soren wrote:
mrsmangeri wrote:
A friend of mine is actually advising against the GM vortec engine - he says his last rig had that engine and anytime he had a problem it was super hard to find parts. Thoughts?
Can't imagine exactly where your friend would be looking for parts, that there would be issues? Course there is a big difference between asking a kid at Autozone about something the doesn't instantly appear on his screen, and a lifer at NAPA who could hand you half the parts for that motor just from memory. Failing that, there is the Chevy dealer, where I would bet every part for that motor is available in a few days, or less. Were not talking about a Deere or Perkins diesel here, it's a popular truck engine built by one of the biggest engine manufacturers in the world.
Yeah - hmm. He said that workhorse is out of business and that's why it was so difficult- and, for example, one time he needed a new fuel pump and a dealer quoted him $650 for the part alone. Then he called someone else who reluctantly gave him a GM cross-reference number for the part and was able to find it that way for $250. Does that sound right at all or was he just looking in the wrong places?
At this point- we're sure that we want a Tiffin. It's been pretty difficult to find one around here that competes with the one in PA that we went to see. Not sure if that warrants spending more $$ on it, though. The lowest he'll go is the average market value, even though he's a private seller. What do you all think? It's in beautiful condition.
