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New truck, good deal?
    #22380033 - 10/14/15 06:12 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I'm looking at buying a new vehicle since my truck is on its last leg. I have always liked the 2000-2005 style of the Silverado so I was browsing the dealerships in town and they have a 2003 Silverado 1500 4x4 with 138k miles. I talked to one of the sales people and the list price was at $11,991 and over the 45 minutes I was there I got the price down to $10,700. I told him I have to think about it (hoping he comes down a little more) and I'll call him this weekend.

Do you think $10,700 is a good price for that vehicle?


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380041 - 10/14/15 06:15 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

coming from experience in the gmc world.

no, its a shit deal.

did you get your truck to start?


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380052 - 10/14/15 06:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Lol no my truck is still sitting. I have to debate whether or not to pay the tow and mechanic fees to even see whats wrong with it.

Why is it a shit deal?


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380060 - 10/14/15 06:20 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Holy shit, 11 grand for a 13 year old car with high miles?

Look around tons more or go to craigslist. KBB any car you buy

that's a huge rip off


They know they'll NEVER sell it for that much unless it has some incredible mods or something done to it


I would offer 5 grand MAX, and when they say no walk. 3 days later they'll call you and offer it for 7.



According to KBB that car with those miles goes for around 4500 in mint condition


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380064 - 10/14/15 06:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Yea I'm not familiar with what those trucks go for but it does sound very high


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380074 - 10/14/15 06:23 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

well most dealers carry a 30-45% mark up on the cost + recon of the vehicle, typically that year make model, will take 1500 +- to recondition and put it back safely on the road.

if you do the math on that, you are looking at around 3200 (trade in for the vehicle) + 1500 (recondition of vehicle) + 30-40%

if you are going to buy that truck i would wait till the end of the month, ask the sales guy how their month is doing, if he says not so good or any variant of that thereof i would offer them 6900 and settle at 7500

anything about 7500 for that truck you are getting taken for a ride.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380087 - 10/14/15 06:25 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)



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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380105 - 10/14/15 06:31 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

hes buying it from a dealer dude, reconditioning is included.

you arent going to find those prices after people have put on all the safety and all that shit for the prices kbb shows.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380116 - 10/14/15 06:34 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Holy shit, 11 grand for a 13 year old car with high miles?





:whathesaid:

My two cents: Buy a Toyota.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: fungus_tao]
    #22380138 - 10/14/15 06:38 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I just did Kelly blue book.
In excellent condition that truck is worth like 4 grand


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: EnemaOfState]
    #22380150 - 10/14/15 06:41 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Well this is a huge eye opener lol. I have never bought from a dealer before. I knew they marked up their vehicles but not $4,000 over.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380159 - 10/14/15 06:42 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I still wouldn't pay more than 5000-6000 for it. It's worth the extra grand not to deal with the retards on craigslist

The dealers buy these cars for nothing at auctions. Guaranteed they didn't pay over 1500 bucks for it.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380178 - 10/14/15 06:46 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I dont think they get the vehicles that cheap but I get what you're saying. But I am still browsing around, I might a newer truck with around 80k miles


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380180 - 10/14/15 06:47 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

dude, you are forgetting that, used cars dont always come from an auction.

i used to run a used car lot for a gmc dealership.. the price i gave would be a fair offer for that truck, giving the dealership some operational cost money.

there is a benefit and a disservice dealerships supply. thats the fine line between it.

you cant take the excellent cost of a private sell kbb and compare it to a business that has done most of the work for you and compare the two. thats just bullshit..


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380182 - 10/14/15 06:47 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

11k is crazy tho reconditioned or not.  it is a 4x4 tho which is usually highly desired.  it would go for like $3-5k on craigslist, but then you'd most likely have to put new brakes, brake lines, sparkplugs, oil change, radiator flush, differential fluid check, tranny fluid change, prolly some shit with suspension or control arms, depending on where you live your fuel tank will almost be rusted through. 

but a dealership well you kinda gotta trust that they did all that shit and they most likely didn't.  almost all the stuff ive bought from a dealer like big dealerships, about 6 months later they fall apart on me.  my last one had a leaky light on the roof, was a slow leak in the corner, ruined my leather seats.  Then few months later the tranny leaks, at least supposedly.  when i crawled under it, it was leaking from above the tranny like from the engine somewhere, but the dealer said it around where the wires go into the tranny supposedly......they sounded full of shit to be honest and the fluid wasn't even red.  pretty sure the light thing is still leaking tho....fucking fords

anyways my points is dealerships are worse than craigslist at this point don't buy shit from them its all overpriced and they fuck you hard on tradeins.  i had a car that booked for 6.5k nothing wrong with it, they only offered 1k trade


