My dad has an 09 one of these and just recently bought new units off Ebay for that reason. Seems like very few people with these even bothers but it definitely helps the look at night.
A few things since I have a 2007 Silverado LT 1500 Ext Cab... 1. GET A TUNE. I tuned my truck to run on 87 octane. You'd be surprised how far off the factory tune is. Also, who ever tunes it, tell them to change the charging section of the tune to run at 13 volts. You're welcome. You can thank me later. Lol. 2. Does your truck have stabilitrak? Well, if it does, you just effed your stabilitrak up by spinning the wheel like that. Some eople were commenting about the clock spring also. Find someone with a Tech II or compatible device and see what the steering wheel position is. If it's off, you'll have to remove the shaft again, center it using the Tech II clear the codes using the Tech II. 3. There a debate about whether or not the AFM disable saves the lifters. That being said, I tuned mine off. Lol. 4. The stock truck brakes SUCK when towing a heavy load (like a car). There is no factory upgrade for the front brakes unfortunately (unless you want to spend money on Baer or Wilwood) but there is a rear disc brake conversion kit available and you don't even have to pull the axles out to make the swap. I will be swapping my rear drums to disk soon enough...
That truck looks nice! Pretty much identical to Dad's 2012 Suburban on features. Definitely weird the steering wheel was upside down, and seems a little pricey to me for such a high mileage vehicle, but it is a top of the line truck in all fairness. Kinda thinking the dealer started fixing it, but kept having weird issues come up with it (probably cause it's got a lot of miles), so they got tired of messing with it and decided to just sell it cheapish. Hopefully this one holds up well for you, especially if that transmission is actually new.
Seems like a decent truck but it always sucks when sellers/dealers hide issues and make bad repairs. Would be cool if you could find a clean bed and swap it out, and clean up the frame while the bed is off. Looking forward to seeing more work on this one. And be careful spinning your steering wheel like that with the shaft disconnected, you can easily break your clock spring.
More than likely was a trade in to the dealer, with repairs done by previous owner. With that kinda mileage and body work needing done a truck like that isn’t a priority to a dealer they just want to get it out of their inventory because there $$$ for them is in the nicer trucks.
Not bad for the price! I'd leave the frame patch alone, looks to be welded solid enough. Put your effort into the rust if your trying to keep it a while.
I was t boned recently by a mail truck lady who blew a stop sign. It’s scary how many people don’t pay attention on the roads. I’m glad you’re okay, I don’t think people realize things like texting and driving ruin people lives.
Just had this conversation with my wife for the eleventy seventh time a few days ago. Phone made a sound, she snatched it up and began texting while the truck went everywhere but straight. "This is the last f@ckin time I'm telling you, that message will wait. The next time, I'm just gonna put us into oncoming traffic." It's sad people pay more attention to a phone than driving
Hope that fuel pump is newer! Idk how bad they get in Vermont but in NY all the time my shop sees these body style Silverados in for new fuel pumps bc they rust out at the connector to the fuel line and dump gas everywhere. Love it in the meantime! Looks pretty good!
Always so interesting what you buy next and what you do to fix it up to make it look way better than before once you restore it to a point and make it for a great resale. 👍 take care and always stay safe 🙏
Nice truck. I do love in California and I bought about a year ago a 2004 Silverado LT off the original owner with only 90k miles. Great thing about buying a car from here is there is not one spec of rust. Cally is a far drive but might be worth getting a rust free older vehicle.
I think he's better off buying from SC or NC. Much closer to him and rust free as well. Not that many flooded vehicles but still worth to do a thorough inspection on them. And I'm saying this as someone who lives 80 miles away from CA, but anything I buy has been
I have had my 2012 ever since I drove it out the dealer lot. Many people might point out issues with these generation of trucks. But honestly, it is not as bad as you might think. As long as it's well maintained, you'll be good.
