Looking at some used trucks?

[wheelman1991]

With a manual transmission, I would take a Dakota over a GM truck. In my area, the GM's are normally ragged out after about 10 years, and barely drivable after 15. And no matter how beat up they are, the asking prices are insanely high.

Case in point:. https://watertown.craigslist.org/cto/d/2006-gmc-sierra/6319635117.html


https://watertown.craigslist.org/cto/d/1999-gmc-sierra-1500-z71/6318949868.html

https://potsdam.craigslist.org/cto/d/2004-chevy-silverado-2500hd/6291285857.html

Now yes I understand that living in the rust belt equals the 7th circle of [censored] for any vehicle, but on a daily basis I see a bunch of GM cars and trucks that are more destroyed than say a Ford, Mopar, Toyota and other imports of the same age.

 

[glock19]

Originally Posted By: wheelman1991
With a manual transmission, I would take a Dakota over a GM truck. In my area, the GM's are normally ragged out after about 10 years, and barely drivable after 15. And no matter how beat up they are, the asking prices are insanely high.

Case in point:. https://watertown.craigslist.org/cto/d/2006-gmc-sierra/6319635117.html


https://watertown.craigslist.org/cto/d/1999-gmc-sierra-1500-z71/6318949868.html

https://potsdam.craigslist.org/cto/d/2004-chevy-silverado-2500hd/6291285857.html

Now yes I understand that living in the rust belt equals the 7th circle of [censored] for any vehicle, but on a daily basis I see a bunch of GM cars and trucks that are more destroyed than say a Ford, Mopar, Toyota and other imports of the same age.


In Watertown? I have family in Chaumont Bay and every time I'm up there 75% of the cars on the road are Duramax's.

 

[4wd]

My neighbor has a 10 year old Taco you could put your foot through the rust holes.
BIL just traded the 400k 2002 Silverado with a perfect body
(trans finally slipping - only brakes and two wheel bearings changed)
He got a GMC.
Often comes down to how you care for them based on how/where you drive them.

 

[02SE]

Originally Posted By: 4WD
My neighbor has a 10 year old Taco you could put your foot through the rust holes.
BIL just traded the 400k 2002 Silverado with a perfect body
(trans finally slipping - only brakes and two wheel bearings changed)
He got a GMC.
Often comes down to how you care for them based on how/where you drive them.


This can't be stressed enough. I have a 20 year old Toyota that is now mainly used for fourwheeling trips, and winter driving. It has spent it's entire life on heavily salted roads, all winter long. I wash the Salt off the entire vehicle as often as is necessary during winter. That could mean every day. Before 'Jarlaxle' says anything about turning it into a block of ice in sub-freezing temperatures, I've been doing this for this vehicle in sub-freezing temps for 20 years.

Is it a pain? Absolutely. The payoff is that the vehicle is rust free, despite where and how it has been used.

 

[nthach]

On the Taco, 'nuff said on reliability but rust is always an issue. Toyota was either replacing frames or buying back trucks due to that issue. Easy to work on but they are also common targets for people cutting the cats out of them. Probably the safest bet.

If that Silverado didn't have body cancer, that would have warranted a serious look. The GMT800s were an improvement over the late 1980s-1990s GMT400 trucks. I'm not sure if the transmissions in these were improved, but there was a generational change in engine and other things.