Just got one at 130000 miles. Let's just say I paid well under $1000. I put in about 24 hours of labor with parts getting it road ready. This van at this point is more reliable than any other vehicle I've had.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van with the 3.0 Liter engine, which is more powerful than the 2.3 Liter engines they had in earlier Aerostars. We have owned ours since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers and now my granddaughter rides in it. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. It now has over 230,000 miles. I love my little green Aerostar.
God I love these vans. Dad bought one new in 1990, we had it for 7 trouble free years and took dozens of trips in it. I've since owned an '89, two 94s and a 1996. My 1994 Sport shorty was by far my favorite. I towed with them, camped in them, road tripped in them, and commuted in all kinds of weather with them. They were a great compromise if you needed something more truck-like than the Caravan and wanted a more comfortable interior than the Astro.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
Great looking vans! I remember seeing these everywhere, but these days I rarely see them anywhere unless occasionally in someone's back yard. If you do see one on the road, most likely its back bumper has disintegrated in the middle leaving the chrome strips to droop.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
Well that's interesting. The one that drives the most they made into a jailhouse van. All three of my Vans are aerostars that I bought and they were government surplus. They have somewhere around 118000 138,000 mi on each one. And I probably put a third of those miles on each one. The Woody ideas an interesting one
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
I absolutely 👍👍 give these 2 thumbs up!! Much, Much, Better than, any Always, Smaller dodge, or Chrysler minier vans!!!! With more than Double the dependability the caravans, Never had!!! The Ford Aerostar, was Many Miles, The Best Minivan, ever, Built!!!!
I have three aerostar Vans right now. All with around 130,000 mi or less. Well when you have three of them going to have to cut miles all on one of them. One of them I have insured with haggerty as a classic vehicle
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
I have three of them and they're just so easy to work on. The tinker Toys. I will admit the one with the four point of a little bit more difficult. My 3.0 Vans one of them gets about 26 mi to gallon
Well I had a caravan years and years ago and I liked it it was boxy like this aerostar. But I've got three aerostar Vans currently and I love them. I've got a Chevy Astro all-wheel drive I never use it
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
The Aerostar minivan is actually worth having. It can carry 7 people when necessary. I would use it more for carrying cargo and groceries. I don't need it for towing since I have no intention to do any towing.
Its insane how in the video at the end it states with all the options added, total price is almost $25k. But you can get these Aerostars for as low as $450. Crazy how that is
The REAL reason why FORD pulled the plug on the Aerostar was they didn't want to spend the money to redesign the dash to include a front passenger airbag.
The thing is it's not an individual radio system at least not most of the aerostars. So when your kid is back here changing channel he's changing the channel for what you have on in the dash as well.
I loved my 97 Aerostar. 3.0 V6, auto, front and rear ac, was a great vehicle. Towed 5000 lbs.
I used to tow all kinds of cars with mine. I'd buy them at abandoned vehicle auctions and drag them home with the A-Star
Just got one at 130000 miles. Let's just say I paid well under $1000. I put in about 24 hours of labor with parts getting it road ready. This van at this point is more reliable than any other vehicle I've had.
? Still running?
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van with the 3.0 Liter engine, which is more powerful than the 2.3 Liter engines they had in earlier Aerostars. We have owned ours since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers and now my granddaughter rides in it. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. It now has over 230,000 miles. I love my little green Aerostar.
God I love these vans. Dad bought one new in 1990, we had it for 7 trouble free years and took dozens of trips in it. I've since owned an '89, two 94s and a 1996. My 1994 Sport shorty was by far my favorite. I towed with them, camped in them, road tripped in them, and commuted in all kinds of weather with them. They were a great compromise if you needed something more truck-like than the Caravan and wanted a more comfortable interior than the Astro.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
@@randallpickens5690 still posting the SAME comment?
Great looking vans! I remember seeing these everywhere, but these days I rarely see them anywhere unless occasionally in someone's back yard. If you do see one on the road, most likely its back bumper has disintegrated in the middle leaving the chrome strips to droop.