Not a bad truck at all for $5500, especially one you drove home at a longer distance than just across town......and got pulled over in within the 1st 2-3 hours of ownership!! 🤓 Frame patch on drivers side seemed well done, compared to SOME of the hackery out there. One thing I noticed when you got to the passenger side to look under at the exhaust, the passenger side frame rail where it arches upward for the rear axle, seems to have a bit of frame concern that you might want to patch, it looked lifted on the bottom edge, over my screen anyway. Good grab though!!👍
Not bad for a 4 wheel drive , shes a bit crusty in places. Make sure that you do a good job on the frame, in VT a welded frame is a no go for a proper state safety inspection. My GMC Sierra had 270,000 miles on it when I traded it in. It had a little lifter tick at 150,000 , I started adding a bottle of Marvel Mystery oil every oil change. The lifter ticking stopped within 1000 miles and I never had an issue after replacing a quart of motor oil with Marvel at every oil change. Another place to check the frame is by the gas tank, they like to rust there.. Hopefully you get a lot of use out of the truck. I love the 4wd in them , I set mine on the auto mode and simply left it there.
As usual, you got a pretty decent deal, with extra points for buying from a dealer & in the dark! Looking forward to what you discover upon further inspection.
Take fluid film, an amazon pack sells 3 or 6 for 40-80$ and it includes a snake hose, use it and spray it in your rocker pannels. Lanolin based and protects your rockers from existing and more corrosion
In 2007 Active Fuel Management (AFM) cylinder deactivation was known as Displacement on Demand (DOD). Watch out for oil consumption in 2007-2008 models as the lifters could be problematic. My 2007 and would consume 3+ quarts between oil changes. I bought a Hypertech system and overrode the cylinder deactivation and was able to cut the consumption in half. Just make sure you keep the oil topped off. And also check the coil & oil lines to make sure they’re not weeping. My oil pan seal went bad 3 years ago or so too and was spotting oil until I had that replaced. She did make it to 110K+ miles without changing lifters or anything excessive. I traded in last year. I guarantee that you have rust under the fender flares on the rear tires as well.
Thanks for the video, It's kinda interesting watching you spray foam and bondo rocker panels on a truck you're selling and then buying one like it yourself. Then say about the frame being welded after you said about it not being legal in Vermont for inspection in a video. Hopefully the old truck stays together with some work and it's reliable. There is something way off with the dealer though selling the truck like that, i wonder what his other stocks really like, after a good look and ownership for a while. Take care
Yep, well as long as they can’t tell it’s welded then it’ll pass so I plan on making it look factory. But yea don’t really mind the bondod rockers those are pretty much guaranteed in vt trucks
I think that was a good Buy Buddy, and the Codes will maybe tell you O2 Sensor, Evap leak or an EGR Problem so black as your End of your Exhaust looked like but you will figure it out good Job Love you!
My 2013 has drums in the rear too. I notice your missing your decorative plastic cover from the top of the engine underhood. Our 07 Silverado Classic has 320,000 on it so you still have a ton of life left in that truck. Great deal for a truck that runs and drives!
Any GM truck with a vortec V6 or V8 gas engine with what appears to have proper maintenance is probably a pretty solid bet...chevrolet the brand more people depend on... good video
I bought one of these for 3000 and out 65k miles with only a new battery and brakes. It’s got 204k now. Previous owner used it to haul scrap before he passed away. Had all the service history of the vehicle.
Well that has some odd things, steering wheel upside down and wiper missing.. odd. Will provide some nice content. Oh and what are the trouble codes for that engine light to be on, you forgot to say.
Sir, sucks the wheel wells are rusted out but from a distance the truck looks very nice. I would definitely check out what’s lurking underneath that frame patch even though it looks like they did a decent job on it. With the market the way it is right now , you know what you were getting and what your paying for. With your knowledge you’ll be fine with it. Do another video on what the code is for on the check engine light is on. Miles don’t scare me either. Bought my 02 Trailblazer with 174k and now has 235k with nothing major ever wrong with it, only regular NJ weather maintenance 😂. Your weather is more excruciating and harsher on vehicles, so you’re prepared for anything. Good luck 👍 and looking forward to seeing you soon!!!
As Ford guy I like those body style GM trucks I'd get another bed then load up on the cavity wax all over that thing haha. I just did a f150 I recently purchased
Your 2015 was based on the K2xx platform, I have a 2014 silverado on the same platform, if yours can hit 275k miles, perhaps that saying “old will last longer than new” holds less water than I thought
Good buy. What I've never liked about the GMT 800/900 half tons is the starter sound, it sounds like a compact car. Used to have a 1st gen Saturn Vue that would sound the same at start-up. Just an annoyance to me I know.
