Abandoned Silverado Comes Into Salvage Yard, FOR PARTS?! NO! Saving This One
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2023
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As many of you know, I own and run a full service auto salvage business in the Saint Louis Missouri area called Importapart. We are not a traditional salvage yard as we focus on certain vehicles, and have multiple departments from dismantling cars, programming modules to rebuilding automotive electronics. You can peruse our inventory at www.Importapart.com or email us requests at Importapartsales@gmail.com.
The vehicles we dismantle come from several sources. Copart & IAA(salvage auction pools), tow lots, repair shops and dealerships. Unlike some salvage yards, I am licensed for both salvage and being a dealer which allows me to put cars back on the road as a business. The discretion of what cars get fixed, and what cars get scrapped are strictly mine as I am the only buyer. The overwhelming majority of cars that come in are destined for parts only. HOWEVER...
Sometimes cars come in that are too good to put down. This 2002 Silverado 1500 Z71 came in from a tow lot after it was abandoned. After some texts with them, I agreed to buy this truck. I was shocked when it came in. In this video, I go over the truck, explain the processes the truck went through, and try to figure out why this truck may have been abandoned in the first place. Then, I take it home to join the rest of my bad ideas.
I wouldn't expect a lengthy video series on this truck, but there will be more content on it in the near future!
Really hope you enjoyed this peak into the other side of the salvage/dealer business and as always, I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism.
Catch you all on the next one!
-Eric - Авто та транспорт
Weather tech floor mats, tinted windows with shades, custom sub box, updated rims, updated front lenses, head unit...this was someone's baby
And working AC...it's CRAZY that it was abandoned...
Whoever owned this is no longer alive...
The owner this likely got killed or died otherwise. No way do you take such good care of a paid off truck and then let it sit abandoned and be sold off.
@@samholdsworth420or got arrested maybe?
@@wcpportfolio Arrested.
For a society so obsessed with latest greatest new new new, it's refreshing to see someone saving perfectly functional things like this. Respect!
My friend runs and animal shelter. Her passion is saving abandoned dogs. You strike me as a shelter operator for cars and trucks. I hope you can find a place in your inventory for this aged but still healthy animal. If not, I hope you can adopt her out to a good home. And thanks for the mid-week video... always a welcome treat.
Once upon a time....circa 1980, I was friends with a guy (Bob) who worked at a local gas station. Their clientele was mainly the older residents of the area. One night he calls me and asks me if I want to buy a 1967 Chevelle for $125. It was brought in for service and the owner never came back for it. It kind of runs and it needs a paint job and is otherwise in decent shape... at this time I didn't have the place to work on a potential project and at that time $125 was too much money to gamble on the roadworthiness of the car (remember 1980ish). So, I declined the offer.... About a week later I see Bob driving this car. It was a 1967 SS 396 Chevelle with a 4-speed, 3.90 gears and bucket seats and it was factory original! The rough engine was fixed by new plugs and plug wires and adjusting the timing. The paint was "fixed" by wiping down the paint with gasoline. The thing was beautiful.... *regrets*
Heh. My dad once had a chance to buy an old Ferrari (think it was a 250 GT or something similar) for 5k. His first wife nixed the idea.
That same car today is worth ~$500,000.
That’s like not playing your lottery numbers and they win.
Eric - I've owned a Jeep Cherokee since new ... 1997. It has almost 340,000 miles at this point.
There's a rule that applies to vehicles of this vintage : "it's not the noises it makes, it's when those noises *change*"
I can remember my time at a small junkyard 30yrs ago, cars in the condition of this truck getting junked, we'd always resell them after we figured out what repair they did not want to pay for. Nice find.
Thanks for starting with the process of claims for abandonment. I appreciate you showing how it wasnt just some sort of tow grab and go on some unsuspecting person.
Now we all see that the last registered owner had every opportunity, time and info to keep their truck. But now it can go to somebody who wants a nice truck in a nice color.
Grab & go? If you didn't pay your bill when it was due, what's the question? It's always fun living in a country full of debt ceiling raising dumfacks who can't even budget a damn donut, let alone a truck payment. And before you boo-hoo about some cancer story or whatever tf, MOST people have no good excuse. Keeping up with the Joneses is a wildly out of control illness in the U.S.A..
I have a real soft spot for these trucks, thank you for saving it. I had an identical one with only 90k miles back in 2010 that unfortunately got T boned on the highway but it saved my life and still drove me home! Can’t say the same for the 4 runner that hit me.
