My old girl died... Had to get a "new to me" truck.
I have purchased 3 GMC trucks since 1996 from the same dealer. I went by the dealership to look at what they had used & what might be a good deal. I had my eye on a 2019 Ford F 150 Lariat 4x4 with all the bells & whistles and in stock configuration. It had 68,000 miles & they were asking $38,000. I didn't really want to spend that kind of money on a truck with that many miles. Vehicle prices are stupid these days.
So, I was about to walk away & go to another dealer when the manager showed me a truck they had just taken in on trade from a local police captain. It was a 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4, it had the 3.0 L turbo diesel & it had 38,000 miles on it. I laughed & told the manager I didn't want to spend 60K + on a truck right now. But to my surprise they wanted to move this truck & were willing to cut a deal (I've had good service from this dealer for almost 30 years & I have been a good customer as well. Some of the service, like oil changes & brake work I did myself. But any major service I took it to them). So, I asked why the guy traded, they said he wanted a 3/4 ton PU. I asked to see the service records, which they provided. I asked what the truck cost new with the Duramax motor, and they said around $78,000 retail. The original owner took great care of this truck, it looks brand new (not a scratch on it) with a lot of extras. Folding bed cover, 20" black wheels, new Nitto tires, tinted windows, 2" lift & the flush mount GMC LineX coated running boards.
So, we worked out a deal on this truck. They sold it to me below its used truck value, gave me $1000 more that my old truck was worth (my 2014 GMC had 298 K+, dropped a cylinder, was ready for another transmission & the A/C had just broken, so it was really just a rolling chassis, although I did drive for a week as a 7 cylinder, LOL). They sold me the truck for $50,000 out the door, gave me $4,500.00 for my old truck & I paid $10,000 down. So I financed $35,500.00 at 7.5% for 72 month to get my payment down to $670.00, which was more that I wanted to spend, but damn this truck was clean, the diesel should get better fuel mileage, hopefully last longer & all of the extras it came with.
I've had the truck for a little over a month now & I'm getting 19.6 MPG with mixed city & interstate driving. pretty happy with this purchase.... Until the timing chain & oil pump belt need to be replaced. That look to be an expensive choir on this 1sr Gen 3.0 Duramax. Just gotta save up. LOL
