Hello
New member here looking at a 2008 LTZ at a local dealership with high mileage (229K).
I have a 2005 with 205K on it now and still running good but rusty. I've given it to my son for college up in northern MN where 4wd is a real good idea. Anyway I'm looking for a possible replacement and I stumbled across a 2008 on CL that a local Dodge dealer took in on trade. There was no mileage listed but the pictures looked great and since it was close I went and took a look. I was quite surprised to see it had 229K but is in fantastic shape for a MN vehicle with basically no rust. The interior looks like the passenger seats have never been used and the drivers seat is in very nice shape for the miles plus bonus of non-smoker. I've driven a few 07 & 08's so I do have a feel for how they ride and what others are like with over 100K. This truck ran really well and drove smooth and tight with no rattles or loose suspension feel.
The only issue I found was on cold start up(5 degrees out yesterday) that it had the typical Chevy 5.3 tapping sound of a high mileage motor but it was quiet and smooth when warmed up. The transmission was replaced less than a year ago with a GM unit that has 2.5 years of warranty left on it. Other than the motor I could find no glaring issues.
What does everyone think of this high a mileage 2008? I think it was driven a TON of highway miles based on the condition and it had to be well maintained as well to drive as well as it does.
What else to really look for on the 2008's?
I think the dealer is way overpriced at $12,400 and they have had it for a while as I watched it on CL for about a month now. I'm thinking of low balling them at trade-in value (KBB) of around $9,000 to see if they bite. I don't think these high mileage vehicles have people beating down the door to get them.
New member here looking at a 2008 LTZ at a local dealership with high mileage (229K).
I have a 2005 with 205K on it now and still running good but rusty. I've given it to my son for college up in northern MN where 4wd is a real good idea. Anyway I'm looking for a possible replacement and I stumbled across a 2008 on CL that a local Dodge dealer took in on trade. There was no mileage listed but the pictures looked great and since it was close I went and took a look. I was quite surprised to see it had 229K but is in fantastic shape for a MN vehicle with basically no rust. The interior looks like the passenger seats have never been used and the drivers seat is in very nice shape for the miles plus bonus of non-smoker. I've driven a few 07 & 08's so I do have a feel for how they ride and what others are like with over 100K. This truck ran really well and drove smooth and tight with no rattles or loose suspension feel.
The only issue I found was on cold start up(5 degrees out yesterday) that it had the typical Chevy 5.3 tapping sound of a high mileage motor but it was quiet and smooth when warmed up. The transmission was replaced less than a year ago with a GM unit that has 2.5 years of warranty left on it. Other than the motor I could find no glaring issues.
What does everyone think of this high a mileage 2008? I think it was driven a TON of highway miles based on the condition and it had to be well maintained as well to drive as well as it does.
What else to really look for on the 2008's?
I think the dealer is way overpriced at $12,400 and they have had it for a while as I watched it on CL for about a month now. I'm thinking of low balling them at trade-in value (KBB) of around $9,000 to see if they bite. I don't think these high mileage vehicles have people beating down the door to get them.