I'm not a chevy guy but it looks like this is a nice find. Great job
M.Stone I bought a chebby "once " daily repairs & multiple 350 engines ( heads or push rods) 8 hrs on heater core & 2 differentials new paint all ended up in the wrecking yard.....
@@bradzimmerman3171 Yeah I wouldn't pay actual money for one. My father-in-law had one that was regularly maintained, yet blew up at 60k. All engines have their problems, but Chevy seems to have an overall build quality issue that adds to it.
What do yall drive then and the chevy 350 was one of the best v8s ever made so it must not have been maintained
@@RageHP-RageHorsePower Who knows what happened to it. Could have been a faulty pump or some other abnormality. Could have been a Friday night slop job. Who knows, who cares. I daily a Honda.
@M Stone I agree with cheapness of the interiors early 90s and 2000s bit now they all have supposedly luxury interiors
I was a Wrecker Driver for years, my car was a 75 Impala 4 door that I impounded for my boss. The old lady who owned it had a stroke in the Mall and passed away about a week later. I rebuilt the carb and drove it for a long time. I paid 500 bucks in 95 for that car and drove it until 2001. When I sold it for 2 grand!! It drove great and never gave me any problems!!! Great Video Thanks 🙏
You probably already know this, but just in case... For "rattling" or "looseness" in the front end, check the intermediate steering column link/shaft. These trucks are infamous for wearing those out. They don't "fail" outright, they just start rattling. Good save!
The pitman and idler arm also tend to wear out.
Oh yeah. They put rubber bushings to dampen vibration and those never last
It looks just like my 2000 Silverado. Love it
GMT800 was one of the best GM vehicles made in the last 40+ years. My 2003 2500HD 4x4 RCLB has 317k miles on it, my 2003 Yukon Denali XL has 213k miles on it. I will keep these two running until I die, them my SIL will get them.
Just picked me up a 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 4x4 had a knocked motor and 200k miles on it for 3500 but sold some stuff off of it like the topper and got some money back. 800 to be exact so Truck cost me just over 2k its pretty damn clean there is some rocker panel rust but thats and easy repair but over all mint. I pulled the LQ4 and buddy sold me a running LQ9 with 148k miles on it for 1250 bucks. Right now I'm cleaning up the engine and redoing all the seals front and rear main gaskets o rings ETC. But It should be up and running in next few weeks. I work full time so can only work on it on weekends and I like to have some me time so deff excited to get it together. Amazing riding truck though I drove it with rod knock home and guy had receipts for over 8k in repairs and maint for past 8 years 4k of which in past 2 years shocks and full new AC replacement. My dad has an 04 2500HD 2wd and was shook at how clean this truck is. Cat eye vs round eye at this house now LOL but deff stoked got a LQ9 01 2500
Truck looks a lot better with the stock wheels . I wouldn't mind owning it ( better than dodge in my opinion )
agreed
yep 👍
It’s a cheap way of getting new tires. Used stock wheels from someone else’s truck
Dodge is literally in the name, to avoid......lol.
I am the original owner of a Silverado exactly like the one that you just acquired. Mine currently has 212k miles and runs great and I will keep it until it gives up. I feel these are solid trucks if maintained properly. Nice score!
I loved my Victory Red 2004 Z71 Silverado when I still had it. Sadly being in Upstate NY it succumbed to the same problem as I Do Cars here. It had unsafe frame rot due to all of the road salt they use here in the winter. If it wasn't for that I was going to try and replace all of the rotted body panels on it. Since I didn't straight up have $6,000.00 to buy a good one from someone I had to go for the lease on my current truck.
I agree. Mine’s an 04 with 320k. It’s been a good truck.
@@Slane583 did you ever fluid film your truck?
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 No. It was originally my mothers truck and she was a penny pincher as far as buying parts went or doing anything to it. One thing she wasn't allowed to penny pinch on was motor oil and a filter. Because I changed the oil in it I also bought the best oil & filter I could afford for it.
By the time she gave it to me it was rough from being rusty. So I did my best to replace anything that was broken or gone with higher quality parts. Sadly it took a leaky fuel line needing fixing to have it taken off the road. Just because I wanted to try a different mechanic I never been to. When he got it on the lift to asses the fuel line he saw it had unsafe frame rot and wouldn't proceed any further.
