I guess I was assuming the aggressive tune was still on the truck. Although not fully stated and rereading the OP and title, it sounds like the tune and all mods may have been removed from the truck, put back to OEM standard, and then the truck was sold???
As already mention, the newer truck still under warranty should be able to be checked by the manufacturing dealer to tell if there was any non-OEM tune on it. I know this is absolutely the case with my Subaru.
rhagfo wrote:
RedRocket204 wrote:
I find it odd that the new owner couldn't tell there was a tune on the truck if it was aggressive. Other than that, an aggressive tune would generally come with a new exhaust eliminating mandated emissions. Did this guy live in an area where emission testing was not required for registration?
Buyer beware.
There are those that will go to great lengths to hide previous mods, there are those in emissions areas that will remove the tuner, reinstall the EGR and cooler just to pass the test, then remove again and ride it hard.
This is why I don't have an issue with higher mileage diesels in the used market. I bought mine at 10 years of age, and 234,000 miles, or 23,400 per year, those are typically hauling miles. It also still had the drop-in camper tie-downs.
I have always been a little leery of low mileage used diesels, either the owner didn't like diesel, or no longer had the need for it, or IT HAD ISSUES!!
