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Hello and buying advice question

Postby rtn [OP] » September 21st 2017, 10:35pm

Has anyone got experience buying a used, corporate, ex-fleet Astro? I've yet to inspect and wondering what the pros and cons are before making the trip. Buyer says corporate fleet vehicles always well maintained, I assume they're driven reasonably because of on-van branding/employee regs. Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks. RTN
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Re: Hello and buying advice question

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Re: Hello and buying advice question

Postby 1lowcab » September 21st 2017, 11:43pm

My Uplander was an ex corporate vehicle. It came with a well documented history and was taken to the dealership for every scheduled maintenance and all recall items. I have had really good luck with it, never had a problem out of it.
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Re: Hello and buying advice question

Postby Leeann_93 » September 22nd 2017, 12:42am

My white ‘02 was a Dollar General fleet van. The neglect seems to have been the two owners between DG and me, not DG.
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Re: Hello and buying advice question

Postby AstroWill » September 23rd 2017, 9:33am

Same here on my 03, seems the fleet maintenance was great, it was the owner in between that caused virtually all of the damage.

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