I wanted to keep it and fix it up as a spare to go along with my current truck. But I don't have the money or a big work shop to just store it so I had to get rid of it.
It made me even more upset because I just spent $400 or so prior to the fuel line leaking to replace all of the ignition coils and spark plug wires. So it was running smooth and purring like a tiger cub when I had to get rid of it. I found that it also loved running on NGK platinum plugs and it never burnt a drop of oil. Which was a big plus as I liked running Royal Purple or AmsOil in it. :)
I love my 01 Sierra 1500 and my 03 Sierra 1500hd they are great trucks if maintained properly
I would not mind a series on this truck. It's beautiful for what it is.
Personally I love that you have saved a vehicle from being wasted.
The cost to the environment of producing a new vehicle and destorying an old one is way more than the cost to keep a nice one on the road.
As long as it is generally safe to drive then go for it.
Wow, what an incredible find. Those trucks are in incredible demand, you really lucked out on this one ❤😊. Of course you keen eye was a big help I’m sure.
Makes me wonder if they got spooked by the intermittent starting issue and/or a less than ethical mechanic quoted some crazy expensive amount to fix it, so they just abandoned the thing
tool box, etc. the guy was somewhat mechanically inclined.
no way. something bad happened to the owner. these trucks can go for pretty good money in clean shape and most people that have them know it
@@Milkmans_Son Could have been a carpenter's Truck.
@@Milkmans_Son there wasn't anything useful in the tool box though
@@andrewgarcia3136 Especially now with the auto market upside down. I've got an '04 GMC Sierra 2500HD w/Duramax @511,000 miles and I could get 10 grand for it.
That truck deserves to live on! once you've done the repairs, maybe do an auction listing with a "buy it now" option. would still love to know the back story. maybe that owner was in a bad place but wants to buy it back now?
Likely the owner is dead.
That's my thought too, possibly removed the radio and subs to pay off a debt, then had to dump the car
@@americansmark My first thought was they're likely in prison.
I used to have a 2001 Silverado very similar to this one, and I loved it. I had to sell it a couple of years ago, and it had 330k on the odometer when I sold it. Great truck. Mine had a 4L80 trans in it at least since it was used for towing. I would have loved to find something like this!
Given the crazy high prices that used trucks have been bringing it’s difficult to imagine how you could go wrong with that truck. I’ve seen well maintained 5.3s show zero signs of wear at 250K miles.👍
I always end up enjoying it when you branch out into different themes. Because your presentation, polish, and approach are so good, your videos are always entertaining and informative. Personally, I would like to gain more insight into what you do at Importapart. And I'd be willing to guess I'm not the only one. Keep up the good work!
Great truck.... Just amazing. Looked like someone actually cared about it....
You never know... I knew a guy who worked at an iron & metal recycling type place.... They would buy cars, for scrap value...
But more often than you might think, they'd come in Monday, there'd be a car sitting in front of the gate, just left there... Some of them were really pretty nice cars...
Somebody left a Lincoln Mark IV there once... Keys were on top of the front passenger tire.... I don't wanna say it was perfect, but it was awfully nice. Didn't run perfect... Driver's seat was not perfect... But overall, real nice. Body was 100%, must have been in a pretty clean garage... Cartier clock... heh heh! It was cool... I have no idea why someone would drive that to a yard and dump it in the driveway. No clue.
Do what FarmCraft (John) has done twice now. Donate it to a High School Senior in need at a local school. I know your area, and there are lots of kids that have had a hard go at life, and are aiming to do well and need that one chance. A car/truck could be that chance one of them needs. 🙂
That's a great idea.... or maybe some veteran and his/her family who is having a bad time. Let's turn a win into a championship!
The ABS issue is common in these. The module is usually under the cab on the drivers side. It can be pulled and re soldered in an hour and will be good for another 10 years. Lots of UA-cam videos on how to solder the board… and a little spray lithium grease on those tailgate latches will do wonders. The knocking on these is usually suspension bushings (or lack there of). I’m an original owner of a 1st Gen (2002) Avalanche bought in mid 2001 with ~200k miles. Nice to see you saved this.
It could be the owner was arrested and did not get the mail. I bet this happens a decent bit. But nice find! Love 2002. It's before the interior redesign which made the dash ugly and all the buttons weird.
Either that or had some serious health problems or even died. A few years ago I had some major health issues for about a year. Lost 80lbs and almost died and I can say with out a doubt, the truck would have been the last thing on my mind. Someone else probably jimmied the lock and stole the speakers and radio while it sat.
