Used Car Of The Day: 1988 Chevrolet Astro Van

by Tim Healey

Published: February 10th, 2026

used car of the day 1988 chevrolet astro van

Today's UCOTD brings us some more van life -- it's a 1988 Chevrolet Astro Van.

This one is outfitted for overlanding, despite having two-wheel drive. There are 171K miles on it -- just 10K on the new/rebuilt engine.

It appears our seller has kept up with maintenance and rebuilt certain parts, but also, the interior is rough. You can see more over at the listing.

Speaking of the listing, click here to read it. This one is for sale for $13,000 in New Hampshire.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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AZFelix on Feb 10, 2026

Suggestion: UCOTD 'Where Are They Now?' edition.
Keep track of all the cars that made your short list for publication or are likely candidates for a quick resale on a spreadsheet along with some screenshots. Then check periodically to see if they are offered for sale again and compare their condition and prices. Consult with Murilee on how to organize the information and also to see if any have crossed over into his finds.

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Sobhuza Trooper on Feb 10, 2026

Given the lack of driver's legroom, this would drive better with the hand controls used by paraplegics.

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- Jpolicke on Feb 11, 2026
  
  They must have been designed by a left leg amputee who never noticed something was missing.
  
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