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As some of you know, I sold my Grand Prix to Ben. What most of you don't know is that I also recently sold my TDI Jetta too? Why did I seel a car that gets 50 MPG and can still outrun half the cars on the road? Because I'm alomst 30 and I'm tired of trading comfort for economy. That and my daily commute is now 15 miles. So what did I get instead?
A 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500. 4.8L V-8, auto, 4x4, manual transfer case. It's got 188K on it but it's all highway. Interior is pretty much flawless and the body has no rust with the exception of a tiny bit on the bottoms os the rockers.
I've already put bed rail guards on it. I also had to replace the surround for the tailgate latch, the 3rd door handle, and the tailgate spoiler, and new grille inserts. I also had to replace the passenger door mirror, but that's because I broke it coming out the garage for the first time. D'oh! It still needs a fuel level sensor and new grille, it's broken on the drivers side.
The best part is, I sold my Jetta for $10K, which is about a grand over KBB, and picked this up for $6K, which is about a grand under KBB!
I'm still big on efficiency even though I'm driving a gas guzzling truck, but I plan to try getting 20+ on th highway with it. It's already getting around 19, some minor things should get it there. It take a bit more effort to drive it, but it's way more comfortable than the Jetta ever was. And I'll never get a speeding ticket in it. I'm sure if I thought about going 75 I could watch the gas gauge literally drop! I also don't plan on racing it, however I do see it pulling whatever I buy for racing. And no, sadly those aren't my deer. I had 0 luck on that front this weekend.
A 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500. 4.8L V-8, auto, 4x4, manual transfer case. It's got 188K on it but it's all highway. Interior is pretty much flawless and the body has no rust with the exception of a tiny bit on the bottoms os the rockers.
I've already put bed rail guards on it. I also had to replace the surround for the tailgate latch, the 3rd door handle, and the tailgate spoiler, and new grille inserts. I also had to replace the passenger door mirror, but that's because I broke it coming out the garage for the first time. D'oh! It still needs a fuel level sensor and new grille, it's broken on the drivers side.
The best part is, I sold my Jetta for $10K, which is about a grand over KBB, and picked this up for $6K, which is about a grand under KBB!
I'm still big on efficiency even though I'm driving a gas guzzling truck, but I plan to try getting 20+ on th highway with it. It's already getting around 19, some minor things should get it there. It take a bit more effort to drive it, but it's way more comfortable than the Jetta ever was. And I'll never get a speeding ticket in it. I'm sure if I thought about going 75 I could watch the gas gauge literally drop! I also don't plan on racing it, however I do see it pulling whatever I buy for racing. And no, sadly those aren't my deer. I had 0 luck on that front this weekend.
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