1999 GMC Safari SLE (All Wheel Drive) review from North America
"Ultimate non-soccer-mom Van!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Rear door electic lock solenoid is weak and won't lock or unlock the doors, although you can hear it try.
Rear axle shows some rust, wonder where it got delivered to look like that, I'll have to clean that up and give it a fresh coat of black Rustoleum paint and keep an eye on it.
Previous service idiot broke the mount for the aircleaner on the radiator shroud, I'll have to super glue it to fix it, no way am I taking that radiator out.
Had to tighten the driver's side door handle (inside).
Other than that, it runs & drives great!
General comments?
The engine will be difficult to service, but I knew that going in. This van is a nice alternative to the Dodge Caravan/Ford Windstar crowd that are built on auto chassis and are primarily light duty grocery getters. This is a MAN'S VAN, GRRRRRRRR.
But I digress. Nice van, plenty of room, today we carried a 23 cu ft refridgerator off to the recyclers in it with no trouble. I can't wait to see what else fits in it.
Kids dig it because everyone has a cup-holder and plenty of room.
Bought ours two years old and saved $7000 over thr new price, and it looks brand new.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 4.3L Vortec V-6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 10 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 27150 miles |
| Most recent distance | 27400 miles |
| Previous car | Volkswagen Jetta |
| Date of Entry | 7th January, 2001 |