thedon42 wrote:
So in a quandry .....
Looking for a specific vehicle and came across some very different ones ....EX:
#1) 2008 with 80,000 miles
#2) 2004 with 50,000 miles
#3) 2010 with 90,000 miles
The 2004 actually drove the nicest and has a fantastic price but...
Never bought a used vehicle that old !!!
Is it about age or mileage ???
The Girl DON
Both and the third is how they used/maintained it
TV's towing heavy should be on the HD or severe duty maintenance schedule
and use the best materials
Folks here advise that it is okay to over load all the time. Even
push over both loading and speed.
Noodle that in reference to your question on those TVs and then
think of this...
If the one with less miles was driven by someone who had the throttle
nailed all the time (WOT)...would that be a good one?
If the higher miles one was driven by that proverbial little old who
only drove it to church...would that be a good one?
If one was only driven on the highway not towin...would that one
be a good one?
If one has had it's computer chipped/flashed/modified for performance
would that one be good one? Even if they put it back to OEM spec's ?
That is the biggie when buying used...how was it used, how was it driven,
how was it maintained, etc...
Why buying for an organization with 'resources' helps a bit. More so
if you do not wrench it yourself....aka warranty vs private party and
no warranty
I buy used and look them over but have been burned a few times. Accept
that and a forever learning process for me
-Ben
Picture of my rig1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...