This used car dealer, which is literally in my neighborhood, has posted 10 2001 Chevrolet Astro Cargo Vans for sale:

http://minimemotors.com/vehicle/used-2001-chevrolet-astro-cargo-van-1112-wb-rwd-930981.cfml#ar_top

Would the miles scare anyone away from purchasing one of these for local use???

Depends.

If they got decent care, I'd say yes. Those 4.3s will last a while....

I agree, if the CarFax shows that the van has been taken care of, then you should get a long life. Otherwise pass.

Check the maintenance history and do a test drive to see how well the transmission shifts and the steering/suspension handles. At these miles it isn't unusual for steering parts to wear out, suspension bushings to to go bad or transmissions to slip. If everything checks out there's no reason you couldn't squeeze another 100,000 miles out of it.

Were you thinking of commuting with it, making a conversion van out of it or just using it to haul stuff that wouldn't fit in the Envoy?

I have two of these for work use, they are pretty much indestructible.

I have two of these for work use, they are pretty much indestructible.

+1

we have had a 91 gmc equivilent, still do... the biggest problem we've had with it recently are front axle parts... but it's also AWD, so you should have less to worry about. i think it has ~190K miles on it or so...