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: makaveli8x8]
    #22380218 - 10/14/15 06:54 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

genuine dealerships do the work.  the ones i worked at did. 

at the end of the day, you still bought a used car.  and many times, different driving habbits will cause a car to fail differently.

oh and ford did have a tsb about the transmission electrical connector sleeve leaking. on some models.

and yes, sometimes a tech will lie to you to cover his own job.

and i think 11k for that truck is asinine, but given all the details in this thread, and knowing a little about op position, getting into a used truck thats worthy from a dealer just aint going to happen.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380226 - 10/14/15 06:56 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Too many miles.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22380289 - 10/14/15 07:14 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Alright so how about a 2009 GMC Sierra 4x4 with 63k miles, asking price at the moment is $19,299


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380319 - 10/14/15 07:18 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

LOL


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380323 - 10/14/15 07:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Dude, you need to start using KBB. 20k for a 2009 is insane...INSANE

It was only 25k NEW back in 2009


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380329 - 10/14/15 07:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Alright so how about a 2009 GMC Sierra 4x4 with 63k miles, asking price at the moment is $19,299



Why don't you just lease a new one?  That's always what I did and then I bought them after 4 years.  Got another 4 years.  200,000 miles was kinda the limit every time.  Start a cionstruction company and you can deduct the lease and the loan after from your tax base.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380331 - 10/14/15 07:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

whats insane is now that truck goes for almost 55k


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380352 - 10/14/15 07:24 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

u should liek maybe try using kbb yourself dude lolz.......its listed as 21k on there right now and i didn't even put any options on except for the flex fuel engine and 4x4

alot of 4x4's back in 2009 were going for 35k+  some and im not even talking heavy dutys here, were going for 45k+

granted you can go and get a 4x4 fx with no options for like 21k or something silly cheap like that but meh


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380356 - 10/14/15 07:25 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)



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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380362 - 10/14/15 07:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Yeah with every single bell and whistle  + 6.2 L v8


Just the base is around 26-27


The truck he mentioned might be worth 16k if it was totally decked out with the tow packages and everything


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380365 - 10/14/15 07:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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whats insane is now that truck goes for almost 55k




You can get a Silverado for about half that.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380368 - 10/14/15 07:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

That Sierra only has 63k miles though which is below average... If I were to talk to the dealer, what would be a fair price without getting hosed?


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380370 - 10/14/15 07:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Yeah with every single bell and whistle  + 6.2 L v8


Just the base is around 26-27


The truck he mentioned might be worth 16k if it was totally decked out with the tow packages and everything




uh no, i just told you i didn't put any options on it........


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: makaveli8x8]
    #22380372 - 10/14/15 07:28 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Link it to me


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380380 - 10/14/15 07:30 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

the only other thing i put in was crewcab but he didn't list any model info:shrug:  i already closed the page you can go and put the info in i used


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380388 - 10/14/15 07:31 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

based on the math, 12,000 would be a good starting point for negotiations. settle at 13,500 if they meet you there.

if everything checks out though.  dont let disparity let you make a stupid decision.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380442 - 10/14/15 07:41 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Well fortunately I have a back up vehicle to get me around for a few weeks, but I want to get a vehicle within the next 2 weeks if I can. I am going to email the dealer back about the 2003 Silverado and say if he cant go $9,000 or less I wont even come test drive it.

I will send in for more info on the 2009 Sierra and see what they say. I feel they wont go under $15,000 for it but maybe. It blue books higher than that


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380452 - 10/14/15 07:43 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

dude no. 7k max.

It's a 4500-5000$ truck on a good day. I'd also suggest you get it checked by a good mechanic. That many miles on a work truck is bound to have some issues somewhere.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380456 - 10/14/15 07:44 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

blue book is a guide, not a biblical feature...

i would wait till the end of the month, you arent going to get much negotiations in the middle, seriously wait.

used car managers will start blowing cars out just to get a big commission check.  fuck i know i would.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380472 - 10/14/15 07:48 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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dude no. 7k max.

