1999 thru 2006 GMT800 K1500 ext cab

[ORVietVet]

After selling the 96 Tacoma, for a tidy profit, the search is now on again for a GMT800 K1500 ext cab truck.

Must be rust free and so therefore likely from the PNW area. I know, I know, we had the 2004 K2500HD crew cab but that was just too much truck for my girl and she thought the 96 Tacoma would be ok but the reasons it was not, are documented in the For Sale-Sold section of the classifieds.

We found a 2001 GMC Sierra K1500 ext cab with a canopy on it with 151k miles on a 5.3. Had a 5th wheel plate mount rack in bed, so that told me it had pulled a 5th wheel at one time. The CarFax showed a transmission overhaul at 102k miles and a new fuel pump within the last 2 months to correct a long crank before start problem.

Problems found: driver's door hinge pins sloppy-I have done this door off repair before, d/s front exhaust manifold bolt broken-needs clamp kit and have done them before, crud ring inside the coolant reservoir bottle but fresh looking coolant in it, O2 sensor heater code in computer for bank 1 sensor 1. The usual nicks and scrapes.

They wanted $9750 for it and would come with a 1 year powertrain warranty. I negotiated down to $6800 and no warranty. I still passed on it. I wanted it at $5500.

It started right up, idled smooth, good oil pressure, charging system checked out, heater was hot and a/c cold. Tires at about 50%. We did not road test and I did not crawl under it.

So, if anyone knows of one that would meet the parameters, let me know. NO LIFTED TRUCKS!!!!!

 

[stutaeng]

Nice! Do you guys not get much sun up there in the NW? I see all your vehicles you've had had pristine paint.

We don't have much rust down here, but the Texas sun is brutal on the paint on vehicles. I've been paying more attention recently to paint on typical vehicles down here, and it seems at least half or maybe even more have faded roofs, hoods and trunks. Even newer (newish) vehicles, which is pretty sad. I've noticing it on the k2xx trucks recently, bad peeling and fading. I guess the first of those are now, what...11 years old?

Parking in a carport or garage is the only way to prevent this down here.

 

[ORVietVet]

Nice! Do you guys not get much sun up there in the NW? I see all your vehicles you've had had pristine paint.

We don't have much rust down here, but the Texas sun is brutal on the paint on vehicles. I've been paying more attention recently to paint on typical vehicles down here, and it seems at least half or maybe even more have faded roofs, hoods and trunks. Even newer (newish) vehicles, which is pretty sad. I've noticing it on the k2xx trucks recently, bad peeling and fading. I guess the first of those are now, what...11 years old?

Parking in a carport or garage is the only way to prevent this down here.

The weather is milder here and rains a lot in fal, winter and early spring.

 

[4silverado]

You might want to give anyone else an idea of how far (distance) you are willing to travel for the right truck.

I’m assuming Oregon and Washington.

 

[stutaeng]

This one shows it's been for sale for a while, so IDK. But it's pretty nice. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1502306377620437/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_general&referral_story_type=general_listing&tracking={"qid":"-7981594320774356067","mf_story_key":"6701711078898576503","top_level_post_id":"6701711078898576503","commerce_rank_obj":"{\"target_id\":6701711078898576503,\"target_type\":6,\"primary_position\":16,\"ranking_signature\":360616476268058981,\"ranking_request_id\":2114155223454392848,\"commerce_channel\":501,\"value\":0.00056920805945992,\"upsell_type\":129,\"candidate_retrieval_source_map\":{\"32149233101388307\":3565,\"25189948700693038\":3528,\"25711349161788735\":701,\"24842978508654965\":3530},\"grouping_info\":null}"}

Quadrasteer was a pretty dang advanced feature, way ahead of it's time for sure. I think recently I saw a newer model with 4 wheel steering, no? Can't remember what it was now?

 

[ORVietVet]

You might want to give anyone else an idea of how far (distance) you are willing to travel for the right truck.

I’m assuming Oregon and Washington.

Yea, I just had a 2004 Silverado K2500HD crew cab, short bed, 4:10 gears in the full float axle. Just too much truck for my girl. If sold outright, it would have been a beautiful $20k truck. Got $16k from landlord's son. But the work I had planned to do on it will be paid for now by the son. It had 118k miles on a 6.0 and had brand new load range E tires and was completely straight and no scratches and interior was immaculate. NO RUST at all.

Now on the hunt for the "just right" K1500 ext cab short bed, Silverado or Sierra.