Posted by NCWayne on May 20, 2012 at 23:39:26 from (69.40.232.132):
Been looking for a new vehicle for quite awhile now. I asked about several we had looked at awhile back and got some good answers, so here I am again.
Ok, I am trying to hit a happy medium, that really isn't doable, in order to keep my wife happy with the purchase, because it's supposed to be 'her' vehicle. Thing is she has been all over the board on what she wants so I'm just looking for whatever I can find to meet as many of her wants as I can, and meet my want's as far as the price, repairability, etc, etc all goes.
That said, we have looked at minivans, midsized SUV's, etc, etc, etc. Now, tonight she starts talking about larger trucks like the Yukons, etc because they will have so much more room than anything else. Too, since we've decided to keep her PT Cruiser as her daily driver now, and use the larger vehicle only for times when we really need all the room, the MPG isn't really as important now as it was when we were origionally looking for her a new daily driver.
So, this evening, we stopped and looked at a 2000 Chevy Surburban. Based on what I can tell from the VIN it has the V8 with multiport injection, a 7000-8000 lb rear axel, etc, etc. In other words I think it will also make a good tow vehicle if I want to haul something with my trailer. Too it looks good inside and out with only a few dings outside, and the normal wear and tear on the front seats inside. It appears to be setup for the third row seat but it's currently not in the truck, and I don't know it the owner has it or not. I looked at ground under it and there are no oily spots where anything has been leaking so I don't think that will be a problem. To top it off all 4 tires also look to be about 80% so nothing will be needed there for awhile. In other words it looks, on first impression, like a really nice 12 year old truck.
My only question about the thing is that it says on the window that it has 350,000 miles on it. I know given the age of the truck alot of those miles have to be highway miles to manage nearly 30,000 miles a year. They are currently asking $3500 for it, but I imagine they could be talked down a little bit with a cash offer. At this point that's all I know about the vehicle as the owner wasn't at home when we stopped to look at it, but I intend to call and find out more on Monday.
I know gas mileage on the thing is only rated around 13 to maybe 15 but, like I said, it won't be an every day driver so that isn't a really big issue for us. So, my question is do any of you guys have any experience with the Surbans of this vintage, and if so what do you guys think about this truck, good, bad, or indifferent????? Thanks for any input. Wayne
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