Can I get opinions on this truck pls?

[Stifko]

Did GMC make Sierras in 1993? I could not find it on kbb so looked up a regular 2500. I wish it had a crew cab. If the miles are real, is $4k a good price for this truck? The seller is asking $5k. He sent me some pics and it does look pretty clean. The manual transmission should be more durable than an automatic, right? I don't think it has a bedliner or tow hitch. I think it still has the original clutch. Any truck gurus here that can chime in an opinion on these trucks? I was looking at something in the 1996 to 1998 range. There is a nice 98 with a crew cab and only 85K miles for $5400, but it is in Ohio.

Below is the text from the craig's list ad.


GMC SIERRA 2500 4x4 92k 5,000.00 obo

Truck is in great shape, 92,000 original miles.Extended cab/bed, 4 speed manual transmission and a low gear, 350 v8 tbi, 4X4, runs great extremely smooth and quiet. New exhaust, brakes are fairly recent, p/w, p/l, am/fm/cassette. All new fluids in transfer case, rear end, coolant, engine. Truck was never used commercially and is mostly highway mileage. Truck has dent behind drivers door , besides that the rest of the body is very clean with no rust or dents. Also have a brand new set of rims off a 1999 GMC in individual boxes and some other extra tires/rims. Extremely well maintained and driven easy

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I think a 4 speed manual is odd for that year. But GMC used to use Sierra as the trim designator rather than the name, I don't know when they changed over.

Edit:
Doing some looking, 4 speed auto and 5 speed manuals were available. I'm not sure what they used in the 2500's, but I think they used NV3500/NV3550 transmissions in the half tons that year.

 

[funboy6942]

IMO the truck and year is good even if it was a auto. Parts are cheap, easy to work on, and trucks hold their re-sale value more then anything else on the market. You cannot go worng IMO with a Ford or Chevy truck, should last you a long time if maintained properly before you getting it and as long as you take care of it as well.

According to the reviews, not much problems with the trucks reliability.

 

[Stifko]

Thanks guys, your Dodge looks nice and clean, Demon-Xanth.

 

[Stifko]

and thanks for that link funboy42. I am going to look it up on carsurveys.org too.

I'd like to get him down to $3500, but that might be too cheap, eh?

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth... but I think they used NV3500/NV3550 transmissions in the half tons that year.

not too sure what that means, but I will take your word for it.

Anyone else wanna give me some advice on this truck ???

 

[Stifko]

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[JulesMaximus]

Do you have any particular need for a truck like this?

It sounds as though it has been well maintained and lightly used so it'll probably be relatively reliable.

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Do you have any particular need for a truck like this?

yes I have uses for a truck like this with an extended open bed. I would put a trailer hitch on it and a bed liner. I need to pull and haul stuff, but probably not in the same trip.

There is even a cheaper and newer green one on cl but it is lowered, an automatic and 150kmiles.

 

[nweaver]

I just paid 4500 for a 93 Dodge Ram 250 w/ the cummins in it. It was a bit higher milage, but came with the K&N intake, 6" lift, 35" mudders, and blue lights underneath (lol)

I need to pull a trailer, so I'm debating about kicking the stilts out from under so that tires are more affordable (I'll need tires in a few months)

 

[bctbct]

Wonder what kind of dent it has? $100 or $3000. I have a 93 Chevy 1/2 ton and never had any problems. Good strong motor.

 

[dartworth]

where in Ohio?

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wonder what kind of dent it has? $100 or $3000. I have a 93 Chevy 1/2 ton and never had any problems. Good strong motor.

the dent is not bad at all, he sent me a pic of it. I could even live with it.
what year is yours? do you have the 350 or 454?

Originally posted by: dartworth
where in Ohio?

Brook Park, and that truck was really clean. It was too good to be true.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Stifko

Originally posted by: dartworth
where in Ohio?

Brook Park, and that truck was really clean. It was too good to be true.

interesting...I live 5 minutes from Brookpark

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: Stifko

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wonder what kind of dent it has? $100 or $3000. I have a 93 Chevy 1/2 ton and never had any problems. Good strong motor.

the dent is not bad at all, he sent me a pic of it. I could even live with it.
what year is yours? do you have the 350 or 454?

350, 150k had it since it was a year old and never had any motor or transmission problems. 12-14 mpg

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: Stifko

Originally posted by: dartworth
where in Ohio?

Brook Park, and that truck was really clean. It was too good to be true.

interesting...I live 5 minutes from Brookpark

does that mean that you can check out the truck for me?
it is a 98 crew cab 3500 series w/87K miles for only $5500.00.
as I said, it sounds and looks too good to be real.