jcmseven
Veteran Member
To all,
As many of you know from prior postings, I have a 2009 GMC 2500 SLT with a Duramax engine. I have always been a "Ford man" but took a step out and have been well-satisfied with my GMC. I originally bought the truck due to my hauling of a John Deere 4520 back and forth between two of our properties and due to the fact I drove a lot (25-35K miles per year). My parents who owned one of the properties noted, have recently downsized their land and I am likely also going to downsize from two tractors to one which will lower my hauling weight and duties substantially, though we are not there yet. I was approached by a friend of mine yesterday inquiring about my truck. He recently bought a travel trailer and is looking for a used pickup to drive daily and tow his trailer and has expressed solid interest in my truck. Financially, he would prefer to spend less than what I would want out of a sale of my current truck, but he indicated he would "go up" to get a diesel of the type of mine. I believe him to be both serious and reliable. My question is this: my GMC just ticked over 92,000 miles and has been stone reliable. Aside from a power door lock that sticks and needs repair it runs great and has given me no trouble at all. I enjoy driving it still and would otherwise have no reason to be looking at another vehicle. I bought the truck using an equity line that I have had for years and paid for it cash sale at the time. I do owe my line a little back to zero it out but could easily pay it at any time, otherwise the truck is "mine". I am trying to decide about selling a truck that has given me good service and is approaching 100K miles to a buyer who essentially has sought me out (understanding his interest at this point seems serious but is preliminary). It has been my prior intent to continue driving my current truck and look at the GMC new offerings in a couple of years after the redesign. I am not excited about buying a new truck, but also know that given how much I drive I likely will be at 150K miles by the time this were to happen. My towing duties are lessening, so I foresee the possibility of looking more toward a 1/2 ton at that point and likely going gas, though I like diesel. My driving volume has diminished of late but I do not foresee driving less than 20K miles a year in the predictable future. Do I tell my friend "keep looking, not interested in selling"; or giving him a price and seeing if he would be interested, with the knowledge this would mean going out earlier than intended and looking at something to replace what I currently have at a cost--trying to fit this in the context of my current mileage and knowing how reliable my current ride has been? I should state that my current truck has been extremely well-maintained and though used for pulling has also been used for long driving. It is totally stock with no chips or mods and would likely be a truck from which one could get a lot of miles. I have little to no worry about the mechanicals of the truck but do have some slight concern about the development of other small buggaboos that could arise over 100K. I do not know if that concern is unfounded or not.
John M
As many of you know from prior postings, I have a 2009 GMC 2500 SLT with a Duramax engine. I have always been a "Ford man" but took a step out and have been well-satisfied with my GMC. I originally bought the truck due to my hauling of a John Deere 4520 back and forth between two of our properties and due to the fact I drove a lot (25-35K miles per year). My parents who owned one of the properties noted, have recently downsized their land and I am likely also going to downsize from two tractors to one which will lower my hauling weight and duties substantially, though we are not there yet. I was approached by a friend of mine yesterday inquiring about my truck. He recently bought a travel trailer and is looking for a used pickup to drive daily and tow his trailer and has expressed solid interest in my truck. Financially, he would prefer to spend less than what I would want out of a sale of my current truck, but he indicated he would "go up" to get a diesel of the type of mine. I believe him to be both serious and reliable. My question is this: my GMC just ticked over 92,000 miles and has been stone reliable. Aside from a power door lock that sticks and needs repair it runs great and has given me no trouble at all. I enjoy driving it still and would otherwise have no reason to be looking at another vehicle. I bought the truck using an equity line that I have had for years and paid for it cash sale at the time. I do owe my line a little back to zero it out but could easily pay it at any time, otherwise the truck is "mine". I am trying to decide about selling a truck that has given me good service and is approaching 100K miles to a buyer who essentially has sought me out (understanding his interest at this point seems serious but is preliminary). It has been my prior intent to continue driving my current truck and look at the GMC new offerings in a couple of years after the redesign. I am not excited about buying a new truck, but also know that given how much I drive I likely will be at 150K miles by the time this were to happen. My towing duties are lessening, so I foresee the possibility of looking more toward a 1/2 ton at that point and likely going gas, though I like diesel. My driving volume has diminished of late but I do not foresee driving less than 20K miles a year in the predictable future. Do I tell my friend "keep looking, not interested in selling"; or giving him a price and seeing if he would be interested, with the knowledge this would mean going out earlier than intended and looking at something to replace what I currently have at a cost--trying to fit this in the context of my current mileage and knowing how reliable my current ride has been? I should state that my current truck has been extremely well-maintained and though used for pulling has also been used for long driving. It is totally stock with no chips or mods and would likely be a truck from which one could get a lot of miles. I have little to no worry about the mechanicals of the truck but do have some slight concern about the development of other small buggaboos that could arise over 100K. I do not know if that concern is unfounded or not.
John M
