smokeyandthebandit05 02:47 PM 03-12-2009
Alright heres the deal. A guy I work with has a friend who is sellin a chevy truck. Its a 1995 Chevy 1500. Its the basic package with a 4.3L V6 and a 5 speed. I started it right up and sounds fine no squeals. It has 130,000 miles and the guy is very meticulous with it and replaced all the brakes, master cylinder, battery cause he didnt want to get stranded. The paint and body all look very good except a small dent that can be easily fixed and some paint chipping between the door and front quarter panel. Right now it comes with a cap on it but he also has a tool box and toneau cover. He researched the going prices on NADA, KBB, and Edmonds. He averaged them all and came up with a price of around $3200. Hes askin $2500 and probably wont go down. Sorry for the long post lol
Any opinions? Ive been told the 4.3 is a dog and doesnt have much power but I would be puttin on a cold air intake and throttle body spacer as well as a cat back exhaust.
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mrreindeer 02:56 PM 03-12-2009
You forgot to mention that it comes with this:
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DPD6030 02:59 PM 03-12-2009
Well it's a larger 6 cylinder and it is a stick so I would say it has enough power. If not you could always downshift
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smokeyandthebandit05 03:27 PM 03-12-2009
Yeah Im 99.99% sure Im goin to go thru with it. One of my friends who proclaims to know everything about chevy says its not worth it.
This is also someone who traded a 2000 Chevy 1500 with the 4.8 and a 5 speed, Hurst short throw shifter, short bed, with cat back flowmasters, cold air, throttle body spacer, sounds system for a 1985 K20 with a 350 and utility body and plow. He traded his truck straight up so this truck when the asking price of the 85 was $2800
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Commander Quan 06:06 PM 03-12-2009
I have this exact truck except with an auto transmission and 4x4. If you are not planning on halling anything with it it could be ok, but If you plan to hall anything it is a DOG. Gas mileage is ~15 here in OH where it's flat, ~12 when I lived in PA and was driving up and down hills. 96 Is the year they put the new Vortec Heads on that truck so you only have abut 160 HP to work with.
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smokeyandthebandit05 06:29 PM 03-12-2009