Wow I was at a gas station today and heard one of these start up and thought the exact same thing lol. I especially hate how their OHV V6's sounds when they start, like cheap toys.
@@chynacash3138 GM accountants be like: get me the cheapest sounding starter you can and use it across the board no matter if it's a 4 cyl or an LS engine (yeah I know it ain't truth but they sound so similar). Yeah I thought I was the only one. But yeah I'm just nitpicking. From those years I like the Ford one the best, it just sounds burly. Dodge's sound very old school still, which is not a bad thing
@@luisinhoens90 LOL yeah Dodge V8's definitely still have the most distinctive starter sound to me. Ford Modular V8's and 5.0's right behind them. GM just ughhh lol
Looks like they were pulling parts off of it for other trucks .. wiper arm, fues cover, engine cover, spare tire.. po may have bent the stock tail pipe. Good beater to get you by
You should come a little farther south to Connecticut I know you’ve been here I remember one for sure I been following on and off a while jokes aside obviously you know this but target some cleaner trucks you’re good at what you do ..Ditch the rusty shit its crabs in a bucket …good channel !
They don’t “change their mind” I worked in a body shop for 3 years (when I was 18-21) what happens is they write the estimate then it goes to the tear down/supplement phase where the body tech checks for internal damage and writes a supplement which gets added to the estimate. So let’s say u rear end someone and the estimator might write up replace front bumper, grill, repair hood if it’s not that bad but the estimator may not be able to see if the impact bar or radiator is damaged but the body tech will see it when they do the tear down. And usually the threshold is around 80% of the cars value but depends on insurance company. So if your at let’s say the car is worth 10k and an estimate for 7k is written if the body tech finds 1k+ worth of damage it’s totaled if it’s less then the repair must go on When I was parts manager we had about 6k worth of parts for a single car it was like a higher end dodge ram near its total loss threshold. That 6k is for parts only not for repair or paint cost. Tech did a tear down and the tear down put it over the threshold and it was not fun returning all $6k worth of parts
The Walmart's parking/camping lot is full of rusted out six and seven year old Chevy "Trucks." I think they have stuff to work on other than the power plant. They just rust before the aluminum engine gives out.
From the repairs I would guess it had a collison and they repaired a bent front axles and patched a rusted frame and quater panels then slapped some paint on it to cover maybe good repairs maybe dealer repairs I.E cover and sell. 5500 is a great price around here your in the 80's 90's for 5500
Haha so a dealer sold you a car with the steeringwheel upside-down and a cut of exhaust... just wow... and that bedside, had seen better days. 🤣 good content truck though :)
I have a gmc duramax which is basically identical to that one just with gmc badging and a diesel….it’s an ‘08 and I literally only have 72k miles on it….it’s practically still brand new and not even broken in yet…..plus I’m in ca. so it’s virtually rust free
Hey I think you need to move up your driver side windshield wiper a little bit it's sitting way too low it's on the very very bottom of the window they should sit straight across from each other kind of level so like when you turn it on high it might start slapping on the bottom of your window so just loosen it raise it up two notches and you should be good maybe three notches and you be good looks like a decent truck cool beans lol
Yeah the 99-06 generation were tanks. GM really slapped their loyal customers in the face with this newer generation in terms of reliability. But he seems to have gotten lucky with this one since the trans is probably a rebuild and he disabled the "AFM" which kills most of these 5.3L engines.
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 I was wondering if that was still working lmao. Is it common for a lot of GM vehicles to need AFM disabler or model specific?
My cousin owns a 2010 Chevy Silverado 1500 and they use it for towing stuff for their lawn mowing company and just use it as a normal work truck and recently they have been blowing money on the truck because it stopped working
Looks decent, they leak like a seize tho. Unless someone's done the rear main expect to replace that unless you don't mind the oil drops. Sounds like your exhaust manifold bolts are still intact which is a big plus. They're nice trucks little thirsty but that's a 4wd v8
That is the weirdest stuff to have wrong with a truck! Upside down steering wheel, missing wiper arm, hack job exhaust and a horrible frame patch. I personally would stay far away from that truck and the hack job dealer. But you Usually seem to always figure things out so you'll probably come out on top. Up here in Ontario you can buy a 07 Silverado 1/2 ton with low mileage and in better shape than that for $5500 because gas prices are so high ($4.75/a gallon) the 1/2 ton truck market took a huge crash. Diesel is also up way way higher than gas (6.85/gallon) so funny enough the 3/4 ton gas truck market is booming.
