Trying to sell my 2003 Denali, not easy.

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I spent a few months looking for the right one. Known issues not being fixed are a huge red flag for most if you're priced in the middle of the market. Most people will immediately skip over it. I always assume that if it was as easy/cheap as the previous owner said it was to fix then why the didn't they fix it?

Buying a car with problems is risky and people don't start off trusting what you say word for word. You're better off taking care of the A/C and 02 sensors and then posting it.
 
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The A/C... if I recharge it, it'll last 3 months. The evap core has a small leak, and I'm not ripping out the dash to fix it. The O2 sensor is probably $20. and the front hub is probably $110 plus labor. To dump $500 into a $2500 vehicle, doesn't make sense.

It really needs tires too, and probably brakes. By the time I'm done, I can dump $1500 into it, and it's still worth $2500. I won't even spend the money on ebay. Not worth it. 200,000 miles, there is a limited market. Although I drove it today with the windows open. Runs fine. The 6.0L motor is amazing.
 

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Fwiw the whole dash doesn't "have" to come out. Just about half the interior does. Haha.

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Recharge the AC and put in an O2 sensor, lower the price to $4500. You don't have to mention the leak. When buying something with that many miles and that age, things are expected to break after you buy it. You just don't have to tell them every possible problem or you'll never sell it.
 

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Recharge the AC and put in an O2 sensor, lower the price to $4500. You don't have to mention the leak. When buying something with that many miles and that age, things are expected to break after you buy it. You just don't have to tell them every possible problem or you'll never sell it.
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The A/C... if I recharge it, it'll last 3 months. The evap core has a small leak, and I'm not ripping out the dash to fix it.

The O2 sensor is probably $20. and the front hub is probably $110 plus labor.

To dump $500 into a $2500 vehicle, doesn't make sense.

It really needs tires too, and probably brakes.

And this is why it's only really worth a couple thousand bucks...
 
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I see pricing all over for high mileage trucks. I've been watching ebay, and craigslist. One I saw go for $7000 on ebay, and it sold.
 

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The A/C... if I recharge it, it'll last 3 months. The evap core has a small leak, and I'm not ripping out the dash to fix it. The O2 sensor is probably $20. and the front hub is probably $110 plus labor. To dump $500 into a $2500 vehicle, doesn't make sense.

It really needs tires too, and probably brakes. By the time I'm done, I can dump $1500 into it, and it's still worth $2500. I won't even spend the money on ebay. Not worth it. 200,000 miles, there is a limited market. Although I drove it today with the windows open. Runs fine. The 6.0L motor is amazing.

If the vehicle is a $2,500 vehicle, price it that way. I guarantee with the $500 you put into it, you'll be able to sell it for $3k cash. I bought mine for around that 15 minutes after he posted it. The guy selling it probably got 10 calls asking to buy it while I was talking to him with cash in hand. Luckily I was there first.
 
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