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
Love my 1995 van,, made into a woody
Well that's interesting. The one that drives the most they made into a jailhouse van. All three of my Vans are aerostars that I bought and they were government surplus. They have somewhere around 118000 138,000 mi on each one. And I probably put a third of those miles on each one. The Woody ideas an interesting one
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
@@randallpickens5690 YOU GOING TO COPY PASTE THE SAME SHIT ON EVERY COMMENT YOU SPAMMHEAD?
I absolutely 👍👍 give these 2 thumbs up!! Much, Much, Better than, any Always, Smaller dodge, or Chrysler minier vans!!!! With more than Double the dependability the caravans, Never had!!! The Ford Aerostar, was Many Miles, The Best Minivan, ever, Built!!!!
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I have three aerostar Vans right now. All with around 130,000 mi or less. Well when you have three of them going to have to cut miles all on one of them. One of them I have insured with haggerty as a classic vehicle
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
Just bought one for 1000 bucks to use as a towing/hauling vehicle
Still running?
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
by doit yourselfers nightmare, they got that 105% RIGHT
I have three of them and they're just so easy to work on. The tinker Toys. I will admit the one with the four point of a little bit more difficult. My 3.0 Vans one of them gets about 26 mi to gallon
Knew several families as a kid from our church that had these, and a few extended family members that has these
Yeah I have three of them that I drive. None of them have very many miles on them do great for me
Always liked the Aerostar much better than Astro or Caravan, maybe cause I’m a Blue Oval guy…
Well I had a caravan years and years ago and I liked it it was boxy like this aerostar. But I've got three aerostar Vans currently and I love them. I've got a Chevy Astro all-wheel drive I never use it
We have a 1994 Ford Aerostar XL van which we have owned since 1998. I still drive it while at our summer home. Our kids grew up traveling in it in the summers. I love that the rear seats pull out easily and I can haul various items in it. Since I have owned it, it sits for the school year and is only driven in the summers. In about 1999 we had some troubles with it stopping after stomping on the gas. After stopping at about five Ford dealerships and having different electrical components replaced, with the issue happening again, we took it to an alley mechanic at someone’s recommendation and he shortly diagnosed it at the fuel pump seizing. After the fuel pump replacement, it ran great for many years, until at someone’s recommendation I had the transmission filter and fluid replaced. Not long after, the transmission went out and we had to put about $2000 into the repair. That was about 12 years ago and the Aerostar keeps cruising. After the fuel pump issue, someone recommended putting SeaFoam in the gas tank. I regularly put a can in when I do the last fill up before parking the van for the school year. I also change the oil at that time. I disconnect the battery and nearly every summer after reconnecting the van starts right up after setting for ten months. During the COVID-19 pandemic it sat for 22 months without being operated and still started up fine. I love my little green Aerostar.
The Aerostar minivan is actually worth having. It can carry 7 people when necessary. I would use it more for carrying cargo and groceries. I don't need it for towing since I have no intention to do any towing.
Its insane how in the video at the end it states with all the options added, total price is almost $25k. But you can get these Aerostars for as low as $450. Crazy how that is
if ford at least kept the aerostars name and replaced the windstar name with it, the windstar could have sold better.
Aerostar was a much better van
The REAL reason why FORD pulled the plug on the Aerostar was they didn't want to spend the money to redesign the dash to include a front passenger airbag.
My moms ex had one for the weekend swap meets and that fudger was loud as a mother.
Is Yugo in anyone TV Channel ever tested or introduced?
DOUG DEMURO
That van is surprisngly light.
It doesn't have a truck frame. It's not a body-on-frame as such it is spot welded rails to the floor pan.
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025 well its halp uninody,half frame. Its SOLID.
Ford Best
Hey RCR's, do you have any American Shooter segments from Season 1 in 1993?👍
I doubt it, considering I have never even heard of it... Sorry
@@RetroCarReviews do you have any other Aerostar videos?
@@sheamileto456so you like the Ford aerostar? I have one I'm thinking about selling cuz I have three of them.
Headphones for what?
For passengers to listen to the radio since the car is loud and so the driver doesn't have to hear.
The thing is it's not an individual radio system at least not most of the aerostars. So when your kid is back here changing channel he's changing the channel for what you have on in the dash as well.
gross, canada
I think they were mostly made in a plant somewhere around st. Louis Missouri