Sounds like the Ontario market is alot different from pretty much anywhere in the U.S. since these GM trucks command high prices virtually everywhere here lol. Less miles and in better shape for $5,500? Buy them all and import them here, you'll make a killing. Even this exact Silverado is worth about a grand more than he paid for it here in Detroit and that's before he even made any improvements.
So were you concerned about the previous owners not having an AFM disabled for the 299k before you bought it? Anything you inspected to make sure the AFM didn’t mess anything up? I want to know what to look for on these. Thanks.
Jesus I hate seeing quality trucks ruined in New England. Just using a hose in the spring will do wonders, using fluid film or something like it will make these trucks last twice as long up here. Crazy to me the money people drop on these things just to let them turn to this.
I would do a VIN number search because I fucked they come with this brakes my son does for ZL one package but everybody’s different sometimes I change the stickers when she’s done before
_Nice truck but might want to look into another torque converter the 4l60s & 6l80e's have weak covers sucks that gm cheaped out on them during the bailout era._
the upside down steering wheel is hilarious. dealer has zero shame 🤣
seriously lol
I thought you were going away to go to school. Fell off of my algorithm glad you're back
Can't believe the climate control and radio buttons aren't faded! That's the first Silverado I've seen without them showing green
i know! i was so surprised
My dad has an 09 one of these and just recently bought new units off Ebay for that reason. Seems like very few people with these even bothers but it definitely helps the look at night.
Our one 2013 Silverado did that
But we have another 2013 Silverado that still doesn’t do that
A few things since I have a 2007 Silverado LT 1500 Ext Cab...
1. GET A TUNE. I tuned my truck to run on 87 octane. You'd be surprised how far off the factory tune is. Also, who ever tunes it, tell them to change the charging section of the tune to run at 13 volts. You're welcome. You can thank me later. Lol.
2. Does your truck have stabilitrak? Well, if it does, you just effed your stabilitrak up by spinning the wheel like that. Some eople were commenting about the clock spring also. Find someone with a Tech II or compatible device and see what the steering wheel position is. If it's off, you'll have to remove the shaft again, center it using the Tech II clear the codes using the Tech II.
3. There a debate about whether or not the AFM disable saves the lifters. That being said, I tuned mine off. Lol.
4. The stock truck brakes SUCK when towing a heavy load (like a car). There is no factory upgrade for the front brakes unfortunately (unless you want to spend money on Baer or Wilwood) but there is a rear disc brake conversion kit available and you don't even have to pull the axles out to make the swap. I will be swapping my rear drums to disk soon enough...
That truck looks nice! Pretty much identical to Dad's 2012 Suburban on features. Definitely weird the steering wheel was upside down, and seems a little pricey to me for such a high mileage vehicle, but it is a top of the line truck in all fairness. Kinda thinking the dealer started fixing it, but kept having weird issues come up with it (probably cause it's got a lot of miles), so they got tired of messing with it and decided to just sell it cheapish. Hopefully this one holds up well for you, especially if that transmission is actually new.
Seems like a decent truck but it always sucks when sellers/dealers hide issues and make bad repairs.
Would be cool if you could find a clean bed and swap it out, and clean up the frame while the bed is off. Looking forward to seeing more work on this one.
And be careful spinning your steering wheel like that with the shaft disconnected, you can easily break your clock spring.
More than likely was a trade in to the dealer, with repairs done by previous owner.
With that kinda mileage and body work needing done a truck like that isn’t a priority to a dealer they just want to get it out of their inventory because there $$$ for them is in the nicer trucks.
Not bad for the price! I'd leave the frame patch alone, looks to be welded solid enough. Put your effort into the rust if your trying to keep it a while.
I was t boned recently by a mail truck lady who blew a stop sign. It’s scary how many people don’t pay attention on the roads. I’m glad you’re okay, I don’t think people realize things like texting and driving ruin people lives.
yep. be careful out there!
