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02? Or 03?

farmguy

farmguy

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Decided it's time to trade in the AV. It will have 100,000 miles on it this summer and we know what that does to resale/trade in value.

Here's my problem. I can buy a left over, new 02 Z71 w/leather, sunroof, onstar etc... for about 27K. Even with the $4,000 rebate a comparable 03 is going to be close to 37K. My question is....is it worth the additional 10-grand to go with the 03?
 
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Actually, this one should be simple - you've already experienced an '02.....if you were happy with it, grab the Z71 and pocket the difference - Big Time Mod Money there........ ;D

Jake
 
WOW!!!!!!! you have a 100,000 miles on 2002 Av
How can that be.......I thought I was bad with 22,000
miles a year. Now I dont feel as bad.
 
farmguy,

I'd say buy an 02. You rack up the miles very quickly. The question is: will you get $10K worth of satisfaction in the extra features in the 03 and the extra resale value in another 2 years when you're looking to buy a leftover 04 or maybe a new leftover 03.

The other option is to drive the AV you have now to 200K miles. The value consumed or lost will bottom out at a certain point. Consider that most of the value of a new vehicle is experienced in the 1st 2 years and then it levels out. Assuming your AV is in top condition and regular maintenance is performed, AND you are happy with it, AND you do not crave the extra features of the 03 AV - keep what you got now.

I will attempt to take my AV as far as I can. For me 200K miles will take much longer than you.

Its your choice dude. If your AV shows no signs of problems of any kind keep it and do regular and slightly more frequent maintenance and you'll be well ahead in $$$.

Good Luck!!!
 
IHAVALANCHE said:
Also, I would go with the 03, because most of
the problem areas with the 02 are fixed.
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Just curious - what fixes appear in the 03 over the 02? I'd like to be aware of the problems.

Thanks!
 
Actually, when you travel the Great State of Texas it is not difficult to roll up 1,000 miles a week. My peak travel was Dallas to Corpus Christi to Dalhart to Dallas. That was nearly 2,500 miles in one week.

Actually, I would be well over 100K now, except the company jammed my ass in a Ford :8: for 4 months as a promotional deal. During that time the AV just sat down in the parking garage gathering dust.

As for problems being fixed in the 03, I have had none. I had one transmission glitch that the dealer fixed under warranty, but other than that it is only routine maintenance.
 
farmguy said:
Decided it's time to trade in the AV. It will have 100,000 miles on it this summer and we know what that does to resale/trade in value.

Here's my problem. I can buy a left over, new 02 Z71 w/leather, sunroof, onstar etc... for about 27K. Even with the $4,000 rebate a comparable 03 is going to be close to 37K. My question is....is it worth the additional 10-grand to go with the 03?
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Let me preface this by saying that I have only looked at the '03s never driven. That being said my opinion is put the $10k in the bank and buy another '02. Not much difference in the models and since you apparently drive the heck out of them the off the lot hit on resale shouldn't effect you when you trade it in next year with a 100,000 on a new '04. I just don't see enough differneces between the two, in fact the '03 seems to be missing a few features. (Yes, I know the '03 has an upgraded stereo, but ...)


 
IHAVALANCHE said:
WOW!!!!!!! you have a 100,000 miles on 2002 Av
How can that be.......I thought I was bad with 22,000
miles a year. Now I dont feel as bad.
Click to expand...

Bought mine on Aug 14, 2002 and already have 13,300 on it. Yikes....
 
I drove them both and still picked the '02. The zero % interest for 5 years made the choice easy for me.

The glitches in the earlier '02's were all fixed by the time I bought mine so that was not an issue.

I simply liked the standard features and options on the '02 better than those on the '03.

I suspect that the '03 will have it's own growing pains as evident by it's first recall to repair a frame defect that could rupture the fuel tank in a colision.

On the other hand, if you like flapping mirrors, moving pedals and a zillion buttons and switches get the '03 and drop the extra $10,000. It's only money.
 
Wow :eek: :eek: :eek:. 100K miles! I'd be interested to hear MORE about your Av experience. That's amazing to be putting that kind of mileage that quick. How much is your truck worth now?

You can't beat $10K cheaper when it comes to an '02 versus '03. I'm sure that you would want something a little more different than what you have with the '02. But you can't beat $10K therefore I'd say get the '02 because overall it's just like an '03 for much less.
 
Best I can tell, the truck is probably going to bring about 17k as a trade. Dealer will probably retail it for 21k to 22.5K
 
I think '02 is your option. especially due your miles.

I was in the same situation. but they 0% for 60 on the '02.

that would be sweet if you can get that too.
 
Huhhhhh? 10k for black cladding.....sure does look nice. 10k in chrome and toys......that sounds good too. Tough choice but money in the pocket is always nice and if your upside down in your current Av that 10k will help. Let us know what you decide.

dday
 
Go for the 2002 AV and spend the rest of the ca$h on mods.

My 2002 AV has 11,000kms, ?I have had my AV since Oct. 2001.

Conversion is not one of my strong points, so, not sure how many miles that would be. Anyways, I think that is pretty good, not sure if I am trading my AV for a '03 as of yet.

Good luck with whatever you decide.
 
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