Does this D-Max look decent?

[Sierra Stud]

[quote=chevytodd]

Originally Posted by HD Stud

TOTAL PRICE $24,475 $27,925*
BTW if that's all you paid for your truck.....Dude you got an AWESOME deal!! GOOD FIND !! Loaded, leather w/ only 65K!! + truck looks really clean too! Maybe you could help him find a deal like that?

Thanks man! I actually picked it up a year and half ago with 56k on it for 27k. I got pretty lucky, not to mension they don't depriciate much after the parking lot ding (buying used is not a bad idea imho). It took me 6 months to find the dmax I wanted.


Firestrike87, don't jump into anything fast, search out the deals and do your research. Your doing great, keep it up man!

[keeler]

Dude, that truck looks like its been taken care of. Go look at it, rod the chit outta it, have it looked over really well, then when everything clears, buy it before someone else beats you to it!!

[foreman00081]

ya, that truck looks like its in really nice shape, i would definetly check it out, yes the milage is high but you gotta remember that thats what these trucks are made for so if its all miles crusing on the highway by some old guy that didnt mod it or offroad or beat on it at all then there should be nothing wrong with it. my truck is an 03 and i got it with 85k and i paid $22k, now it has 90k on it but it runs and drives every bit as good as the ones i drove with 25k miles that were 7 or 8 grand more than mine. so if you do go to look at it just make sure you check it out really well and take it to a dealer or a good shop and have it looked over, might cost you 75 bucks or so but it will give you a good piece of mind and if it looks good, jump on it, 19k is a good price and if you can get it for 16 or 17 then it would be a sweet deal.

[Firestrike87]

Here is another decent one if your in the right area.
http://www.auto-rv.com/default.asp?a...me=BMH1301084D

[Jacqson]

Originally Posted by HD Stud

I disagree, I don't think its that bad. Not to mension, it is a diesel and as long as it has been maintained, he should be in good shape.

Here's what my '02 2500HD apraised at with 65k...

Average Trade-In Average Retail
Base Price $16,025 $18,775
Mileage - 65,000 miles N/A N/A
Options

4WD (Std. 2500 LD Ext., 3500 RC) $2,550 $2,775
6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel Engine $4,350 $4,575
Add Bed Liner $75 $100
Add Running Boards $100 $125
Aluminum/Alloy Wheels (Std. 1500 HD) $250 $300
Leather Seats (Std. LT) $400 $450
LS Pkg. (Ex. 1500 HD) $550 $625
Power Seat (Std. LT) $175 $200

TOTAL PRICE $24,475 $27,925*
* Based on a clean vehicle history report

I hear what you are saying, but there is more to a truck than just the engine. Even if it was maintained you are at or getting near the service life of the majority of components in that truck which will either have to be replaced or repaired. As Chevytodd said, I would spend a bit more and get a truck with a lot less mileage. You could get this truck for the $19,000 and easily spend another 5-6K on repairs. Where is your great deal then?

[phatchevy06]

Don't pay attention to HD Stud. He found one of the best deals I've ever seen on a diesel...lucky bish

I agree with HD and chevytodd....keep looking around bro...check into that one...but keep your eyes open. You'll find a great one sooner or later...and as long as you get a great deal...the milage isn't a big factor on these diesels....unless it's extremely high. Their made to live forever...well at least the Chevys

[foreman00081]

Originally Posted by Jacqson

I hear what you are saying, but there is more to a truck than just the engine. Even if it was maintained you are at or getting near the service life of the majority of components in that truck which will either have to be replaced or repaired. As Chevytodd said, I would spend a bit more and get a truck with a lot less mileage. You could get this truck for the $19,000 and easily spend another 5-6K on repairs. Where is your great deal then?

jacqson, you have a point that you might have to do some repairs at the milage that trucks got but 5 or 6 GRAND??? that seems like a little exaggeration. you might need to do some ball joints and tie rods, maybe some brakes and possibly a few other things but it shouldnt cost you anywhere near that kind of money. i mean if you had to put 5 or 6 thousand dollars into repairs at 130000 miles do you really think anybody would be buying these trucks??

[phatchevy06]

Originally Posted by foreman00081

jacqson, you have a point that you might have to do some repairs at the milage that trucks got but 5 or 6 GRAND??? that seems like a little exaggeration. you might need to do some ball joints and tie rods, maybe some brakes and possibly a few other things but it shouldnt cost you anywhere near that kind of money. i mean if you had to put 5 or 6 thousand dollars into repairs at 130000 miles do you really think anybody would be buying these trucks??