It's a 4500-5000$ truck on a good day. I'd also suggest you get it checked by a good mechanic. That many miles on a work truck is bound to have some issues somewhere.



It wasnt a work truck


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380477 - 10/14/15 07:48 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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blue book is a guide, not a biblical feature...

i would wait till the end of the month, you arent going to get much negotiations in the middle, seriously wait.

used car managers will start blowing cars out just to get a big commission check.  fuck i know i would.



Yeah I was already told to go in the last week of the month because thats when they gotta meet their quotas.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380486 - 10/14/15 07:50 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

How do you know? Guys don't usually buy a truck and put that many miles on it without loading it  or hauling something day in and day out.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380509 - 10/14/15 07:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

i wouldnt call it a quota, i would call it spiffs, at my dealership, if i moved 35 cars in a month i would get 2500 bonus on the next commission check.

so guess what, i was moving cars the last few days to make that shit happen.

or you could call around to dealerships in your area and ask them what their used car inventory is on plus 35 days, see if anything peaks your interest and get a good deal that way.

never buy at sticker price, always start your negotiations way lower, dont be afraid to walk away if the deal isnt right.

also, take ranoutofweed 'advice' with a grain of salt, hes tried to send some people with auto troubles down a horrible path before.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380523 - 10/14/15 07:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: RanOutOfWeed]
    #22380564 - 10/14/15 08:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I appreciate any advice whether its good or bad, In the end its my choice and if I fuck up its on me. I appreciate all the input you guys are giving me because it really helps  :smile:


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380577 - 10/14/15 08:03 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

alright man.

you really not willing to have your truck checked out huh?


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380607 - 10/14/15 08:09 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Even if I have it check out, I still need a new truck. Its a 1996 dodge dakota with over 200k miles on it lol. Also its RWD with no 4x4 and that sucks fucking balls to drive in the Montana winter


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380635 - 10/14/15 08:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Sounds like you need a subaru or a jeep


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380638 - 10/14/15 08:14 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

yeah, the lack of 4x does suck.. i would rather have it and never use it, then vise versa, it only takes once to say shit, i wish i woulda gotten the 4x for it to pay for itself.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380654 - 10/14/15 08:18 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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I'm looking at buying a new vehicle since my truck is on its last leg. I have always liked the 2000-2005 style of the Silverado so I was browsing the dealerships in town and they have a 2003 Silverado 1500 4x4 with 138k miles. I talked to one of the sales people and the list price was at $11,991 and over the 45 minutes I was there I got the price down to $10,700. I told him I have to think about it (hoping he comes down a little more) and I'll call him this weekend.

Do you think $10,700 is a good price for that vehicle?




Maybe if it was a lifted Duramax with zero rust. But if it is gas that is extraordinarily high of a price. I have a dealers license, what state are you from? I can find you a hot deal.

My brother just got this lifted Silverado for about $3800. Rust free from Texas, 4x4, 5.3L with higher miles (250K) but here in Michigan rust-free goes for top dollar.



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    #22380670 - 10/14/15 08:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

HOLY SHIT 250k miles  :eek:


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    #22380681 - 10/14/15 08:23 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

dude, i am at 240k in my jeep, the heads have never been off of it.. dont be afraid of 100k plus vehicles.

that over 100k is old way of thinking.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380698 - 10/14/15 08:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

How handy are you? How much do you know about cars? Have anyone in your family/friends who are good with either?

My advice, go through Craigslist, just be vigilant about who you're buying from. Make sure everything checks out. Check that truck top to bottom, and give it a good solid test. Tell the owner you wanna jump on the freeway for a minute and he can go with you if need be. Don't just put around the neighborhood (someone just got burned like that a week or two ago here). Ask the owner what it's issues are, and then verify them yourself. Look for other issues they may be trying to hide (plenty of guides to google for that sort of thing). Get a general KBB value on the truck before you meet up, deduct costs of repairs that will need to be made from the asking offer the best you can.

If the deal isn't right or something seems off, walk away. Do NOT let them sweet talk you into taking it then because "he's got other buyers" or some shit. If it ain't right, just walk away. Better to lose out on a good deal you're unsure of, than risk it and get burned.

