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

[John Hall]

Go drive the Chevy in a parking lot. Mine has such horrible turning radius 
it needs independent rear brakes like a tractor!!!! Also mine is 2wd and 
will get stuck on wet grass. Other than that no other complaints.

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Maples" <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] O.T O.T Need to talk to 3/4T Truck Owner


> 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
>
>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> -- 
>> Steve W.
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