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To General Motors: A Proposition of Astronomical Proportions

In 1985, you provided a macro-response to the minivan. With 182 cubic feet of cabin space, the do-everything Astro van can carry enough groceries to outlast winter. And if your local supermarket happened to be on top of a mountain peak, the all-wheel-drive workhorse could climb that rocky road.

Two glorious decades and 3.2 million Astro vans followed before the last one rolled off the line at Baltimore Assembly in 2005. The van you no longer sell continues to respond to the times. Fifteen years later, a growing community continues to recognize and discover what an Astro can do on the terrain of road and the ride of life.

We want you to #bringbacktheastro, General Motors.

Please sign the petition to help persuade GM to bring it back!

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What People Are Saying

 

“I really do believe that they are probably the most versatile rig ever made!”

— @yakvanadventures

 

“It’s definitely the overall greatest vehicle I’ve ever owned.”

— @_forrestwalker_

“I’ve had two, now. It’s the best vehicle I’ve ever owned.”

— @clinthoftiezer101

 

“My friend also has an Astro. I love the look on people’s faces when two Astros pull up to the scene all geared out!”

— @tobiasturbes

Follow us on Instagram @bringbacktheastro. Send us your pics!

 
@d_law007 got bored during quarantine and upgraded some lights! #bringbacktheastro
Astro from within an Astro. @stoop_party @candyman__eps
Here’s @diesel_ratfink ‘s 2000 AWD, just chillin like it’s no big deal. It’s getting a three-inch lift soon. 🤙
Here’s @outsideimages ‘ Astro with a rebuilt vortec 330hp V6 with all-new suspension coil overs. It has 18” wheels with 14” slotted ventilated rotors and 4-piston caliper brakes all round.
Check out @deejaykoolroc ‘s 1997 RWD, Regency Custom. #bringbacktheastro
@astros_n_zukis is selling some dope hats! DM @astros_n_zukis to order!
Check out the V8 swapped GMC Safari that @astro_safari shares with their roommates.⁣ ⁣ “We bought it in August 2019 as a car to kinda mess with, not care too much about, drive like crazy,” they said. “Then we decided to V8 swap it w
Here’s @jay_rooch ‘s daily driver. He got it from a customer at a shop at which he worked a few years back. It had 285k miles on it and he just surpassed 300k recently. ⁣ ⁣ “I thought about how amazing of a beast this thing is becau
@_harrisoncase says one of his favorite memories in his 2001 AWD Astro was a two-month trip with @allyybenedict between Kamloops and California. ⁣ ⁣ “We had a big, bright check engine light, but we didn’t even care,” said Harrison.
Here’s a ‘94 GMC Safari shared by @miles_away_in_space and his wife. ⁣ ⁣ The van is named Pluto!⁣ ⁣ “We saved the old boy from the junkyard and gave it new life as our weekender camper,” he said. “Next year, we plan on t
The commitment to #bringbacktheastro is real.⁣ ⁣ @sylvanslicker, one of the organizers of our campaign, had his first child this morning. He and his wife, Jennie, named him Sylvan. You can't spell that without V-A-N. Swipe for Astro pics!
Here’s a submission from right in our neck of the woods! An Omaha local we somehow didn’t already know!⁣ ⁣ Here’s the Astro @wild___tommy drove throughout high school and for a little while in college. ⁣ ⁣ We can only surmise he sol
It was only a matter of time. 📸 @jjdreier
Here’s @jaysaybay ‘s old ‘98. He’s rollin in an ‘03 now.⁣ ⁣ “I live in Colorado and my Astro is incredibly important for my lifestyle,” he said. “I own an art installation business and haul oversized ar
@alst667 sent us some pics of his Astro from Russia! I bet that beast does great in the snow!
Here’s a shot of @d_law007 about 17 years ago, standing in front of his grandmother’s Astro, which she bought new in 1994.⁣ ⁣ D_Law is still driving this van, today! It has 301,656 miles on it at the time of this posting. ⁣ ⁣ “I hav
We don’t discriminate against the GMC Safari!⁣ ⁣ Check out @poppacoolt ‘s 1992. He bought it four years ago with 98,000 miles on it. It already has 180,000 miles!⁣ ⁣ “One day I would like to put a 383 in it if I could ever let her s
@nico_yoga_ bought this ‘99 in 2018. Nicole says it has a new engine, she has gutted the interior, insulated it and built out the basics for her camper plan. ⁣ ⁣ “She has some quirks, but that just means there’s more character,&rdqu
We’re just over here LOVING @dissatisfaction.jackson and her Astro van life. She is living in this thing and making it look amazing!
We have worked very hard to make "integrity" synonymous with the "Astro" name, which @astrosbaseball has now compromised. We request them to prevent further damage to our brand and hard-working van, by changing the name of your fr