Just had this conversation with my wife for the eleventy seventh time a few days ago. Phone made a sound, she snatched it up and began texting while the truck went everywhere but straight. "This is the last f@ckin time I'm telling you, that message will wait. The next time, I'm just gonna put us into oncoming traffic." It's sad people pay more attention to a phone than driving
ur wife is the same breed of broad that nearly ran into me the other day. Phone up their a$$
Hope that fuel pump is newer! Idk how bad they get in Vermont but in NY all the time my shop sees these body style Silverados in for new fuel pumps bc they rust out at the connector to the fuel line and dump gas everywhere.
Love it in the meantime! Looks pretty good!
Just wanted to say how much I look forward to all your videos. Seriously, I’ve watched all of them like three times.
Always so interesting what you buy next and what you do to fix it up to make it look way better than before once you restore it to a point and make it for a great resale. 👍 take care and always stay safe 🙏
Nice truck. I do love in California and I bought about a year ago a 2004 Silverado LT off the original owner with only 90k miles. Great thing about buying a car from here is there is not one spec of rust. Cally is a far drive but might be worth getting a rust free older vehicle.
I think he's better off buying from SC or NC. Much closer to him and rust free as well. Not that many flooded vehicles but still worth to do a thorough inspection on them.
And I'm saying this as someone who lives 80 miles away from CA, but anything I buy has been
Gotta love the pronunciation of New England towns. You said Playstow awesome! For some reason Plaistow is said as Plah stow. Good luck with new ride.
I have had my 2012 ever since I drove it out the dealer lot. Many people might point out issues with these generation of trucks. But honestly, it is not as bad as you might think. As long as it's well maintained, you'll be good.
Not a bad truck at all for $5500, especially one you drove home at a longer distance than just across town......and got pulled over in within the 1st 2-3 hours of ownership!! 🤓
Frame patch on drivers side seemed well done, compared to SOME of the hackery out there. One thing I noticed when you got to the passenger side to look under at the exhaust, the passenger side frame rail where it arches upward for the rear axle, seems to have a bit of frame concern that you might want to patch, it looked lifted on the bottom edge, over my screen anyway.
Good grab though!!👍
Nice truck! The frame repair looks solid enough. Not sure what I'm missing but I'd tackle the bed rust way before that. Good luck!
Not bad for a 4 wheel drive , shes a bit crusty in places. Make sure that you do a good job on the frame, in VT a welded frame is a no go for a proper state safety inspection. My GMC Sierra had 270,000 miles on it when I traded it in. It had a little lifter tick at 150,000 , I started adding a bottle of Marvel Mystery oil every oil change. The lifter ticking stopped within 1000 miles and I never had an issue after replacing a quart of motor oil with Marvel at every oil change. Another place to check the frame is by the gas tank, they like to rust there.. Hopefully you get a lot of use out of the truck. I love the 4wd in them , I set mine on the auto mode and simply left it there.
Wow, I'm shocked you can't fix frames in VT.
As usual, you got a pretty decent deal, with extra points for buying from a dealer & in the dark! Looking forward to what you discover upon further inspection.
Take fluid film, an amazon pack sells 3 or 6 for 40-80$ and it includes a snake hose, use it and spray it in your rocker pannels. Lanolin based and protects your rockers from existing and more corrosion
In 2007 Active Fuel Management (AFM) cylinder deactivation was known as Displacement on Demand (DOD). Watch out for oil consumption in 2007-2008 models as the lifters could be problematic. My 2007 and would consume 3+ quarts between oil changes. I bought a Hypertech system and overrode the cylinder deactivation and was able to cut the consumption in half. Just make sure you keep the oil topped off. And also check the coil & oil lines to make sure they’re not weeping. My oil pan seal went bad 3 years ago or so too and was spotting oil until I had that replaced.
She did make it to 110K+ miles without changing lifters or anything excessive. I traded in last year.
I guarantee that you have rust under the fender flares on the rear tires as well.
