Comments on a Chevy 1996 gas 3500 4x4 Dually?
How reliable do you think a used 1996 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 Extended Cab would be? Good mileage.... only 133,500 (good price too) I hear more people are buying gas for slide-in camper...
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Interesting...
Yes, it is gas.
I may be able to get it for around $7,000 dollars... which is a steal. And it is the 7.4L V8 SFI with automatic transmission.
I am pre-qualified with my credit union for years 2005 through 2013.
I'm trying to keep the truck under $24,00... and around $20,000 would be wonderful.
This new information about gas 3500 duallies is great because if I find a good one, it's likely to cost less than the diesel.
FORD: The deal with the mileage, is that the Fords I have test driven in that period (2005 - 2013) are POWERFUL ... but they only average the same poor mileage... 9 to 12 mpg hwy.
DODGE: Today I go in for my first RAM test drive. Ram's in the 2005 -2015 period seem to cost more. Yes, I've heard about the
CHEVROLET: I was hooked on Chevy/GM because of the dependable, mid-range reputation. But the gas mileage in those years isn't much better than that '98 Chevy.
I saw a 2007 Chevy 3500 Dually Diesel for $23,000 ... but it ran hard. POWERFUL ... but the front end kind of trembled a bit and without a load on it, the truck felt like there was no shocks on it.
Perhaps I should go in and take it to an independent mechanic to be checked out?
But again... during those years... it seems like the best I'm going to get is 10mpg to 12 mpg regardless if I go diesel or gas?
Yes, it is gas.
I may be able to get it for around $7,000 dollars... which is a steal. And it is the 7.4L V8 SFI with automatic transmission.
I am pre-qualified with my credit union for years 2005 through 2013.
I'm trying to keep the truck under $24,00... and around $20,000 would be wonderful.
This new information about gas 3500 duallies is great because if I find a good one, it's likely to cost less than the diesel.
FORD: The deal with the mileage, is that the Fords I have test driven in that period (2005 - 2013) are POWERFUL ... but they only average the same poor mileage... 9 to 12 mpg hwy.
DODGE: Today I go in for my first RAM test drive. Ram's in the 2005 -2015 period seem to cost more. Yes, I've heard about the
CHEVROLET: I was hooked on Chevy/GM because of the dependable, mid-range reputation. But the gas mileage in those years isn't much better than that '98 Chevy.
I saw a 2007 Chevy 3500 Dually Diesel for $23,000 ... but it ran hard. POWERFUL ... but the front end kind of trembled a bit and without a load on it, the truck felt like there was no shocks on it.
Perhaps I should go in and take it to an independent mechanic to be checked out?
But again... during those years... it seems like the best I'm going to get is 10mpg to 12 mpg regardless if I go diesel or gas?
