I am retiring tomorrow after working for the same company for 37 years, So I am looking around for a decent 3/4 or 1 ton truck to pull all my "junk" around with.
SO I was chatting with a local shop owner that does all my inspections and he has a 2007 2500HD that I can get cheap.
ANY-WHO it was a "ranch" truck and saying the body is rough would be somewhat of an understatement, THE bad,, the outside skin of the bed is split open on both sides about a foot back from the front of the bed, the tailgate is absolutely destroyed, actually flipped open when I punched it, driver seat (leather) is bad (ETC ETC ETC), driver side windows do not roll down (electric), hood had something bad happen to the front of it (bent all the way across but still "works)
THE GOOD, shop has all the maint records, says it was always serviced and all mechanical issues were always resolved, runs and drives (as far as the engine and trans) very well, transmission was rebuilt by a specialty shop and is still under warranty, total miles 125K, no doubt many hours idling also. No hot rod mods to the drive-train!
OK so I am thinking I can get this for around $5500 and thinking not a good candidate as a road worthy vehicle but a possible good deal as a donor drive train for the money.
So what do YOU think??
SO I was chatting with a local shop owner that does all my inspections and he has a 2007 2500HD that I can get cheap.
ANY-WHO it was a "ranch" truck and saying the body is rough would be somewhat of an understatement, THE bad,, the outside skin of the bed is split open on both sides about a foot back from the front of the bed, the tailgate is absolutely destroyed, actually flipped open when I punched it, driver seat (leather) is bad (ETC ETC ETC), driver side windows do not roll down (electric), hood had something bad happen to the front of it (bent all the way across but still "works)
THE GOOD, shop has all the maint records, says it was always serviced and all mechanical issues were always resolved, runs and drives (as far as the engine and trans) very well, transmission was rebuilt by a specialty shop and is still under warranty, total miles 125K, no doubt many hours idling also. No hot rod mods to the drive-train!
OK so I am thinking I can get this for around $5500 and thinking not a good candidate as a road worthy vehicle but a possible good deal as a donor drive train for the money.
So what do YOU think??