Thanks for the video, It's kinda interesting watching you spray foam and bondo rocker panels on a truck you're selling and then buying one like it yourself. Then say about the frame being welded after you said about it not being legal in Vermont for inspection in a video. Hopefully the old truck stays together with some work and it's reliable. There is something way off with the dealer though selling the truck like that, i wonder what his other stocks really like, after a good look and ownership for a while. Take care
Yep, well as long as they can’t tell it’s welded then it’ll pass so I plan on making it look factory. But yea don’t really mind the bondod rockers those are pretty much guaranteed in vt trucks
I saw you uploaded and I absolutely flew to this video
I learned my lesson about buying vehicles at night.
Honestly my favourite generation 07-13
I had a 2010 and 2015. The 15 had a backup camera and it was fantastic when you had to hook up a trailer
I think that was a good Buy Buddy, and the Codes will maybe tell you O2 Sensor, Evap leak or an EGR Problem so black as your End of your Exhaust looked like but you will figure it out good Job Love you!
Why was the check engine light on? Good video 👍 👍
Ohioan here, CHECK NEXT TO GAS TANK! These truck frames rot bad there.
Man much better deal than my truck….I bought a 2009 sierra in spring 2021 but was sick of waiting for prices to drop
My 2013 has drums in the rear too. I notice your missing your decorative plastic cover from the top of the engine underhood. Our 07 Silverado Classic has 320,000 on it so you still have a ton of life left in that truck. Great deal for a truck that runs and drives!
Cool find looks kinda like the one you bought 1 year ago I’m still waiting for the video when you finally daily drive a Ford
Nice truck as usual. Nicer than my newer 18 rally edition Silverado.
I have a 2008 Silverado crew cab 4x4 203k miles, I paid $5500 in 2020. Last December at 233k I had the engine rebuilt, runs like new. love my truck.
Your videos are great. Thanks for doing them.
Very Nice Truck! Those heated seats are awesome!
I'm sorry to hear about the 2015 Sierra getting T boned but thankfully you and the party responsible for the crash are OK. All the best with the 2007.
sorry to hear your truck got messed up, glad you're okay
Any GM truck with a vortec V6 or V8 gas engine with what appears to have proper maintenance is probably a pretty solid bet...chevrolet the brand more people depend on... good video
RIP Clockspring (that's probably why your airbag light is on).
I bought one of these for 3000 and out 65k miles with only a new battery and brakes. It’s got 204k now. Previous owner used it to haul scrap before he passed away. Had all the service history of the vehicle.
Everybody where you live should use a surface shield, works great, keeps the rot away, id be pissed if my truck was rusted out
Well that has some odd things, steering wheel upside down and wiper missing.. odd.
Will provide some nice content.
Oh and what are the trouble codes for that engine light to be on, you forgot to say.
Sir, sucks the wheel wells are rusted out but from a distance the truck looks very nice. I would definitely check out what’s lurking underneath that frame patch even though it looks like they did a decent job on it. With the market the way it is right now , you know what you were getting and what your paying for. With your knowledge you’ll be fine with it. Do another video on what the code is for on the check engine light is on. Miles don’t scare me either. Bought my 02 Trailblazer with 174k and now has 235k with nothing major ever wrong with it, only regular NJ weather maintenance 😂. Your weather is more excruciating and harsher on vehicles, so you’re prepared for anything. Good luck 👍 and looking forward to seeing you soon!!!
As Ford guy I like those body style GM trucks I'd get another bed then load up on the cavity wax all over that thing haha. I just did a f150 I recently purchased
Your 2015 was based on the K2xx platform, I have a 2014 silverado on the same platform, if yours can hit 275k miles, perhaps that saying “old will last longer than new” holds less water than I thought
Yep that truck had 275k and was still a beast
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 makes me 200x more confident in the longevity of mine if they are already hitting those numbers
Good buy. What I've never liked about the GMT 800/900 half tons is the starter sound, it sounds like a compact car. Used to have a 1st gen Saturn Vue that would sound the same at start-up.
Just an annoyance to me I know.
Wow I was at a gas station today and heard one of these start up and thought the exact same thing lol. I especially hate how their OHV V6's sounds when they start, like cheap toys.
@@chynacash3138 GM accountants be like: get me the cheapest sounding starter you can and use it across the board no matter if it's a 4 cyl or an LS engine (yeah I know it ain't truth but they sound so similar).
Yeah I thought I was the only one. But yeah I'm just nitpicking.
