10 years of ASV

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10 years of ASV

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this site will be 10 years old in September , just wondering how many of the ol'timers are still here & still have astro/safari's ????
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Re: 10 years of ASV

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Still here. Been here since 12-2-06. Still have my '96 Safari. 283,000 miles. Original motor and trans. Although reverse just quit. It's in my shop waiting for a rebuild. Could not have found a better vehicle for my purpose.
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This isn't the oldest automotive forum I'm a member of, nor the biggest, but by far this group has the highest signal-to-noise ratio of any spot I've found on the internet.

Congratulations to everyone in the community for keeping such high standards!
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Still here! Been here since the purple haze; signed up right after buying my van in '96 and have migrated twice since! (Still own the van... and it is in pieces... in the shop... and will get some attention one of these days!)
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I'm still here.

Up to 180k miles on this one.

I never did get to attend a NECO. :cry:

I've sometimes wondered what happened to some of the old crew. Dumb Lady, Logan, Fire Cakes, Peter, Gary, LockDoc, Dean (Lifted)...

Ten years, already?

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10 yr's has gone by quickly, would be great to have a get together with all the old crew... time has seemed to pass us all by! hope you are all doing o.k
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A lot of the old crew are on Facebook. I keep in touch with several of them.
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Re: 10 years of ASV

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i don't really keep in touch with anyone but there are some on my facebook. here is hoping for another ten years some of the info on here is irreplaceable and the people definitely can't be replaced.
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Re: 10 years of ASV

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Smiliesafari wrote:A lot of the old crew are on Facebook. I keep in touch with several of them.

yes there are Skip :)

Dennis , gary , Lynne , peter they're all on my friends list .
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Re: 10 years of ASV

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still here, just don't post much. Still have the van but I have to admit its grip on me is slipping..... I have been eyeing a sweet awd express van all summer :heart:
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