Question for the diesel owners on here

Shift518 Automotive
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yeah i would want receipts and maintenance records! anything done to the truck?

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I don’t understand why you guys hate on the 05 so bad?

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that’s a big thing that slipped my mind, is buying a truck that has been previously moded. its not that im saying to not buy a modded truck, but you want to know that it has been done right. the other concern is on a truck with 100k+ miles on it is if it has not been a one owner truck you don’t know what could have been done to it previously. this being said there are alot of little thing to look at that can give you a little story about the truck.

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im not hating on the 05 model at all, but its not a 2000 with 120k miles that would be really common. most regular use trucks that are 05’s have less miles, thats all. if those miles are mostly highway just as a commuter thats not a problem at all. but if its been hooked to a trailer for all of those miles its a different story

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def not hating on it i would want that info on any truck with that kinda mileage i would just be curious to make sure everything was done right and taken care of. a modded truck can last forever ive seen them go for 300000

146

Hell yea they can go forever. Shit the 07 ambulances that johawk drives have duramax’s and are over 300k.

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when it is done right and taking care of. ive worked on a ton of trucks that have had some of the best performance add ons and made a shit-ton of power; but oil changes, fuel filters, air filters, and just about every other maintenance item have been neglected.

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exactly you gotta look at everything!

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i would most deff want something with less than 100k miles. And to answer PJB’s question, as it looks im gonna average about 30k a year. But with a truck like that, I would prob finance it for 4 years. Even still it would prob have 200k on it by the time I paid it off.

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http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=272266910&dealer_id=48641383&car_year=2004&rdm=1261353075655&lastStartYear=1981&model=&num_records=25&systime=&make2=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=2003&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=32&fuel=Diesel&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipError=false&search_lang=en&sownerid=1374338&showZipError=y&make=CHEV&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=18000&body_style=TRUCKS&drive=4%20wheel%20drive&default_sort=priceDESC&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_flag=2&sort_type=priceDESC&address=12211&advanced=y&end_year=2008&doors=&transmission=&max_price=26000&cardist=72&standard=false

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=270519427&dealer_id=505820&car_year=2003&rdm=1261353210363&lastStartYear=1981&model=&num_records=25&systime=&make3=&make2=GMC&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=2003&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=32&fuel=Diesel&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipError=false&model2=&search_lang=en&sownerid=1374338&showZipError=y&make=CHEV&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=18000&body_style=TRUCKS&drive=4%20wheel%20drive&default_sort=priceDESC&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_flag=2&sort_type=priceDESC&address=12211&advanced=y&end_year=2008&doors=&transmission=&max_price=26000&cardist=87&standard=false
I like this one. But I wouldnt pay anymore than 20k for it.

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a diesel with 200k is going to have a lot higher resale value than a gas with 200k

152

This one looks real clean. But I would be curious about if it was modded and if the bars were cranked or if the front end was done the right way.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=272032114&dealer_id=573857&car_year=2004&rdm=1261353210363&lastStartYear=1981&model=&num_records=25&systime=&make3=&make2=GMC&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=2003&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=32&fuel=Diesel&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipError=false&model2=&search_lang=en&sownerid=1374338&showZipError=y&make=CHEV&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=18000&body_style=TRUCKS&drive=4%20wheel%20drive&default_sort=priceDESC&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_flag=2&sort_type=priceDESC&address=12211&advanced=y&end_year=2008&doors=&transmission=&max_price=26000&cardist=102&standard=false

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Thats kinda why I want a diesel. Because I drive so many miles. At least when its paid for I can still get 5 grand or so for it.

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probably has torsion bar keys in the front and blocks in the rear. definitely look to see if they ever had a plow on them, that does affect there value. usually the case when it states plow prep package, but not always.

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Yeah im not gonna buy something that was plowed with. I dont need that trouble

156

also a-pillar gauges and exhaust are a good indication of other mods

157

Now this looks like a good price

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=264363172&dealer_id=2318329&car_year=2007&rdm=1261354275033&lastStartYear=1981&model=&num_records=25&systime=&make3=&make2=GMC&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=2003&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=32&fuel=Diesel&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=200&marketZipError=false&model2=&search_lang=en&sownerid=1374338&showZipError=y&make=CHEV&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=18000&body_style=TRUCKS&drive=4%20wheel%20drive&default_sort=priceDESC&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_flag=2&sort_type=priceDESC&address=12211&advanced=y&end_year=2008&doors=&transmission=&max_price=26000&cardist=147&standard=false

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Yeah thats what I was thinking…

159

early 07 FTW

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yeah that one is pretty nice. I found this one here, seems to be decent as well.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=263789644&dealer_id=63286545&car_year=2006&rdm=1261354275033&lastStartYear=1981&num_records=25&model=&make3=&systime=&make2=GMC&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=2003&engine=&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&certified=&fuel=Diesel&body_code=32&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=200&marketZipError=false&model2=&search_lang=en&showZipError=y&sownerid=1374338&first_record=26&make=CHEV&color=&keywords_display=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=18000&body_style=TRUCKS&drive=4%20wheel%20drive&default_sort=priceDESC&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_flag=2&sort_type=priceDESC&address=12211&advanced=y&end_year=2008&pager.offset=25&transmission=&doors=&max_price=26000&cardist=222&standard=false