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1996 Gmc Safari Extended Passenger Van 3-door 4.3l on 2040-cars

Year:1996 Mileage:138542
Location:

Oxnard, California, United States

Oxnard, California, United States
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Very strong running van with low mileage, drives very well.  Lots of room for 3 bench seats, and a nice ceiling panel feature complete with lights, and trip computer/compass.

It is in mechanically sound condition, from what I can see. It belongs to a family member (brother) and thus, I am not the expert on it.  I drove it about 7 miles in town, and the engine runs really strong.  I did not detect/hear any odd engine or transmission sounds, no knocking or tappet sounds or anything like that, not that I hear. The exhaust is clean, no oil (or otherwise) clouds or visible exhaust. The transmission shifts properly, and cycles through the gears well.  It drives well. It does leak some power steering fluid, however.It has a neat overhead panel with lights on the ceiling. I believe that this was an upgrade. It could seat 2-3 on each bench seat, and if you added 2 more bench seats, perhaps seating 11, or, if 2 per bench seat, 8. Very low mileage for an 18 year old car. I believe that it has rear air conditioning or at least vents in the rear as well for a/c.

Despite the van's strong running/drivability, some interior trim pieces are either broken or missing, and there are some door latches that need repair, including (from my own inspection):

Neither of the 2 front doors (passenger and driver) are openable by the outside latches.  The doors open and shut fine from the inside.  Just leave the windows open, reach in, and unlatch the door from the inside or enter through the sliding door.  The hatch (rear door) won't stay up long, if not propped up, it eventually falls.  The gate-open switch seems to work about 1/2 the time, intermittent. The passenger window works fine, then later, doesn't, then later, does. The rear bumper, for whatever reason, is sagging downwards.  There is a broken side/panel window latch, i.e., the kind that opens up maybe 3".  It doesn't affect anything if you don't open up the window, and even if you do open up the window, you only need 1 of these 2 latches, it appears.   There is a missing plastic housing that covers up the seat belt on the bench seat.  The driver's door arm rest has been taped/repaired and is cracked.  It works fine, however.  There are some stains on the carpeting in places, shown in the photos. There are 2 missing drawers of sorts in the dashboard.  One was an ash tray, I think. I don't know what the other one does. The third knob on the row of knobs (above the radio) doesn't turn anything. 

Tires look great, and appear to have a good tread left on them. 
Carpeting looks fine, but does have a few stains.  These can probably be eliminated.  I gave the van a light scrubbing and most of everything cleaned up fine.
The upholstery is in fine condition except the noted tear (about 2-3") on the driver's seat.

There is a slight mis-seaming of the driver's side front quarter panel and the hood.  Paint on the hood has faded.  Paint has scratches and oxidation (or is it oxidization) on most sides of the van.  There are some visible scratches from the paint of another vehicle, perhaps, having scraped the right (passenger) side/rear quarter panel, near the sliding door, and on the sliding door itself. There is a small dent/ding (about 3" or so) on the sliding door.  On both the driver and passenger doors, for whatever reason, there is about a 5" abrasion where the black paint is coming off of the door.  The rear bumper slopes downwards and maybe a little loose from what it is supposed to be like.  There is about a 3" rip in the driver's seat, but something that you could easily repair. The steering wheel has been pinched, if you will, at its top.  It's as though somebody took a pair of vice grips and smashed it a little.  It works otherwise fine.  There's a missing radio knob.  The front-right bumper (corner) has a slight abrasion and perhaps indentation.  I do not know if the a/c works, but would assume that, at a minimum, it needs a charge. The radio works in the front, anyway.  I didn't confirm the rear or other speakers' functionality.
 

We are selling this van on an as-is basis, and would encourage you (the buyer) to inspect and drive it before buying as the above is the case, i.e., I'm not knowledgable on vans, GM models, and don't know what is, and is not relevant to the van-buying public in this price range and vintage.  We have marked it down significantly below KBB to accommodate the miscellaneous body / interior repair items, should you wish to update these items.  The buyer must arrange pick up or shipping. 
 

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