[Jacqson]

Originally Posted by foreman00081

jacqson, you have a point that you might have to do some repairs at the milage that trucks got but 5 or 6 GRAND??? that seems like a little exaggeration. you might need to do some ball joints and tie rods, maybe some brakes and possibly a few other things but it shouldnt cost you anywhere near that kind of money. i mean if you had to put 5 or 6 thousand dollars into repairs at 130000 miles do you really think anybody would be buying these trucks??

I hear what you are saying but you are kind of missing my point. The person buying this truck doesn't know the history of it. At that kind of mileage there is a lot of things that could or would need repair and just because it looks good doesn't mean anything. Ugly women can look pretty with a little(or a lot) makeup. My figure is not that out of line. I'm not saying as soon as he buys this truck he is going to spend that kind of money, but the possibility still exists that he could over the short term to make it reliable. How much do you think a tranny costs to fix not to mention it is an Allison that has 130,000 miles on it. If your ring and pinions are shot, injector pump, radiator, and the list could go on and on. Add all this stuff up and it's not hard to spend that kind of money. I don't disagree that if you owned it, 130,000 miles would be no big deal as I am presuming that you would take care of it. To go out and buy a 2 year old vehicle with that kind of mileage tells me this truck could have a lot of problems that may not manifest themselves until you buy it. A vehicle with that kind of mileage is usually about 6-10 years old based on average miles driven per year which is about 12-15K. Even if you drove 20K per year it would take you over 6 years to reach that mileage. Most people buying trucks with that kind of mileage are not buying them at 2 years old. If Firestrike87 wants to buy this truck that is up to him, however he asked a question and I gave him my opinion and I stand by it. (Caveat Emptor)

[phatchevy06]

Originally Posted by Jacqson

I hear what you are saying but you are kind of missing my point. The person buying this truck doesn't know the history of it. At that kind of mileage there is a lot of things that could or would need repair and just because it looks good doesn't mean anything. Ugly women can look pretty with a little(or a lot) makeup. My figure is not that out of line. I'm not saying as soon as he buys this truck he is going to spend that kind of money, but the possibility still exists that he could over the short term to make it reliable. How much do you think a tranny costs to fix not to mention it is an Allison that has 130,000 miles on it. If your ring and pinions are shot, injector pump, radiator, and the list could go on and on. Add all this stuff up and it's not hard to spend that kind of money. I don't disagree that if you owned it, 130,000 miles would be no big deal as I am presuming that you would take care of it. To go out and buy a 2 year old vehicle with that kind of mileage tells me this truck could have a lot of problems that may not manifest themselves until you buy it. A vehicle with that kind of mileage is usually about 6-10 years old based on average miles driven per year which is about 12-15K. Even if you drove 20K per year it would take you over 6 years to reach that mileage. Most people buying trucks with that kind of mileage are not buying them at 2 years old. If Firestrike87 wants to buy this truck that is up to him, however he asked a question and I gave him my opinion and I stand by it. (Caveat Emptor)

I'm not going to get involved although I could very easily...but this is all I'm going to say...

That truck is an '04 right?...then literally speaking...it is 3 years old

[Sierra Stud]

Originally Posted by phatchevy06

I'm not going to get involved although I could very easily...but this is all I'm going to say...

That truck is an '04 right?...then literally speaking...it is 3 years old

[Jacqson]

Originally Posted by phatchevy06

That truck is an '04 right?...then literally speaking...it is 3 years old

[phatchevy06]

Originally Posted by Jacqson

[chevytodd]

Originally Posted by foreman00081

jacqson, you have a point that you might have to do some repairs at the milage that trucks got but 5 or 6 GRAND??? that seems like a little exaggeration. you might need to do some ball joints and tie rods, maybe some brakes and possibly a few other things but it shouldnt cost you anywhere near that kind of money. i mean if you had to put 5 or 6 thousand dollars into repairs at 130000 miles do you really think anybody would be buying these trucks??

