Opinions on a used pickup

Erik Ks farmer · May 1, 2010

Saw a 98 Chevy 2500 4x4 extended cab long bed with a 454 on the local lot yesterday. Has 108,000 with an auto, I would like any info you fellas can offer as to the durability of a similar setup. It is priced fair($7500), has new rubber and looks like new.

Ray · May 1, 2010

That's about 3000 high for the market.

buickanddeere · May 1, 2010

For that money you can get into the next generation chassis of 2001 or later. More power on less fuel.
I can't recall when exactly they quit running the 2500 and 3500 lines with the 350 Snoretech.

Erik Ks farmer · May 1, 2010

In this neck of the woods, there is nothing under $10,000 in the way of a decent used pickup. $4500 will by you a 1996 or older 200,000+ worn out half ton and that is about it.I just want an opinion on the trucks and how well they hold up. BuickandDeere was on track there, but I can't find an 01 or newer in my price range. I need a reliable pickup to haul hay with and do my farm chores.

sd pete · May 1, 2010

Thats about what they bring around here. It will burn some gas but do a lot of work too.

Phil in Pa · May 1, 2010

What? You mean you don't want to hear how that's 10K too much money and how everybody else can get a dually one ton diesel 2 year late model for 3500 bucks?

Thresherman · May 1, 2010

my 88 had same setup, went 180k with no problem, was used to pull 26ft gooseneck most the time. It would pull anything at 10mpg or run empty at mpg. Got rid of it at 220k, miss the truck.

Anonymous-0 · May 1, 2010

Erik The blue book retail is $7510.00 If it is as clean as you say, if it were on our lot we would price it accordingly. They will do a lot of work and do it well. They are thirsty. Drive it long enough to get it warm, make sure it doesnt get hot and the tranny shifts ok.

tomNE · May 1, 2010

in NE, that's cheap. i've got my finger on the pulse of those kind of trucks and that's actually well under the money!

Ray · May 1, 2010

I've got an 05 chevy regular cab 4x4 with 98000 miles,they offer me 8000 on trade.

Brian Jasper co. Ia · May 1, 2010

I'm going to say $7500 for a 98 is high. I bought one like it 3 years ago for that price. Mine looks like it had exceptional care all it's life too. If it's really nice, $5K would be more in line. Nothing wrong with the 454 engine, but the 4L80E trans is nothing to brag about.

Anonymous-0 · May 1, 2010

It's hard to sell trucks with that kind of miles.
A dealer might ask that,but i bet he probably don't have 4000 in it if he traded it in.

4010 puller · May 1, 2010

I'd try to offer them a little less. Of the 2 mid 90's model chevy's i've been around for farm trucks the 454 was a dog. No torque and hard on gas. The one guy I know bought a similar truck with an auto and 6.5L diesel (his 454 was a 5 speed) and he says the 6.5 has more power and gets about 3 mpg better than the 454. As for gas consumption if towing heavy and not on interstate, I'd venture to say single digits. What is available for horsepower upgrades for that vortec 454 without breaking the bank and building a $10,000 race motor?

4010 puller · May 1, 2010

I agree with buickanddeere, I'd go with a 01 or 02 HD with the allison automatic and 8.1L gas, haven't been around the 6.0L gas enough to know if its any better than the 350.

Anonymous-0 · May 1, 2010

I think around 1999/2000 was the last year that you could order a 350. I wish my 2000 2500 had a 350. The 6.0 litre has good power but I've heard a good 350 will get 20 mpg and the 6.0 is lucky to get 15 mpg. If you aren't pulling heavy loads a lot, I sure wouldn't want a 454. They're hard on gas as well. Dave

Anonymous-0 · May 1, 2010

used car lots usually charge $4-8000 above true value. Never pay more than blue book for anything.

Erik Ks farmer · May 1, 2010

Thanks for the input fellas, I am shoping at this point. Currently running a 91 F250 with the 7.3, looking for something to be on a trailer hauling hay. My feelings were to offer him $6800 which is more than fair for what I have seen in the area. We'll see what happens on Monday. Thanks agian-Erik

MarkB_MI · May 2, 2010

It was only driven 9000 miles a year? Apparently the original owner couldn't afford to put gas in it.

Gun guru · May 2, 2010

Mark B from Michigan is right.....That truck gulps down gas at a rate of 9 miles per gallon.
Or is that gallons per mile.

A former coworker of mine had a 454 truck, he left it at home when gas got over $3/gallon. He bought a rice-burner car that was rust heap.

Anybody remember the 1979 transam with the 400CI engine......Yikes, that also was 9mpg.

1936 · May 2, 2010

At 9 mile to the gallon and that is on the high side. Put that on a big travel trailer and looking 3/4 MPG. Three dollars a gallon times 12,000 miles per year is why it is on the lot. The Vortex 5.3 is about the best you will do in a Chev engine for fuel for riding around. Last 454 I was around had usual wrist pin knock.

buickanddeere · May 2, 2010

According to Wikipedia.
The 350 Snoretech last seen service in 2002 pickups and 2003 vans.
The 6.0 Liter started in pickups for the 2001 models.
The GMT800 pickup chassis ran from 1998 to 2007. For 2003 the front sheet metal was changed and rear end updated.
The 4.3 Snoretech was in 99-2001 pickups. The last vehicles using the 4.3 was the Astro/Safari Vans until 2005.

Spook · May 2, 2010

I have a 99 GMC 3/4 ton with a 6.0L. Lots of power, eats gas. Only drive it when I need to pull a trailer, or carry a load. Otherwise, it's my 30 mpg Chevy HHR that I use for a daily driver. I even carry 8 ft boards in the HHR. When I bought the HHR, the savings in gas pretty much paid the car payment.

buickanddeere · May 2, 2010

You sure about the year and engine?

Erik Ks farmer · May 2, 2010

Not to seem ungrateful, but apparently a simple question is difficult to answer these days. I am aware that such a vehicle gets poor mileage, I am not considering this as a daily driver, but as a vehicle to haul a heavy load on a regular basis. I currently run a 91 F250 diesel that gets 9-10mpg with a load, gasoline is 40 cents a gallon cheaper here. I bale 1200-1500 large rounds a year and need a vehicle capable of pulling a 20 ft trailer with 11 900 lbs bales. I appreciate all the helpful responses.

missouri_farmer · May 2, 2010

I would think it would be a decent truck, but maybe a little pricey. Having over 100,000 on an automatic would start to worry me, especially behind a 454 but it just depends on how it was treated. I pull 8 bales fine with my 91 3/4ton with a 350 and 5speed.

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