Tony
Staff member
The wife and I have been driving Camaro's for the past few years (about 8) and I have needed a truck for the longest time. How weird is it that I have a trailer, but no truck lmao. Well today I am off work and I decided to wake up early and go down to a little mom & pop dealership. This place has been in business for years and some friends have gotten cars from them and they were really good. Well, I found a truck on their site that I wanted to look at.
When I got there, I saw the truck and went to look at it. It was everything they had on the site, but there were a couple issues. The first issue was a popping in the front end when I drove it. This could be as simple as a loose shock, intermediate shaft, or it could be a ball joint. Either way, $40 max and it's fixed. There is signs of wear, but it is an '04 model Avalanche. The plastics are a little faded, but that is an easy fix as well.
After we went out to eat, I was notified that my right tail light was out. This could be as simple as a bad wire, or I may have to check the whole harness. Either way, simple fix that I'm going to get to tonight.
The truck has the worst wheels I have ever seen, so I'm looking for a stock set of wheels and tires. They are 20's, and I hate 20's. But, it was priced right, and everything is going to be pretty cheap on it. Everything but the gas bill that is. They gave me a PO number to fill it up (almost on E) and it was about $80 to fill it up. Okay, not almost, it was $80. I think I heard my credit card scream like a guy on death row because it knows what is coming for it lmao.
Either way, this is a 4 door, 6 seat SUV/Truck that will tow a trailer. It has the 5.3L L99 engine based off the LSx designed block. For what it is, it's a power house. I will have to break into the trans and put a shift kit in it because I had those slow shifts. I will try to get some pictures up of it when the sun is up. But it's a Charcoal Gray Metallic with matching interior. The back seat will lay down to extend the bed, and the bed is fully enclosed which I like.
Should be a fun truck but I put a very large down payment on it that took my extra money away for a while. But work is going good and the family and I should be back on our feet in about a year.
When I got there, I saw the truck and went to look at it. It was everything they had on the site, but there were a couple issues. The first issue was a popping in the front end when I drove it. This could be as simple as a loose shock, intermediate shaft, or it could be a ball joint. Either way, $40 max and it's fixed. There is signs of wear, but it is an '04 model Avalanche. The plastics are a little faded, but that is an easy fix as well.
After we went out to eat, I was notified that my right tail light was out. This could be as simple as a bad wire, or I may have to check the whole harness. Either way, simple fix that I'm going to get to tonight.
The truck has the worst wheels I have ever seen, so I'm looking for a stock set of wheels and tires. They are 20's, and I hate 20's. But, it was priced right, and everything is going to be pretty cheap on it. Everything but the gas bill that is. They gave me a PO number to fill it up (almost on E) and it was about $80 to fill it up. Okay, not almost, it was $80. I think I heard my credit card scream like a guy on death row because it knows what is coming for it lmao.
Either way, this is a 4 door, 6 seat SUV/Truck that will tow a trailer. It has the 5.3L L99 engine based off the LSx designed block. For what it is, it's a power house. I will have to break into the trans and put a shift kit in it because I had those slow shifts. I will try to get some pictures up of it when the sun is up. But it's a Charcoal Gray Metallic with matching interior. The back seat will lay down to extend the bed, and the bed is fully enclosed which I like.
Should be a fun truck but I put a very large down payment on it that took my extra money away for a while. But work is going good and the family and I should be back on our feet in about a year.
