[SEL] O.T O.T Need to talk to 3/4T Truck Owner

[Paul Maples]

Ok Guys, I have been responding to each message individually and "Off List" 
in hopes of not offending any of our more sensitive members but so many of 
you have been eager to help me that I am going to send the message I have 
been sending to individuals to the group.

As you guys know my truck was destroyed in a recent accident. I am now truck 
shopping for a good used truck. I have found a 3/4 Ton HD 2001 Chevrolet 
with the big engine in it, it is loaded, has a crew cab, has 87,000 miles on 
it, towing package, bedliner, etc. The man was asking $14,000 for it and has 
come down to $13,300. I ask him if he was the original owner and he said no. 
He told me he bought it from the man who had originally bought it and that 
this man was a pipeliner and used the truck to pull a mobile home from job 
to job. He put 20,000 miles on it and then this guy that has it now bought 
it. He has put 67,000 miles on it and he started out pulling a large camper 
trailer with it and then just used it for general transportation and pulling 
a 12' trailer with various things on it.

My question is that this truck has spent most if it's life pulling loads, do 
you think that all of this pulling might have generated excessive wear in 
the drive train?

According to Kelly Blue Book the truck is worth about $11,900 if one 
consumer buys it from another consumer, about a $1000.00 less if traded in.

I have never owed a 3/4 ton truck and just don't know if I should try and 
buy this truck or not since it has spent it's life pulling, let me know what 
you think.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] O.T O.T Need to talk to 3/4T Truck Owner


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> Paul Maples wrote:
>> I need to talk to anyone that owns a 3/4 Ton Pickup truck, need some 
>> advice before I buy one. Thanks
>>
>> Paul
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> Have a 2004 2500HD Chevy with the 6.0 as a tow rig for the camper.
> What do you have in mind?
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