Chief915
915A Maint Tech
Been used truck shopping lately and have it narrowed down to 2 candidates. I am torn between the two and need your advice or votes on which one looks better on the surface. As of now, I haven't looked at either truck in person. They are located about 3+ hours from home in oppisite directions. I will of course look them over well before the buy. More or less right now I am looking for advice on which truck to focus on or which one is the better option to go see in your opinions.
I am looking for a diesel truck that will be my daily driver. Every so often, like maybe once every 8 months, tow something light a short distance, less than 100 miles. I am an Army mechanic by trade so I have a lot experience with both the 6.2's and 6.5's. I use to own a 95 C3500 6.5 too that I did all the mods to, ATT, FTB, 4" exhaust, gauges, OPS relay, etc etc. Point being, I am not a stranger or newbie to the 6.2/6.5 arena... I know what to expect out of them lol. The price of each truck is very close to the nada value's and we haven't began negotiating yet, so the price part isn't really a factor for now. Both trucks are GA trucks, so rust shouldn't be an issue on either one. Neither has lived up north or been used as plow trucks in the past.
Let me introduce the candidates.....
1) 1993 GMC K1500 extended cab 6.2L Automatic 219K - Power windows and locks, cruise, tilt, rampage 6 disc cd player, etc. Owner says, for what that's worth, the truck runs great, no mechanical problems. He know's it has a rebuilt jasper engine in it, but he does not know how many miles are on the engine. The 2nd previous owner had the engine replaced somewhere around 2000. The rest of the drivetrain is original. The guy that owns the truck now bought it about a year ago. He recently replaced the starter, alternator, batteries, and water pump. He drives it daily and is more of a small car / motorcycle type of guy so he wants to get rid of the truck for something smaller. He said the interior needs a little work, broken armrest and saggy headliner....nothing major.
2) 1994 Suburban K2500 6.5TD Automatic 220K - Power windows and locks, cd player, etc. Owner says it runs great, hasn't had any problems out of it. He says the injection pump was replaced a couple months ago and cost him $500, but he didn't keep the reciept or anything so unless the pump looks new, who really knows. The engine and drivetrain are original as far as he knows. From one of his pics you can tell it's missing the front bumper. Owner says he has a brush gaurd that is going with the burb in the sale. He had planned on installing the brush gaurd without the bumper. I can hit up the local junk yard for a bumper if need be. No mods are done to the burb. Exhaust is stock, PMD is still in stock location, etc. He said it has a small oil leak and needs oil pan gaskets to fix the leak. Other than that, he hasn't mentioned anything that is broke, worn out, or doesn't work right.
So....what are your thoughts? I am leaning toward one, but I will keep that to myself until some votes and opinions start rolling in.
I am looking for a diesel truck that will be my daily driver. Every so often, like maybe once every 8 months, tow something light a short distance, less than 100 miles. I am an Army mechanic by trade so I have a lot experience with both the 6.2's and 6.5's. I use to own a 95 C3500 6.5 too that I did all the mods to, ATT, FTB, 4" exhaust, gauges, OPS relay, etc etc. Point being, I am not a stranger or newbie to the 6.2/6.5 arena... I know what to expect out of them lol. The price of each truck is very close to the nada value's and we haven't began negotiating yet, so the price part isn't really a factor for now. Both trucks are GA trucks, so rust shouldn't be an issue on either one. Neither has lived up north or been used as plow trucks in the past.
Let me introduce the candidates.....
1) 1993 GMC K1500 extended cab 6.2L Automatic 219K - Power windows and locks, cruise, tilt, rampage 6 disc cd player, etc. Owner says, for what that's worth, the truck runs great, no mechanical problems. He know's it has a rebuilt jasper engine in it, but he does not know how many miles are on the engine. The 2nd previous owner had the engine replaced somewhere around 2000. The rest of the drivetrain is original. The guy that owns the truck now bought it about a year ago. He recently replaced the starter, alternator, batteries, and water pump. He drives it daily and is more of a small car / motorcycle type of guy so he wants to get rid of the truck for something smaller. He said the interior needs a little work, broken armrest and saggy headliner....nothing major.
2) 1994 Suburban K2500 6.5TD Automatic 220K - Power windows and locks, cd player, etc. Owner says it runs great, hasn't had any problems out of it. He says the injection pump was replaced a couple months ago and cost him $500, but he didn't keep the reciept or anything so unless the pump looks new, who really knows. The engine and drivetrain are original as far as he knows. From one of his pics you can tell it's missing the front bumper. Owner says he has a brush gaurd that is going with the burb in the sale. He had planned on installing the brush gaurd without the bumper. I can hit up the local junk yard for a bumper if need be. No mods are done to the burb. Exhaust is stock, PMD is still in stock location, etc. He said it has a small oil leak and needs oil pan gaskets to fix the leak. Other than that, he hasn't mentioned anything that is broke, worn out, or doesn't work right.
So....what are your thoughts? I am leaning toward one, but I will keep that to myself until some votes and opinions start rolling in.
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look closer at the rockers.
