I Fixed My Cheap Aerostar for $23 And Now It's Surprising Good!

This humble little van has a score to settle and wants to show the world it still has life left in her. However with a low price comes low expectations, right? But for only $23 I was able to fix many of the big problems with this cheap auction van.

[jazzman]

UPDATE: My father bought this van from Chris 2 years ago. Today, I'm daily driving her right now. Still runs great. Minor issues with either vapor locking occasionally or that cam sensor acts up. But she's still golden!

[belowme]

KEEP IT.
IT WILL HOLD A LOT OF TOILET PAPER

[austinepperson]

I’m gonna bet the shifting issue got fixed when you got the speedometer and odometer working. The trans appears to be computer controlled based on the overdrive button, and it uses the speed you’re going to make shift points. Unless you drove it after fixing the muffler and hadn’t fixed the odometer yet and it started shifting good.

[joycenorton]

I bought a 93 Aerostar for $200 from a neighbor it’s a one owner has a few problems but not many I love it.

[luke]

You won’t believe how many 1990’s van dwellers and ordinary sedan dwellers there are on YouTube. I really enjoy this video. There aren’t many like this other than bafoons messing with them in cash for clunkers.
Or just dealership videos.

[tamgr]

Those 3.0L V-6's were a great engine.

[igotajopamerica]

I remember when they first came out just about everyone thought they were ugly.
Now people telling you it's awesome.😂 How times change.

[STB-jhod]

Ford missed an opportunity by not putting SHO engine in the aerostar.

[arnepianocanada]

One of your best. Soooo respectful of a long-cancelled model. Your fixes taught much about Aerostar workings, and by reporting the positive feedback you helped to bolster reputation that many of us never knew Aerostar had.

[wranglercody]

Glad to see one of these old vans fixed up and driving again.

[veeixeh]

This is such a beautiful car. They should have never stopped building these.

[SMB]

Fix that check engine light for the 70 bucks and list it for 2200 👍

[quentinc]

Thank you for fixing it up! I have no doubt that the van has tons of life left in it!

[BACKFIREFUR]

I miss my 1990 XLT. It had 359, 000 miles before it got rear ended by a drunk driver doing 65. If you where not so far away id buy it from you in a heart beat.

[copcarguymn]

Ford should have marketed these vans as the "Aero-Ranger, " "AeroRanger" or the "Aeroranger" seeing as these hoopty things were more or less ford ranger drivetrains with a full sized minivan body on top of it.

I am very impressed not to see the lower quarter panels having the typical rust from the ground up inside out especially on the drivers side.

[richardunicorn]

That was the last good van Ford put out. Aerostars run great, and look great. They're pretty cool looking. Hope it gets a good home.

[mexicanspec]

In the late '80s and early '90s this was all a family needed for a van. Now it has to be a $50, 000 van with all the bells and whistles. How could people have changed so much in such a short amount of time?

[whogivesacrap]

I grew up in a 91 XLT extended version.... they were based on a Ranger chassis and severely suffered from being too heavy for its brakes. It had the 4.0 which needed head gaskets twice, one when only 6 months from new. It also destroyed two transmissions. I remember having to do do the brakes about every four months in the front. Thay being said, there were alot of fond memories growing up in that big red bitch.

[ajvdub]

So awesome! My dad was a car dealer and never bought new cars but for whatever reason bought a brand new Aerostar in 1989. It was grey and black and he put black Keystone wheels on it. I remember going to tee-ball games in it, we got in a minor accident in it, I jammed my finger in the door getting dropped off to school and the most memorable time, we took it to Durango CO from Los Angeles. My dad found a scenic route that after almost 2 hours we found the road had been washed out by some recent rains. A Jeep Cherokee romped right through and we had to turn around in the Aerostar. My dad sold it weeks after we got home and bought a Jeep and never did not have a 4x4 since! Keep the videos coming, we need them right now 😎

[pmr]

Great job cleaning it up! $750.00? That'll be gone in no time. After seeing it cleaned, I'd do the sensor and put it up at $1100-$1500 and leave the grill alone. The gray looks fine. I wonder if you could glue in some fabric for a headliner. Good luck Chris.