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Should I sell my 6.5 Diesel Tahoe?

GM Guy has a good point but few people keep a vehicle that long. It seems to me trucks tend to fall in increments as new series come out. Cars will fall to almost scrap value eventually especially after parts are hard to find. But trucks tend to bottom out higher if they look good and are not rotted out. The KBB might be real low but finding a decent truck for KBB value under $4-5K is hard around here (unless its ancient). KBB is more some insurance and dealer conspiracy I tell you.

Your Tahoe is real sharp and barring any major problems or market turns (ie oil crunch) I bet your Tahoe will likely hold its value a while longer or at least depreciate fairly slowly. And probably never drop below $2K in good drivable condition But if its not meeting your needs its hard to keep.
 
schiker said:
GM Guy has a good point but few people keep a vehicle that long. It seems to me trucks tend to fall in increments as new series come out. Cars will fall to almost scrap value eventually especially after parts are hard to find. But trucks tend to bottom out higher if they look good and are not rotted out. The KBB might be real low but finding a decent truck for KBB value under $4-5K is hard around here (unless its ancient). KBB is more some insurance and dealer conspiracy I tell you.

Your Tahoe is real sharp and barring any major problems or market turns (ie oil crunch) I bet your Tahoe will likely hold its value a while longer or at least depreciate fairly slowly. And probably never drop below $2K in good drivable condition But if its not meeting your needs its hard to keep.
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This post is spot on. There's an additional caveat or two here. If it were a collectible car (it's not), then it would pay to keep it nice. There weren't that many of these sold....for a reason. The demand simply was not there for them. So on the turnaround, this vehicle faces an even more finite market of potential buyers.

If I were to buy this, it would be used hard offroad. Logic being, I only have $5K at risk, as opposed to putting a brand new spanking rig costing $40+K offroad and risking scratching the paint. It would make sense babying say a collectible Ferrari to protect that investment, but this is a tool to be used and the price would reflect that.
 
GM Guy said:
my opinion:

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So, I would say if you are in a position financially to keep it, I would keep it and find a nice 6.5L burb. having multiples that share many of the same parts is allways a good thing, and lowers one's ownership costs.

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Plus, since when does someone not regret selling a vehicle they enjoyed?
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This made me laugh... because for the last 10 years I've owned a 6.5 Burb and a 6.5 Tahoe for that exact reason. We sold the Burb because although it has 4 doors, it is a bear to run around in town. My wife disliked driving it intensely (except for long road trips, when she just loved it!) because it was big, noisy, lumbering, etc. It was a 3/4 ton, and in pristine shape. I miss seeing it in the garage, but it sold for top-dollar ($13K) and the guy who bought it is a really decent fellow who is keeping in touch and taking great care of it.

I'm looking at a 'smaller' 4-door SUV... :)

Thanks guys, good advice from all. I'm still thinkin' about it.

-Rob :)
 
Big T said:
This post is spot on. There's an additional caveat or two here. If it were a collectible car (it's not), then it would pay to keep it nice. There weren't that many of these sold....for a reason. The demand simply was not there for them. So on the turnaround, this vehicle faces an even more finite market of potential buyers.

If I were to buy this, it would be used hard offroad. Logic being, I only have $5K at risk, as opposed to putting a brand new spanking rig costing $40+K offroad and risking scratching the paint. It would make sense babying say a collectible Ferrari to protect that investment, but this is a tool to be used and the price would reflect that.
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I disagree. You couldn't hardly steal a full size Blazer, Yukon, Suburban in the years ~1995 through ~1998. GM couldn't make them fast enough and the used ones were selling near new prices. The 4 door Yukon/Blazers were very hard to get. I will agree on one point with gas prices diesels were not worth the trouble and extra expense to most. GM made them for CAFE and the military otherwise GM would have been better off not bothering. After all they were selling the 350's and 454's as fast as they could make them.

The off-road range of the Diesel is a selling point for the same size fuel tank.

Vehicles need to be driven or park it and restore the barn find later. Insurance is a monthly expense and another reason not to keep an extra vehicle around.

Nostalgia is solved by taking a few pictures.
 
GM Guy said:
I wonder if a 6.5L can fit in a trailblazer.... :)
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I've often wondered if the 6.2/6.5 NA would fit in an Astro van. There appears to be plenty of room for a small block in there, and have heard of it being done. But, is there enough room for the diesel block? I question it, but still dream about it.

Don
 
Ive been on the verge of thinking about selling my 6.5, although mine is a plow truck. Your Tahoe is definitely a looker! Up here that truck would definitely sell for $5k, probably even more. If you got to a point where you really want to sell it your best bet is to market in areas where trucks like that are hard to come by. Just like NYS. My truck is a rot box, but ive rebuilt the engine and trans. I bet id be lucky to get $1500 for mine here plow and all.
 
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