I'm not sure about the SUVs, but I know that Chevy trucks around here all get severe cases of leprosy around the rear wheel wells. It seems even with undercoating this is a major problem.
We do not get near the snow and salt as you, I would probably invest in a monthly car wash subscription with under carriage wash.
I will have to look up AFM, don't know what it is or does. Edit, seems GM dropped the AFM in 2015 for the 5.3.
This is less than 2 years on the road, Stuff I have gotten before where pretty clean.
Best thing GM has done in years! I have a 99 5.3 waiting for a swap into my Blazer, and it was a great engine in my dad's truck. Just waiting for that 4.3 to die, if it ever does. I have 300K miles on it and it just keeps on going.
A buddy of mine owns three 99s that they use on their rice farms, all three trucks have over 700,000 miles on them, one of the trucks was up to 763,000 about this time last yr. And they beat the snot out of them on rock roads, and in muddy rice fields. But they are on the same oil change regiment as his combines, tractors and tender trucks. He uses commercial grade Amsoil* in everything he owns.
Thanks, this is probably the 14th or 15th car I have bought through him in the last 30 years and several have come the northern route and all where pretty much perfect. He does not deal with crap, he is more picky than me. If he had any concerns it would be back on a truck north before he sold it to anyone, let alone me.Active Fuel Management - Wikipedia
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The lady that lives next door has a 2022 that is loaded as well, I maintain it for her, seeing that she is a divorcee with two young boys. I'm teaching them how to check the oil, tire pressure, and other under the hood engine fluids.
It's a great vehicle, I drive it quite often, running errands for her, I take her boy to home depot with me, to get them out of her hair for a while.
I've owned nine Chevy's, and one ford, all of them have run great well over 200.000, with three over 350,000 miles. All but one, which was the F.O.R.D, it blew up at 60.000 miles, I'll never own a F.O.R.D again, that thing flat out ate front tires as well.
The 5.3L engine is basically an LS-1, which is highly desired in the hot rod world.
One of my trucks had the 5.3 in it, they are zippy little engines, that baby could lay rubber for half a block after it was chipped with just a few little tweaks.
A word to the wise, even though you say this is a friend, don't pay one red cent until you've inspected it yourself. I have a good friend that got burned by a so called buddy. He bought a 3 yr old truck that was supposedly inspected by two outside mechanics that signed off on the truck. When it was delivered to his house it was a complete disaster, the read 1/4 panels looked like Swiss cheese, that had bondo'ed over and painted. If the truck you're buying was ever around salt, don't necessarily walk away, F'n RUN AWAY from it !!!
Good luck, I'd own one in a heartbeat!!!
60G's is pretty steep for that truck though, IMOP!!!
If it was the diesel engine in it I'd pay 60G for it, with the 5.3L I wouldn't pay a dime over 50G for it, but that's just my opinion.
Good luck.
Dan.
All these carry full factory warranty, fully converted to US measures and standards. Not my first rodeo doing this...but have not done it with a Chrysler product though and probably never will...lol - Thanks for the heads up.
Totally understand and thanks for the perspective. My dealer friend is not just buying them from Canadian auctions and bringing them here.
I wouldn't drive any of the so called American made trucks, both Dodge and Fords stink in my personal opinion. I'll take my chances on the Canadian or Mexican made Chevys until something changes drastically with Dodge or Fords. I've seen and heard way too many horror stories about them.
I was a Ford person for a long time, my last
