I am looking at an 05 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD :
-70,469 miles -Extended cab short box
-5 spd manual
-6.0 litre

I went down and looked at it and upon inspection of the front under carriage I found some red mud caked up just behind the skid plate ( or somewhere in that vicinity, it was 2 weeks ago ). I inquired about the origin of this truck being sold in the northwest united states and was told it came from new mexico. I also noted privatly that this truck was supposedly fully inspected but somehow they missed the mud. I asked to see the list of things that the dealer mechanic had done to this truck. The salesman showed me a parts list which included a front right quarter panel and front bumper among other things i cant quite remember. The truck was also fitted with 4 brand new tires

I drove the truck and it ran nice, sounded nice and all the gearing working well ( including the 4 high and 4 low ). After some chatting I offered $10,000 for the truck and was turned down. 2 weeks later they phone me up and say they need to move this truck to make room for smaller cars and will take my reasonable offer.

 

What should I think about this truck. Has it been ditched? The carfax the dealer showed me was clean. Is the frame twisted or bent? Should a complete set of tires be worn out after only 70,000 miles? It seems like maybe a good deal if I can get it for 9500, but I just dont want to get burned here.Any advice?Thanks

 

I would say go for it, tho 70,000 miles are high mileage, for being an '05, but i wouldn't worry about that. New tires.... THATS a GOOD thing. When i bought my '03, it needed tires, and the dealer put 4 new ones on it. It had about 60,000 miles on it then. My truck also had a few small dings,dents and dimples, had mud under the undercarriage, and i found beer bottle caps throughout the interior, and the saleslady was even surprised. One of the mirrors (Pass side), had a cracked housing but still worked, up until 2 weeks ago. Its been a good truck so far, and it has 77,000 miles on it now. I just replaced all the brakes. I have replaced 1 front wheel speed sensor w/ hub assembly maybe 6 mos ago, and basically thats it. Maybe have your local mechanic check it over before you buy it, but i'd say, $9,500.00 for an '05 2500HD is an awesome deal, but have a deep pocket for about 11 MPG with that 6.0L. Just my opinion, Jim

 

Id take it somewhere else to have it inspected.

 

yeah, did you make sure the carfax vin numbers matched? get an idep. opinion on it....

 

Whats an idep?

 

independent..haha sorry

 

No worries! I have a copy of the carfax in my hand and the vin number on it matches the vin number listed on the sales ad online.

I also was wondering about putting in power windows and powerlocks? Any experience out there?

Thanks for reading!

 

no clue on the power...but check the vin on the truck just to make sure...im sure its the same but better safe than sorry...if it matches then id say go for it!