Done right you can get a vehicle for much cheaper than you'd ever pay off the lot.
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HOLY SHIT 250k miles  :eek:



My wife's newest car has 195k on the odometer. We got it cheap and I fixed it cheap and it has proven so far to be a solid car. I really don't expect any major malfunction for quite a while. It is running way too well for it to break down in a month. It had issues that needed to be fixed and I figured them out ahead of time and factored that into what we paid for it. I did miss a couple, but it was nothing major. One of the rims was cracked on the inside, which only added like 100 bucks on to expected repair costs.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22380704 - 10/14/15 08:29 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Best part about the older model 5.3L is that they are a dime a dozen at junkyards for $300-$500. Motor blows and you put a new one in. Easy to rebuild trans if it goes.

And suspension/brakes/tires you'll be changing that whether it is a 0-mile car or 500K mile car.

What matters most is the body.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: Confucian]
    #22380710 - 10/14/15 08:30 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

maybe in the east coast..

west coast, drivetrain is more important.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22380722 - 10/14/15 08:32 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

buy a cool van for like 4-5 grand or sumthin unless u need trucks for work or suttin like that idk i got a pretty cool car that was like 2 grand


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: Sheekle]
    #22380739 - 10/14/15 08:35 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I am definitely getting a truck due to the weather. Plus I like to camp in the summer and once I get a quad I'll need a truck to get it places  :wink:


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    #22380783 - 10/14/15 08:46 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I thought sheekle drove a 150cc scooter


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: Confucian]
    #22380786 - 10/14/15 08:47 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

That truck is fucking beautiful...if only it was red tho...


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: Sheekle]
    #22380934 - 10/14/15 09:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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buy a cool van for like 4-5 grand or sumthin unless u need trucks for work or suttin like that idk i got a pretty cool car that was like 2 grand




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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: luvdemboomers]
    #22384555 - 10/15/15 05:22 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Well a dealer contacted me on that 2009 Sierra and he said the list price is fair and already $2,700 below kbb price. I told him $15,000 was the highest I would go so we'll see if he calls back within the next couple weeks


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22384579 - 10/15/15 05:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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yeah, the lack of 4x does suck.. i would rather have it and never use it, then vise versa, it only takes once to say shit, i wish i woulda gotten the 4x for it to pay for itself.



I live in NY.  I never had a 4WD truck.  And trucks suck in the snow.  You just gotta know how to drive in it.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22384645 - 10/15/15 05:39 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

im not worried about  being able to drive in it.... im more worried about going places like away from civilization where i need 4x4


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22384702 - 10/15/15 05:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I never gave a sit about that.  My trucks were for work.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22384710 - 10/15/15 05:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

work trucks have no business doing anything but work.

but i like to go fuck around miles away from civilization.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22384723 - 10/15/15 05:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

So go for it and pay the extra bucks in purchase and gas mileage.


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: rackem]
    #22384748 - 10/15/15 06:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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work trucks have no business doing anything but work.

but i like to go fuck around miles away from civilization.



Word. Montana is mostly rural roads so I drive through alot of snowy roads


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    #22384829 - 10/15/15 06:17 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

i have no problem doing just that.

but i only paid a grand for my jeep.

oh yeah man, i went to montana last year, drove around for a bit and wished i would have taken some toys.. exploration seemed endless, too bad i was in a toureg. :crankey:


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    #22384975 - 10/15/15 06:51 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Yeah I love Montana. There is some much to do outdoors and tons of close, easily accessible places. But last year I got my truck stuck deep in the snow because of lack of 4 wheel drive and the fact that it went from a few inches of snow to about 2 feet of snow real quick  :rofl:


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Re: New truck, good deal? [Re: FruitOfLife]
    #22385145 - 10/15/15 07:25 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

After browsing a lot of the in town dealerships online I have found that 90% of the vehicles 2009 and older are over 100k miles. Even a 2011 Silverado had 127k miles.


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    #22404818 - 10/19/15 06:31 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Well I finally settled for a 2005 GMC Canyon 4x4 with 109,275 miles on it. The dealer had it listed at $10,999 and I got it for $9,800  :shrug:  It was honestly the best deal I've come across so far and its a nice truck that should hopefully last me a while


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    #22413694 - 10/21/15 01:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Not a bad price I guess.

It's pretty old for 10k but whatever floats your boat. Plenty of 2012+ cars for around 10k. Subaru would have been a better choice unless you actually need a truck


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