When i was out looking for a truck the beginning of this year i was looking for a 04 05 Z71 with lower miles. I found a few that were decent looking on web or paper but everytime i called i would ask hows it run and whats the underneath look like. "Oh it runs great and the underside is beautiful." The worst one i saw was an 04 z71 with 66k miles one owner. Inside and outside was great. Two hour drive to go look at it and the bottom was completely rusted/rotted out(the joys of New England). They wanted $14.9 because it was a beautiful low mileage truck. I looked at 5 more trucks that were all in the same boat with more miles and wanted about 13-15k for them.
I got mine with 144k on it. One owner 2007 LT3 with dvd heated seats quad captains power mirrors and lift gate everything I wanted for $12.9 With a better than average underside for New England driving. Every other nnbs truck i looked at that had the options i wanted was in the 18-24k range. So i think i did Ok.
View attachment 28319
I had a 97 hoe that i picked up with 155k for $2k and i sold it at 189k for $500 because mice got in it and ruined the interior. Mechanically it was great just smelt... Really bad.
View attachment 28320
I would go as high as 170k depending on the condition of the truck. Even if the motor went out on the 07 i could replace it myself for 1k and still be ahead of the game. After adding some Engine mods while i throw a new motor in