I still gotta agree w/ jacqson. I work at GM store and we see trucks like this come in with high miles. ALOT of 'em around here are company trucks and they've lead a HARD life not allways 5th wheel pullers but rig / work trucks. They are beat, $5,000-$6,000 ? Not out of line at all. When we get these trucks in BTW we send 'em straight to the auction (not worth it to fix 'em and sell 'em to customers.) We can fix what's wrong with them now but other stuff is worn out too and will need fixing soon. It's just not cost effective plus we be selling a bad product. Just my opinion, as I've had a little expierence with this sorta thing.

[phatchevy06]

Originally Posted by chevytodd

I still gotta agree w/ jacqson. I work at GM store and we see trucks like this come in with high miles. ALOT of 'em around here are company trucks and they've lead a HARD life not allways 5th wheel pullers but rig / work trucks. They are beat, $5,000-$6,000 ? Not out of line at all. When we get these trucks in BTW we send 'em straight to the auction (not worth it to fix 'em and sell 'em to customers.) We can fix what's wrong with them now but other stuff is worn out too and will need fixing soon. It's just not cost effective plus we be selling a bad product. Just my opinion, as I've had a little expierence with this sorta thing.

There's one MAJOR factor here with you however....if that Edmonton where you live is the one I'm thinking about...then it's in Canada...and EVERYTHING is more expensive in Canada...a lot more expensive...so yeah 5 or 6 might not be out of line for you...but it sure as hell is in the states.

[keeler]

That D-max still has alot of life left in it. I used to work for Matrix Service. We had about 10 2003 I ton crew cab duallys with the d-max and allison. When i quit there, they all had around 120K on them, and they were always and i mean always pulling stuff cross country, and when i say cross country, i mean it. Oklahoma to san fransisco, philly, houston, billings Mt. Those trucks took it great, and they still ran excellent. The average weight, truck trailer and all, was usually around 25-30K.... We only had a few trucks that were at the 32 GVW weight, most of them were just 26K. Mind you all the miles on these trucks were highway, there was nothing wrong with them, we had them serviced regularly, and when it came to the bigger maintence stuff, we took them to GM to have it done. I say buy it, looks like a great deal....

Just sharing my experience with the d-max....

[dozerboy]

I would look into it, but I would avoid a truck with any power adders. 130K ain't nothing IIRC the is a member on DP with 80K+ on his 06.

[Jacqson]

Originally Posted by phatchevy06

There's one MAJOR factor here with you however....if that Edmonton where you live is the one I'm thinking about...then it's in Canada...and EVERYTHING is more expensive in Canada...a lot more expensive...so yeah 5 or 6 might not be out of line for you...but it sure as hell is in the states.

Just because you don't agree with somebodys opinion there is no reason to make a blanket statement like that. Everything in Canada is not more expensive, but I suppose I should believe you since you are such a first hand expert. There are a LOT of factors that determine price, average wage for one, which is higher in Canada. Also Medical supplies and Pharmaceuticals are much cheaper up here. I travel extensively to the US and there is a multitude of other things that are much cheaper as well in Canada. I don't understand why you are so defensive about what I said in my post. It's my opinion, take it with a grain of salt. If you don't agree with me, that's fine. And 5-6K IS a hell of a lot of money up here as well.

[phatchevy06]

Originally Posted by Jacqson

Just because you don't agree with somebodys opinion there is no reason to make a blanket statement like that. Everything in Canada is not more expensive, but I suppose I should believe you since you are such a first hand expert. There are a LOT of factors that determine price, average wage for one, which is higher in Canada. Also Medical supplies and Pharmaceuticals are much cheaper up here. I travel extensively to the US and there is a multitude of other things that are much cheaper as well in Canada. I don't understand why you are so defensive about what I said in my post. It's my opinion, take it with a grain of salt. If you don't agree with me, that's fine. And 5-6K IS a lot of money up here as well.

I didn't say I didn't agree with your post...and I wasn't even replying to you. Prove to me that most things aren't more expensive...hell you just said your damn self that wages are higher and that's why things cost more. I've been there bro so don't play your "you don't know sh!t" games on me. Hell you even just said "I travel extensively to the US and there is a multitude of other things that are much cheaper"....well ok then bro damn...that's what I was saying too. Think about it before you post judgement on someone. If you got a problem with me, don't turn into an E-Thug...it just makes you look like an a$$. Go back and read what I said and understand it....yeah I was a little exaggerative sure...I was just asking and stating. Sounds like you got a little offended and wanted to put words in my mouth. Have a little respect son. I RESPECT your opinion and statements...you can at least show me the same.