For its age & mileage it was well taken care of. Better than most on the road currently. An exceptional opportunity for you. Congratulations
Nice find, can't believe this would be abandoned, my brothers old boss from when he was a mechanic, would sometimes get nearly free vehicles from people abandoning them at his shop or if they couldn't afford the repair bill they just sign the car over
Great find Eric! It is a nice truck! The Green Silverado is worth selling! You can get thousands of dollars for the truck! At least the tow yard was able to sell you the vehicle! It’s better that you saved it instead of the truck getting parted out or sold to an auction. It is good for someone to use around the farm, construction work or a back up truck for a business. It’s not worth it to dismantle a vehicle as nice as this truck in todays market! Keep up the good work! You could save some more vehicles if you wanted to if the vehicle was not wrecked!
Love the change of pace with these vehicle rescue videos; thanks! I feel like I have a perfect mental image of the previous owner of this truck, maybe even a relative or two I can see in the driver's seat. Maybe it's because I grew into my love of cars and trucks in the late '90s and early '00s, but this era of truck has a special place in my heart, and even though I have a practically brand new '23 RAM nestled in the garage right now, part of me wants this truck to park out front, backed into the the driveway, of course.
I'd have done the same thing... having a 2006 GMC with 170,000, and its starting to rust out... i love the body on your Silverado for 300,000... in WI, these are rare
Thank you for keeping a classic out of the crusher.
I fucking love that truck that’s a gem for the year and the fact it has 300k+ and runs that smooth makes me love it even more
I have the same mindset and luck but in the IT field. All the time find computers and other tech that is abandoned or given away usually by companies that are upgrading. I have found so many diamonds in the rough. We don't buy electronics at all in my household for the last several years, just acquire things second hand and get them fixed up and running like new. I would do this for vehicles if I had the skillset, the tools, and the patience to work on them.
I have a 2003 1500 which I've owned since new. I've had '05-07 17" wheels since '05 when I found a set of take-offs for $200 with new-ish tires, only because I like the look of the simpler 5-spoke design. Last year I installed '05-17 front calipers/rotors together with '04 Tahoe rear calipers/rotors and was surprised at how big of an improvement that makes on these trucks, and entirely bolt-on. And it's all relatively cheap!
In 2015 I went to the local U Pull and Pay, and at the time, they sold cars that were in too nice of shape to junk (I think they still do occasionally).
They had a 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sale for $2500. It was dark blue & wood grain. Georgia truck. Somebody was in the process of restoring it and had to move ASAP so they sold it to UPAP.
I bought it with the intention of finishing the job, but realized it was more than I could hack. It ran. It was cosmetically an 8.5/10 on the outside. The engine had been upgraded with a fancy Edelbrock fuel injection system.
While I wish I still had it, I nearly tripled my money 3 years later. And that was ok. Although if I had kept it post Covid, I probably could've made 4x...
Great video and what a great deal. It’s nice when we get to see the fruits of our labor and all those connections built through the years
Bro, that truck is GOLD. Nobody wants a 2014 or above Chevy truck; built like crap! THAT truck is GOLD!!!
This is my favorite era of chevy trucks, look great and pretty reliable. This was a pretty good find.
This one was pretty cool, saving a good truck. It still has some miles left, even at 306K. Heck, I'd pay $40 for it just like it is! :) Maybe a parts getting for the shop, or a someone that just needs a fairly reliable truck for local hauling. And it looks pretty good. I like the green.
That was such a great save Eric. It may need a little work but overall I’m glad you scored a good deal.
"ABS, that's never stopped anyone before". 🤣🤣🤣
Please Eric, as long as ya haven't found
A Body
Drugs
Guns
OR excess amounts of cash, your golden bro! Looks like a great winter/bad weather driver.
This is my dad's dream truck, he has had 3 2002 silverado 1500s in my life, each on almost saw 400,000 miles. He would kill to have one in that nice of condition.
Thanks for saving that 'ol girl from the crusher.
100% love the story! So glad to see on camera wins to balance all the years of dip stick battles!
Yes, absolutely needs the correct size wheels+tires! Strictly aesthetically I liked the chrome wheels; very happy they got a new home!
Man. I would love to have that truck! I have a 2005 Yukon that I bought used a few years ago with 90,000 miles on it. Runs great! Those were the best years for GM. Simple ,reliable!