From those years I like the Ford one the best, it just sounds burly. Dodge's sound very old school still, which is not a bad thing
@@luisinhoens90 LOL yeah Dodge V8's definitely still have the most distinctive starter sound to me. Ford Modular V8's and 5.0's right behind them. GM just ughhh lol
Excellent buy!! Beautiful truck for that money!
Hi from İstanbul - Turkey! Love to watch your videos 🎉
Preemptively buying the AFM disabler is the mark of a smart man. Sure beats driving around in M5 all the time.
And that truck is only a four speed.......
@@ANDthe3 Forgot that the 1/2 ton trucks didn't get the 6-speed until later.
I do not think disabler is allowed in Qatar unfortunately....
Looks like they were pulling parts off of it for other trucks .. wiper arm, fues cover, engine cover, spare tire.. po may have bent the stock tail pipe. Good beater to get you by
You should come a little farther south to Connecticut I know you’ve been here I remember one for sure I been following on and off a while jokes aside obviously you know this but target some cleaner trucks you’re good at what you do ..Ditch the rusty shit its crabs in a bucket …good channel !
They don’t “change their mind” I worked in a body shop for 3 years (when I was 18-21) what happens is they write the estimate then it goes to the tear down/supplement phase where the body tech checks for internal damage and writes a supplement which gets added to the estimate.
So let’s say u rear end someone and the estimator might write up replace front bumper, grill, repair hood if it’s not that bad but the estimator may not be able to see if the impact bar or radiator is damaged but the body tech will see it when they do the tear down.
And usually the threshold is around 80% of the cars value but depends on insurance company. So if your at let’s say the car is worth 10k and an estimate for 7k is written if the body tech finds 1k+ worth of damage it’s totaled if it’s less then the repair must go on
When I was parts manager we had about 6k worth of parts for a single car it was like a higher end dodge ram near its total loss threshold. That 6k is for parts only not for repair or paint cost. Tech did a tear down and the tear down put it over the threshold and it was not fun returning all $6k worth of parts
The Walmart's parking/camping lot is full of rusted out six and seven year old Chevy "Trucks." I think they have stuff to work on other than the power plant. They just rust before the aluminum engine gives out.
From the repairs I would guess it had a collison and they repaired a bent front axles and patched a rusted frame and quater panels then slapped some paint on it to cover maybe good repairs maybe dealer repairs I.E cover and sell. 5500 is a great price around here your in the 80's 90's for 5500
Looks like a decent truck.
Love the leather interior.
Haha so a dealer sold you a car with the steeringwheel upside-down and a cut of exhaust... just wow... and that bedside, had seen better days. 🤣 good content truck though :)
Yeah, that dealer is 🤣.
Lol the battery said "Usable" on top of it. That seems very reassuring.
Haha yep
Lmao that steering wheel is hilarious
I have a gmc duramax which is basically identical to that one just with gmc badging and a diesel….it’s an ‘08 and I literally only have 72k miles on it….it’s practically still brand new and not even broken in yet…..plus I’m in ca. so it’s virtually rust free
Welcome to the sunroof club 😝
I feel so fancy
Use some Liqui Moly engine flush. Then fresh oil and some liqui moly oil additive. Helped out Tahoe with lifter noise.
It's Plast-ow, not Play-sto lol. But either way Plaistow was a hot spot for used trucks as I would see ads from that area all the time.
Yeah, was about to say... I'm right across the border in Mass.
@@fluffball1415 Same. lol
Hey I think you need to move up your driver side windshield wiper a little bit it's sitting way too low it's on the very very bottom of the window they should sit straight across from each other kind of level so like when you turn it on high it might start slapping on the bottom of your window so just loosen it raise it up two notches and you should be good maybe three notches and you be good looks like a decent truck cool beans lol
Stoped in Natick Ma to get a wiper arm😂😂
you're right, that battery sounds good! 🙂
As soon as I saw the fender flares I knew they were hiding rust
These older GM pickups are very reliable, especially the 1999 to 2006 model.
Yeah the 99-06 generation were tanks. GM really slapped their loyal customers in the face with this newer generation in terms of reliability. But he seems to have gotten lucky with this one since the trans is probably a rebuild and he disabled the "AFM" which kills most of these 5.3L engines.
always nice to bank some extra money,decent for today's market
Agreed 👍 battery sounds great
Without fender liners the metal around the tires really takes a beating.
