Buying a Car or Truck Sucks Right Now!
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Roadrage
Easily Irritated
For comparison, my old man's lease is a 2021 BigHorn 2, he's on a 39 month (I think 39k mile) lease....his buyout is just south of $32k.
He's way under on miles, which is why I am considering purchasing it next June when his lease is over. That, and it's never really seen snow or salt so it's damn near as new a vehicle as I can get.
WhiteHawk
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I think all the brands are pretty comparable. I am sure you could cherrypick highs and lows, but in the end it is pretty similar.
The buyout on my Silverado is $34.5k - I might keep it if it was a crew cab, but between the Camaro and my truck, I would like to have one four adult passenger vehicle. Hoping to find something decent around $20k. I just don't need a full time truck anymore.
-Geoff
The buyout on my Silverado is $34.5k - I might keep it if it was a crew cab, but between the Camaro and my truck, I would like to have one four adult passenger vehicle. Hoping to find something decent around $20k. I just don't need a full time truck anymore.
-Geoff
Nice - I've really wanted a GMT900 Avalanche for a while. It'd be a perfect vehicle for my usage.
How many miles on it?
WhiteHawk
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I looked at it and it was mess - it had 130k. They are all a mess! It is unbelievable to me what people are asking for complete garbage.
- Looked at a 2015 GMC Denali 108k miles - body was clean, but suspension was fried (danced all over the road on bumps), drifted hard left on the freeway, and literally had an exhaust leak audible when you got to half throttle. Plus, driver seat was collapsed from too much ass probably (pretty common actually on trucks with miles like this). They wanted $26k for that! This was at Matick Chevrolet too, a reputable dealer.
-2015 Silverado LTZ 2WD from Texas - I will admit, the underbody was spotless, but the body looked like it had been caught in a BLM riot. There was literally a hole drilled completely through the tailgate (wife said it was a bullet hole!), and every panel on the body had multiple scrapes and dents, including a couple of the black trim covers missing. They still wanted $23k!
-2012 Avalanche - They were asking $22k but dropped it to $20k. The body looks like in two years all the paint is going to finish bubbling up and start falling off in sheets. Are you kidding me? And it had a questionable engine knock. Pass. At Berger Chevrolet - looked awesome in pics!
-2010 Avalanche - This was only $14k, I had hopes. Had. The interior looked like the owner was on the Tough Mudder tour. The body was actually pretty clean, but the underbody was heavily rusty. The big dealbreaker was that nothing worked - seat coolers, heaters, Tire Pressure sensors, check suspension lights, check towing lights, etc. Honestly, if this was more functional I might have bought it. I don't need another project though.
Short term, I am adding six months to my current lease. Maybe the current insanity will end by November.
-Geoff
ultradriver10000
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hahaha if you can easily extend the lease, let it ride
loosenut
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I'm getting ready to list my 09 Escalade for sale. 200K. 6.2 with no DOD or AFM. Its not deleted, it wasn't available on these in 09. Typical Michigan rust. Exhaust leak on #1 cylinder, quiets down when it gets to operating temp. Runs and drives great.
WhiteHawk
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Is it an EXT? I need that bed. A guy just sold a similar one on CL and he was asking $12.5k.
-Geoff
loosenut
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Nope. Short body.
WhiteHawk
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Ended up scoring a winner in Jacksonville Florida. 175k miles Escalade EXT. It is higher miles than I wanted, but it had a dealer installed crate motor at 100k. Everything works and it rides smooth as silk - put about 8 hours on it already between Jacksonville and Winston-Salem, then had it shipped for the final leg. The selling point was that when I crawled under it, there wasn't a spec of rust. OK maybe a spec, but nothing like what you get in Michigan. All the axles still had the black coating, and the paint was still white. It still needs a little work - couple dents, the CHMSL is out, but it was about the best I was going to do. Got the original wheels with it too, so will probably run summer/winter tires.
Andy, do you run a club or any other anti-theft device? I did a little research, and the Escalade EXT was one of the most stolen vehicles in the country while it was being produced... So that should be fun!
-Geoff
Andy, do you run a club or any other anti-theft device? I did a little research, and the Escalade EXT was one of the most stolen vehicles in the country while it was being produced... So that should be fun!
-Geoff
loosenut
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Nice!
No, i don't use any theft deterrent. With my windows blacked out you couldn't see it anyway.
I have it insured for an agreed value.
ultradriver10000
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Leave one of those iphone GPS trackers in it.... if you want to get it back.
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MX542A...cphy=9016989&hvtargid=pla-1269760898874&psc=1
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4Gas$
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Well, it took me months to find it, I just drove it back from Austin, Texas, I love it and ......
I'm already thinking, if I were to sell it? LOL! :lol:
2011 4x4 Tahoe, Fire Chief vehicle, 106,000 RUST FREE miles! Loaded with emergency
lighting and siren. Truck drove great @ 100+ mph. Made the 1,350 mile trip wonderfully!
I'm thinking $19,500. as a minimum? Given the rarity and condition, what do you guys think?
I'm already thinking, if I were to sell it? LOL! :lol:
2011 4x4 Tahoe, Fire Chief vehicle, 106,000 RUST FREE miles! Loaded with emergency
lighting and siren. Truck drove great @ 100+ mph. Made the 1,350 mile trip wonderfully!
I'm thinking $19,500. as a minimum? Given the rarity and condition, what do you guys think?
4Gas$
Club Member
I highly doubt I'll sell it, but something a friend said
got me thinking & if someone would pay me enough.
If this doesn't sell, that would be fine. It it does,
that too would be fine, but it would have to be
worth the time & work.
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