The electrical tape you found in the bed wasn't for the spark plug wires, it was for the gauge panel to cover up the ABS light.
Very interesting truck. You might consider doing a charity auction with that truck. It’s a write off for you and helps out the charity of your choice.
I think the better saying is "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
That is a beautiful green and tan, and I love the more modern Silverado wheels on this truck. Damn man, I am SOOOOOO jealous!
Edit: I do prefer the 17 inch wheels, though the 16 inch wheels would be even better and I agree with you.
My dad put 126k on one of these before he sold it, and that's something he still regrets to this day. Last I heard it had 360k on it and was still going strong, but it was taken care of. Regular oil changes and was mostly used to pull a small trailer with a garden tractor when he had it. It was a great truck
I like the wheel swap, and selling the chrome wheels is a big bonus. That bed tool box should put you nicely into the GREEN $$. I can't imagine a good looking 4WD Chevy half ton even with high mileage isn't worth $4K. You saved one, well done!
One man's trash is another man's treasure. That is one hell of a find. Now, find me one, LOL.
I was at a junkyard buying a full size spare, they picked up a vehicle that still ran great, they idled the gas tank dry. Good find
I love the late 90s, early 2000s chevy silverado. They were really good trucks. My dad passed away last year, and my mom has his 03 silverado. He bought it new and 20yrs later only has about 108k miles.
I absolutely love your videos!!!
Nice truck and video, thanks.
it's funny how everyone beats on the 4L60 but we towed the hell out of ours with only one fluid and filter change. It went 250k before we got rid of the swiss cheese around it. That was in a 2007 Suburban that had four different LC9s in front of the original 4L60. It towed boats, cars, campers, you name it!
I don’t even like GM but that’s a great truck and heck of a deal. I’d love to see it add another 300k to the odometer.
GM doesn't like you.
I like the video! Looking forward to seeing what comes next!
Great vid and info !
Seeing that Vatterott sign in the background brings back memories. Went there back in 99 in Quincy, IL.
Eric, great find. Thanks for sharing.
Simply....wow! Nicely done, Eric
Thanks for being honest with us. Good buy.
I enjoy watching your videos....another great job !!
Man my dream truck growing up was a dark green with tan rockers...so glad you kept this one. Im going to have to look for it around town
Congrats on the find
Stoked to see this channel growing! Gratz Eric!
Great truck Eric, thank you, like the alternative vid
That looks great!!!
Glad to see another St. Louis person on UA-cam.
Nice find and it looks good.
Nice score Eric.👍👍
I would like you to do more of these videos. Outstanding
Awesome video, Eric. You've paid the dues and it's fun seeing someone buy something like this and have it turn out so sweet. If I tried it without your experience, I'd be way deep into the truck with a long list of things that need money to make right. Thanks!
Great score there Eric!
More than 2 videos needed for this beauty
Nice find. Good luck with it.
Congrats on winning one!
That's some clean paint, nice find👍!
That's my all time favorite paint scheme on the Chevy trucks... I will definitely be painting the truck I end up restoring in that scheme.
Awesome find. Looking forward to the troubleshooting/fix video.
I'm always happy to find cars that get saved!
Love it when you can catch a good deal!
Nice win for you, you deserve it!
Amazing find! Will be a good truck for someone!
A friend of mine in Ft. Lauderdale Florida does the same thing. He has a few tow yards that sells to him. Lot of the time there is major issues with the vehicle. It's is rare to get something for low money and turns out to be good. You won with that one. Take the W Eric. Lol. Waitng on the next video brother.
Yes it was a great video and look forward to the next on this truck.
You scored on this rig! Glad to see you saw fit to keep this truck and take the time to get it in shape to flip it to someone who can use a good vehicle, high mileage or not.
That's a good looking truck Eric.
I believe this is same way a abandoned vehicle process works in Texas. I’d buy that truck. Loved the 2002 Chevy Truck I had
I would absolutely drive and work that truck forever. Its my color and all, haven't even made a minute in, and I love it. Im ready to mobile mechanic in that thing 😋
Always a good day when you post a new video! 🎉 Good Job saving the truck!
Good save man
great video. SOOO glad you were able to save it. Looks great. Good luck!
Wow, nice find.
The interior reminds me of getting carsick as a kid. I can almost smell that "hot car" smell mixed with cheap gas station candy.
Dude....just wow...a little repair here and there.....what a keeper..😎😎😎😎😎😎