BRO you just nerfed your clockspring doing that
Nope she’s still good
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 I was wondering if that was still working lmao.
Is it common for a lot of GM vehicles to need AFM disabler or model specific?
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 what’s the miles
Its 1/2 a turn. It will be fine😉. Don't believe me, pull one apart and you will see the mile of cable that is loose.
@@jazaviahnavarro7737 202k he said it earlier
They broke the clock spring. That's why the airbag and the horn don't work
They still work
My cousin owns a 2010 Chevy Silverado 1500 and they use it for towing stuff for their lawn mowing company and just use it as a normal work truck and recently they have been blowing money on the truck because it stopped working
Hell yeah that’s a great deal. Amazing deal especially now
Andrew cataracts would just put deck screws to hold that wheel fender back on and that’s how you repair a truck cheap plastic garbage.
Looks decent, they leak like a seize tho. Unless someone's done the rear main expect to replace that unless you don't mind the oil drops. Sounds like your exhaust manifold bolts are still intact which is a big plus. They're nice trucks little thirsty but that's a 4wd v8
nice for the $, fixer-upper. a nice project. you have the plan.
I had an 08 with the traction control light on. Ended up being the rear wheel speed sensors.
it will need a clock spring replacement now.
Ya you can't real beat that deal
Usual dash lights coming on.
oh no, you spun the steering wheel!.. the clock spring!!
Finally someone who knows what he's talking about. That "Service Air Bag" message came on right after he "fixed" the steering wheel.
I would say decent deal. Definitely some weird repairs going on there though.
Nice find man the drum brakes on the rear was weird…
What was ses light on for?
Nearly all have drums.
@@wyattgardner3552 my o2 and 97 Silverado 1500 both had disk brakes rear!
Maybe I’m just lucky I hate doing drums lol 😂
@@ersstihls actually the 07-13 gmt900 body style actually reverted to using rear drums even tho the gmt800’s had discs in the rear
That is the weirdest stuff to have wrong with a truck! Upside down steering wheel, missing wiper arm, hack job exhaust and a horrible frame patch. I personally would stay far away from that truck and the hack job dealer. But you Usually seem to always figure things out so you'll probably come out on top. Up here in Ontario you can buy a 07 Silverado 1/2 ton with low mileage and in better shape than that for $5500 because gas prices are so high ($4.75/a gallon) the 1/2 ton truck market took a huge crash. Diesel is also up way way higher than gas (6.85/gallon) so funny enough the 3/4 ton gas truck market is booming.
Sounds like the Ontario market is alot different from pretty much anywhere in the U.S. since these GM trucks command high prices virtually everywhere here lol. Less miles and in better shape for $5,500? Buy them all and import them here, you'll make a killing. Even this exact Silverado is worth about a grand more than he paid for it here in Detroit and that's before he even made any improvements.
So were you concerned about the previous owners not having an AFM disabled for the 299k before you bought it? Anything you inspected to make sure the AFM didn’t mess anything up? I want to know what to look for on these. Thanks.
Jesus I hate seeing quality trucks ruined in New England. Just using a hose in the spring will do wonders, using fluid film or something like it will make these trucks last twice as long up here. Crazy to me the money people drop on these things just to let them turn to this.
I would do a VIN number search because I fucked they come with this brakes my son does for ZL one package but everybody’s different sometimes I change the stickers when she’s done before
That is really good for 5.5K!!!
The 5.3 looks weird without its engine cover.
Nice vid and truck. Good deal
_Nice truck but might want to look into another torque converter the 4l60s & 6l80e's have weak covers sucks that gm cheaped out on them during the bailout era._
Shady to clear it right before you came, and the brand new steering shaft story seems suspect. Hope its decent though
That's actually a really good deal on that truck most people would pay over 10,000$ for something like that
Go to the seat shop and get Oem covers speak covers also for your duramax duramax and I am jealous my Dashboard is Cracked out
the wiper arm is to low needs to be a lil bit higher
There’s also a red 09 1500 crew cab in Boston for that price too think looks pimped
Nice grab. Good luck with it
What brand AFM disabler is that? Surprised to not see a Range
Not bad! It would be interesting to flatbed it.