Count me in! A 2004 came home a couple weeks ago.
So, after upsizing the trailer last summer, the good ol' '99 Sierra 1500 (5.3) was struggling on the hills fully loaded. Prowling the web / forums / local dealers / CL etc. I decided there was a 2500 Avy gonna be callin my name somewhere. Really wasn't planning on the upgrade (understatement) for another year or so, but, while the '99 was still saleable, and with good 2K5's getting scarcer, I figured waiting was not helping the issue. The search began in early November.
After test-driving a 2002 in NH that had some minor issues, I rather lucked out finding a squeaky clean '04 next town over. 98K mi, new tires in 2013, spent half of the last 6 years in FL (towing boat to and fro) so New England winters were missed for about half her life. The PO must be a lost long cousin or something, a some of what he did is stuff I would have been doing anyway (go figure) MagnaFlow duals, Bilstein shocks etc. Throw in the heated leather, 6-cd changer, Bose speakers, 9K GVW brakes, electric extending trailer mirrors, 3.73 posi, blah blah... a winner hands down! the only thing I didn't get was the sunroof and icemaker...
I just need to rewire the brake controller from the Sierra, and re-bush the drivers door hinge, and changeover / add a few LED's and I'm done!
Thanks for this forum, as you guys were a big part of my decision making.
-mike
So, after upsizing the trailer last summer, the good ol' '99 Sierra 1500 (5.3) was struggling on the hills fully loaded. Prowling the web / forums / local dealers / CL etc. I decided there was a 2500 Avy gonna be callin my name somewhere. Really wasn't planning on the upgrade (understatement) for another year or so, but, while the '99 was still saleable, and with good 2K5's getting scarcer, I figured waiting was not helping the issue. The search began in early November.
After test-driving a 2002 in NH that had some minor issues, I rather lucked out finding a squeaky clean '04 next town over. 98K mi, new tires in 2013, spent half of the last 6 years in FL (towing boat to and fro) so New England winters were missed for about half her life. The PO must be a lost long cousin or something, a some of what he did is stuff I would have been doing anyway (go figure) MagnaFlow duals, Bilstein shocks etc. Throw in the heated leather, 6-cd changer, Bose speakers, 9K GVW brakes, electric extending trailer mirrors, 3.73 posi, blah blah... a winner hands down! the only thing I didn't get was the sunroof and icemaker...
I just need to rewire the brake controller from the Sierra, and re-bush the drivers door hinge, and changeover / add a few LED's and I'm done!
Thanks for this forum, as you guys were a big part of my decision making.
-mike