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*WANTED* Looking for a real nice older (2000+) pickup truck.
Good morning all, I am in the market for an unrestored, non wrecked/repaired, non repainted, untouched replacement pickup truck. Also not interested in a Katrina or any other flood victim vehicle. Looking for a real nice older Chevrolet or GMC ½ ton 4X4 standard cab short box or long. Looking for as rust free as possible and low mileage. Something from about 2000 up in excellent condition. Any web sites you recommend, prefer private seller. I absolutely hate rust so traveling is not a problem for the right vehicle. Thank You.
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Buy a Toyota Tundra from a dry state. Problem free, they last forever and you will thank me later.
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Don't know where you are located, but https://www.texasdirectauto.com is where I get really good deals.
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Thanks guy's, I am in Michigan. As for the Toyota, yes, I have heard nothing but good about them but I am from a car manufacturing state and I want to support our workers here so it really needs to be what is considered a made in USA vehicle, even though we have Toyota plants in the US, the home base is not here. I was born and raised on GM products. Secretly though I do like the Tundra's, their look and durability has an excellent reputation. I guess it is never to late to seek alternatives. Thank You for the advice and leads, much appreciated.
Tim john--- |
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I live in the Denver metro area. This is an awesome place to buy a vehicle. Dry climate and no salt = NO RUST on our vehicles. As previously mentioned the market here is extremely competitive but the deals are out there. For example I just found a '97 Yukon for a friend of mine who wanted a "mountain truck". The truck was a one owner loaded SLT with 97K miles. Truck was clean but needed tires. Picked it up for $3k. Couple dents here and there but NO rust and very solid truck for the $........ I put a 2.5" lift on it and some beefy tires. I drive it all the time. Everyone wants to buy it. Pic is from a fishing trip deep in the mountains.
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I must have owned some RARE chevy's in the past because i've NEVER had an A/C problem (or any other major problem) in the almost dozen chevy's I've owned. Have taken many well over 100K. All have been remarkable in terms of reliability. Guess, what, the A/C in my 97 Yukon blows nice and cold!
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************************************* 1968 Lemans. 37,000 original miles. GTO clone. 462ci/KRE 290 heads. UltraDyne 280/288 Solid/850 Qjet by Cliff/Performer RPM/TSP 9.5" in TH400/8.5" 3.42 gears/3950# Race weight/12.58@106 at Bandimere speedway high altitude Last edited by 68lemans462; 08-12-2019 at 12:33 PM. |
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I prefer Craigslist as far as sites for finding used cars. I havent really found any good alternatives to it - it is by FAR the best. You need to be OCD and look alot though and be ready to POUNCE on deals before they get trolled by folks who have nothing better to do than comment on others internet posts offering their "expert" opinion..... Many of the CL trolls will inform sellers that they are selling too cheap, etc and ruin deals. Have found many smoking deals there from private sellers including my example above....
Letgo and nextdoor are also places to find deals but they are few and far between. FB marketplace is also a good spot but the trolls are everywhere and personally I can't stand it and WILL NOT use it.
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************************************* 1968 Lemans. 37,000 original miles. GTO clone. 462ci/KRE 290 heads. UltraDyne 280/288 Solid/850 Qjet by Cliff/Performer RPM/TSP 9.5" in TH400/8.5" 3.42 gears/3950# Race weight/12.58@106 at Bandimere speedway high altitude Last edited by 68lemans462; 08-12-2019 at 12:51 PM. |
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my duramax doesn't even know my 34' triple axle tag with car, golf cart and other needs for Norwalk is back there at 75mph+ across the mountains of PA. There is a difference between towing something and moving something.
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And how many Tundras did they make with a diesel?
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I've had one AC repair in the last 25 years of driving GM products. 1994 Chevy Astro - 190,000 miles 1998 Pontiac GP - 155,000 miles 1999 GMC Sierra 4x4 - 220,000 miles 2000 Chevy S10 - 160,000 miles 2000 GMC Jimmy - 36,000 miles (lease vehicle) 2006 Pontiac Torrent - 155,000 miles 2006 Chevy HHR - 200,000 miles (company car) 2011 Chevy Impala - 300,000 miles (company car) 2014 Chevy Sonic - 55,000 miles 2014 Cadillac ATS - 55,000 miles 2019 Chevy Equinox - 10,000 miles That's over 1,500,000 miles with only one (1) AC repair. Cost was $301.00 on the Pontiac Torrent at 115,000 miles. As to the Tundra towing an enclose trailer... Why does Joe Gibbs Racing debadge Chevy, Ford and GMC pickups that were towing their NASCAR show cars around? Because they didn't want people to see that Toyota didn't make a truck for towing.... |
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This place is getting as bad as some of the groups on FB. OP asks a question, a few guys give relevant answers and the rest start spouting off bad or irrelevant info and ignorant opinions.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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I spent a month or so recently exploring that market here in the northwest. I finally gave up. Everyone wanted too much. I'm sure there are deals out there. I found in the 10K market, extremely high mileage typical and beat up rigs. They all need stuff. So I stepped up to the 20K and up market. Again, high mileage. Or very high cost. Everyone wanted high book. I think people are buried under loans and have to sell very high maybe. I found people think Toyotas are the most valuable, and there were zero deals on them. The couple of apparent good deals I did find both sold almost instantly. I guess what was shocking to me was 10K was the "garbage" field.
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I’m in Wisconsin where everything rusts in 10 years. I just bought a 2011 2500 Silverado with the Duramax. Not wanting an extra 8 years of rust on it, I bought it in Mesa AZ and had it shipped up here to Wisconsin.
I found a local guy down in the Phoenix area who was an auto mechanic. Every time I found a potential vehicle, on Craigslist, Auto Trader, etc. I would send him to look it over. Worked out pretty good in my case Don’t know why pictures are upside down, but you get the idea
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It has nothing to do with people being upside down in their loan. The truck market right now is insane with no sign in sight of it going down. As long as new ones are doing 50 to 80 grand, used ones will stay high until the market gets flooded. As far as people thinking Toyota trucks being "most valuable", not really. Toyota trucks last as long or longer than diesel trucks so they basically follow suit when it comes to resale value. You don't buy diesels cheap, you're not buying a Toyota cheap.
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Looks like youre already upside with that truck purchase! LOL. Seriously though, it looks like a nice truck. The net has made the world smaller, and if you dont mind a weekend trip I def. would shop the country over for a deal. As you all know used truck prices are CRAZY!!! I was in the under 10k market a couple of years ago looking for a backup work truck. Im a ford guy (no comment needed, my f 150 has done me well) and that's what I was looking for. Anything in my price range had well over 300k miles and was what I considered junk. I ended up with an expedition with 100k miles for a little over $4k. Not really what I was looking for but I ended up falling in love with that thing. Been reliable, keeps tools dry and safe, rides half decent and was about 25% of the cost of a compatible pickup.
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LOL
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The OP asked about websites or other resources where he can get a truck in good condition, I don't think he's looking for brand arguments.
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Agreed, he said what he was looking for, let him spend his money as he sees fit. Not a pissin match about different manufacturers....
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Tim, I'd look at Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Auto Traders online or CarGurus. You can look at any area of the country with any of those.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core. |
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