Very Rare, Well Maintained, Reliable, Great Running Car In Great Overall Shape on 2040-cars
McLean, Virginia, United States
THIS IS A RARE FIND! Great diesel family car with a lot of life left. The engine has been well maintained by reputable diesel mechanic. All common 6.5L issues have been addressed, leaving a beast of a car that will outlive us all. No rust issues - wheel wells are clean, around doors, etc. Of course, it's 18 years old and doesn't fit in most garages, so it's been exposed to the elements and it shows: paint is chipping in spots and should eventually be repainted to prevent rust from building up and spreading. Overall, body is straight with no dents or dings.
Upgraded with modern - oversized wheels from a late-model Chevy truck - looks much better than stock I think. We have owned this for almost 10 years and have treated it with love - and have had it serviced regularly. No known mechanical defects that need to be addressed. I have had some major updates: new AC condenser, fuel pump and fuel filters replaced, transmission repaired, transfer case drained/cleaned and gears replaced, suspension parts replaced (control arms, steering arms, etc.). Too many others to list. Bottom line, it's running smooth without any needed mechanical fixes needed. She's ready to roll as-is. It has served us really well as our annual road trip mobile...super comfortable on the highway, with lots of room for everyone to move around. Great fuel economy for such a big car. Great hauler: when kids were smaller, we pulled a 20' trailer for our annual beach trip and it never skipped a beat - you forget the trailer is even there. Clean interior, new leather seat cover was installed on driver's side. I have the new cover for the passenger's side, but haven't had a chance to install. Can do ahead of delivery - or convey to owner (passenger's seat is in OK shape so it's not been a priority for me). The rest of the seats are in great condition - no rips, tears, stains in the leather. The following is the full list of "issues" I know of:
CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE LOCALLY, SO I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION EARLY IN THE EVENT OF A LOCAL SALE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS OR TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION/TEST DRIVE BEFORE YOU BID. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT/CANCEL BIDS IF YOU HAVE NO/LOW RATING (UNLESS YOU CONTACT ME FIRST). |
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GM pushing back on proposed pickup and SUV brake recall [w/poll]
Tue, 08 Jul 2014Through the first six months of 2014, General Motors has recalled 29 million cars and trucks in 54 different actions. If your author's notoriously sketchy math is correct, that'd work out to one recall every 3.5 days (as of this writing). GM is actively fighting to make sure there isn't a 55th recall, though.
Safety critics, including perennial nemesis Clarence Ditlow of the Center for Auto Safety, are calling on GM to recall a further six million pickup trucks and SUVs in northerly climes due to corroding brake lines caused by the use of road salt. There is a catch, here, though - the vehicles in question are over 10 years old, and include the 1999 to 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban and GMC Sierra, as well as the 2000 to 2003 Tahoe and Yukon (shown above).
GM issued the following statement on the matter, obtained by CNN Money:
GM updating fullsize pickups for 2015
Sat, 10 May 2014As Ford prepares to hit the market with its x-factor, aluminum-intensive F-150 and Ram sales stand tall enough to meet General Motors truck sales eye-to-eye, GM is putting the word out that it's going to add more features to its trucks and do so more regularly. An executive engineer for pickups told reporters that "a whole array" of changes are on the way as soon as the 2015 model year and then would likely come "the year after that, the year after that, the year after that."
Only GM knows the way it plans to go with its fullsize trucks, with almost everyone else - including its dealers - griping about market share at the same time as they applaud profits and hope for clarity and growth. GM raised prices on the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra not long after launch even as it was losing market share and getting called "the least successful large pickup launch over the last 15 years," further upsetting dealers, then Ram outsold the Silverado in March of this year and led GM to increase incentives. But transaction prices rose with the premium; in the first quarter of this year more than 37 percent of the trucks costing more than $40,000 were the Silverado and Sierra, leading one dealer to say of the Sierra, "You can't sell a cheap one," and the analyst who made that "least successful launch" comment to opine, "GM may have made the right call to go for price over share."
We won't know for a few months what any of these updates will be, but the rumored changes for the Silverado and Sierra appear to cover all the bases, including appearance, capability and fuel economy. Rumors run to higher gear counts, stop-start technology and diesel engines before brand-new pickups come for the 2019 model year, those next-generation models supposedly to be engineered with a lot more aluminum.
GM to sell rebranded Peugeot vans in US?
Wed, 10 Jul 2013According to a report by France's La Tribune cited by Reuters, General Motors and Peugeot are discussing the possibility of selling PSA Peugeot-Citroën commercial vans in the US through The General's dealership network. While specific models and what brand they may sell under stateside are not immediately clear, the move isn't entirely out of the blue, particularly since GM owns seven percent of the French automaker.
Peugeot and GM already have a joint-venture agreement to ease costs associated with vehicle development and procuring parts, and while the progress of the arrangement has been inhibited some by Europe's difficult economy, the two automakers are looking to expand the relationship. With sales in the dumpster, Peugeot's long-term prospects have looked particularly shaky as of late, and GM could use a modern commercial van lineup to better compete with North America's suddenly modern and Euro-fied competition. Mercedes-Benz kicked off the high-roof trend with its Sprinter, and for 2014, Ford is following with its Transit van (joining its smaller Transit Connect sibling), while Chrysler is leveraging its relationship with Fiat to rebrand the Ducato range of vans as Ram Promaster models.
Peugeot already has a full line of commercial van solutions in its stable, from its compact Partner and Bipper models to the larger Expert and Boxer models, which are available in a variety of cargo and people-carrying configurations.