great shape, very little rust. Drives and shifts great. The passenger exterior door handles don’t work but the driver door and back door handles work fine. The guy gave me 2 new handles that he hadn’t got around to installing.
I’m very excited to take this thing camping and to moped rallies. I’m not really planning on building it out, butI do have a few modifications in mind.
I recently purchased my first ever van. A 2002 GMC safari SLE rwd with 106k original miles for $1500. It’s in great condition in some areas, but It had a few problems that I was able to fix right away:
-Loose donut gasket (it was loud as hell when I bought it). I took it into a muffler shop and fixed that.
-The A/C needed a charge, took care of that, The right rear turn signal socket was clapped out so soldered a new one on.
Now I have a new problem, where my dash light and tail lights are out. I’ve done a little research and I’ve concluded that it’s likely a connection issue, headlight dimmer issue, or a blown fuse. I’m wondering if me monkeying around with the turn signal could have caused this.
Besides that everything is great! The interior is pretty worn. Most of the knobs on the radio and such are missing, but all work. The passenger seats weren’t included so the cargo area is wide open. The paint is in great shape. The underside is also in great shape, very little rust. Drives and shifts great. The passenger exterior door handles don’t work but the driver door and back door handles work fine. The guy gave me 2 new handles that he hadn’t got around to installing.
I’m very excited to take this thing camping and to moped rallies. I’m not really planning on building it out, butI do have a few modifications in mind.