What do you think of this creampuff?

[OR VietVet]

Hope you find something you like, Ron!

Thanks Robert. The search continues.

I am curious why you like the 00-02 style better? The one thing I absolutely hate about the 00-02 is the seats... They are the ugliest seats I've seen in any vehicle. I also can't stand the square 'message center' in the gauge cluster.

First, I like my seats and they are very comfortable. The 02 was the last year, if I remember right, of the actual throttle cable instead of the drive by wire. The 02 did not have the Active Brake Control system, if I remember right. The 02 does not have the Stability Control System, which can cause an unsafe steering problem according to a recent thread.

As an old guy, I like my rig simple. Too many doo-dads on soe of the newer rigs.

 

[mikeyss]

I'm opposite you, I think the 03-06 are much comfier because they 'hug' you, if that makes sense, haha. The side bolster are better on 03-06. I do like your thinking on less doo-dads though, the stability stuff is so annoying and not having a throttle cable, how do you know if you are ever wide open throttle.

 

[OR VietVet]

The simpler the better. I tried looking at the NNBS rigs and the thing I hated most was the very uncomfortable seats.

 

[Tonyrodz]

The simpler the better. I tried looking at the NNBS rigs and the thing I hated most was the very uncomfortable seats.

And too many electronic gizmos to break.

 

[96-2D-Hoe]

Shame you don't like red. That govt truck looked like a winner

 

[OR VietVet]

Even that gov truck is overpriced at $8999.

 

[Rocket Man]

7 k would have been about right even for Oregon Ron. Keep looking and forget used car dealers. Never found any kind of a deal with one and they’re known thieves. Facebook Marketplace is the best way to find good deals in Portland but it takes patience and when you find a good deal be prepared to have cash and move immediately. As in as soon as you see it pop up, go look and make your move or don’t. Your plan to look at it 3 days after you saw the ad won’t work- if it’s a decent deal at all it would be gone by then. The NBS GM SUV’s are extremely popular in Oregon and the good deals sell fast. What’s left after being listed for a few days are the overpriced or super high mileage ones.

 

[S33k3r]

This was helpful to me in my most recent search for a vehicle: https://www.autolist.com/ I also used https://www.searchtempest.com/ and watched Facebook Marketplace and some of the groups to which I subscribe.

That said, for those of you who prefer the 2003 - 2006 seats, does anyone have problems with the seat foam itself? I can't tell if it is just old foam, or if I need something aftermarket; but the seats I have in my Suburban (2005) and my Silverado (2004) make my backside hurt after an hour or two of seat time). Of course, it could just be my backside is too fat for the seat...

 

[Tonyv__]

I’m gonna have to agree with everyone else. For that price tag you can absolutely get something newer... its a beautiful truck. Hell I loved my 00 hoe but I only paid 3 k with 160k miles on it. Ac worked front and back.. I spent slightly under 2 k for dual exhaust, Bilstein shocks all around. New springs. Leveling kit. And brakes all around. That thing ran like a top. Had it for about 5 years until I upgraded to a 15 yukon.

and I only upgraded because we just had a baby. And the wife was concerned about having a 200k plus vehicle for the family

 

[OR VietVet]

I checked this morning and the ad is still up so as I expected, the guy that got the loan approved probably did not like the final outcome. As of now I am not gonna call the guy. If he wants to make a counter offer to me, I will listen but I am stuck at around $7000 to $7200 for that rig and that is what I had told him. Just because he uses CarFax for his estimated value instead of KBB does not mean it is worth it to me.

I am not on Facebook and don't want to be. Do I have to join Facebook to get on that Facebook Marketplace?