Want a new car, but what kind? Suggest!

[sprkn_ranger]

The mileage is a lil high at 143,000 but it is a SOLID truck. They kept great care of it and maintained the shit out of it, they gave us a 3ring binder 2inches thick with all the maintenance recipes in it. And they just had the tranny rebuilt 16,000 miles ago. Here's a picture. We bought it 6 days ago.

Edit- the gas mileage is showing that I get about 14 while I'm doing around town but the tires are a lil larger than stock so I'm not sure how accurate that is. But the window sticker (which they gave us!) shows 13-18 city and 18-23 highway I believe.

fuck you and your black tahoe lol. there was ligit NO black hoes around me. always wanted a murdered out car now i gotta settle with a tn and black combo. ughh i wanna get a paint job so bad but flat black is kinda expensive lol.

and op if youve seen any of meades vids (which im sure/hope you have) then you know the crazy room you have to work with

It's not black it's charcoal!

[dereileak]

The mileage is a lil high at 143,000 but it is a SOLID truck. They kept great care of it and maintained the shit out of it, they gave us a 3ring binder 2inches thick with all the maintenance recipes in it. And they just had the tranny rebuilt 16,000 miles ago. Here's a picture. We bought it 6 days ago.

Edit- the gas mileage is showing that I get about 14 while I'm doing around town but the tires are a lil larger than stock so I'm not sure how accurate that is. But the window sticker (which they gave us!) shows 13-18 city and 18-23 highway I believe.

fuck you and your black tahoe lol. there was ligit NO black hoes around me. always wanted a murdered out car now i gotta settle with a tn and black combo. ughh i wanna get a paint job so bad but flat black is kinda expensive lol.

and op if youve seen any of meades vids (which im sure/hope you have) then you know the crazy room you have to work with

damn that is amazing, thats exaclty what I want, black, loaded!!! Lucky Bastard!! Your lucky in cali, you dont have to deal with the snow and salt which destroys cars! but you have weird emissions laws and that

Edited March 22, 2011 by dereileak

[dereileak]

what do you guys think of this one? what could I talk him down to Link to Awesome Tahoe my only concern is why is it selling for what it is, am I going to get it and the tranny goes 300 miles later?

[sprkn_ranger]

Yea the emission laws suck balls, but when we registered the Tahoe in our name we had to smog it and it passed with flying colors! I have a 94 burban that has needed a catilitic converter TWICE in the last 15,000 miles. Needless to say that thing is gonna be sold soon.

[sprkn_ranger]

what do you guys think of this one? what could I talk him down to Link to Awesome Tahoe my only concern is why is it selling for what it is, am I going to get it and the tranny goes 300 miles later?

For a dealer, that's a pretty low price. I'd go over that thing with a VERY fine tooth comb before you buy it. Maybe even take it to a shop and have them check it out.

Edit- just checked KBB and it shows that vehicle is retailing for $10,500.

Edited March 22, 2011 by glohubby05

[bassHZ]

what do you guys think of this one? what could I talk him down to Link to Awesome Tahoe my only concern is why is it selling for what it is, am I going to get it and the tranny goes 300 miles later?

my cousins 02 tahoe has 170,000 with zero problems on tranny and engine and rides just like new

[dereileak]

what do you guys think of this one? what could I talk him down to Link to Awesome Tahoe my only concern is why is it selling for what it is, am I going to get it and the tranny goes 300 miles later?

For a dealer, that's a pretty low price. I'd go over that thing with a VERY fine tooth comb before you buy it. Maybe even take it to a shop and have them check it out.

Edit- just checked KBB and it shows that vehicle is retailing for $10,500.

I would love to get it checked out first, but I dont really know of any mechanics, wonder what they charged, thats not bad as for a price, I imagine if I waved 8,500 infront of them they would take it, but I would still have to take out a loan, and do all this, gotta sell my van first too, I may have to start taking out all the stuff, I gotta go to a salvage yard and get all the panels I modified

[matt14]

If you by a tahoe or yukon, gas milage is gonna suck. I bought my yukon brand new and averaged 16.4mpg with 50/50 highway city driving. The minute i put the 22's on, 13.4 mpg. And dont forget the added weight with your system is also gonna affect gas mileage. The trannys are ok in these trucks. The diffs also. If you dont beat up your truck and service the fluids and such as recomended, you should be good with getting the most out of your truck. My boy just did a tranny on a 02 tahoe two weeks ago. thehoe92 i think blew out his rear diff. But like i said, maintain the car and dont beat the fuck out of it and shell be good to you

[dereileak]

If you by a tahoe or yukon, gas milage is gonna suck. I bought my yukon brand new and averaged 16.4mpg with 50/50 highway city driving. The minute i put the 22's on, 13.4 mpg. And dont forget the added weight with your system is also gonna affect gas mileage. The trannys are ok in these trucks. The diffs also. If you dont beat up your truck and service the fluids and such as recomended, you should be good with getting the most out of your truck. My boy just did a tranny on a 02 tahoe two weeks ago. thehoe92 i think blew out his rear diff. But like i said, maintain the car and dont beat the fuck out of it and shell be good to you

thats the issue, Im not gonna beat the hell out of it, but I have no way of knowing if the person before me did, you know, maybe I should look at some other models, I really like the yukon/tahoes, but gas mileage is pretty bad, hmmm, so much to think about

[matt14]

Thats the problem when buying used cars in general, you have no clue how the other person took care of it before you. For example, im a volvo tech at a volvo dealer. I sold my wifes Nissan Sentra and was looking for a older Volvo wagon for my wife, as she wanted a larger car. So, found one. Had the owner bring it to my job for me to inspect. Found worn tires, oil leak, bad left inner tie rod, rear brakes needed to be replaced, leaking radiator, master window switch needed to be repalced, cracked shift knob button. So the owner had no clue except for the tires that any of this was bad. I actually showed him the bad parts. We agreed on a price and I purchased it. On the way back from buying the car, my wife was driving it and she calls me as im following her and says that the abs/tracs/check engine light all came on. I said dont worry and i know what it needs. Then 1 minute later, she calls me again saying the speedo stopped working ( same problem as the warning lights ). The next day im driving it now and i smell coolant in the car, heater core leaking. So even though i inspected the car prior to purchase, there was still other issues with it afterwards. Thats the risk of buying used.