Abandoned Silverado Comes Into Salvage Yard, FOR PARTS?! NO! Saving This One

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As many of you know, I own and run a full service auto salvage business in the Saint Louis Missouri area called Importapart. We are not a traditional salvage yard as we focus on certain vehicles, and have multiple departments from dismantling cars, programming modules to rebuilding automotive electronics. You can peruse our inventory at www.Importapart.com or email us requests at Importapartsales@gmail.com.
The vehicles we dismantle come from several sources. Copart & IAA(salvage auction pools), tow lots, repair shops and dealerships. Unlike some salvage yards, I am licensed for both salvage and being a dealer which allows me to put cars back on the road as a business. The discretion of what cars get fixed, and what cars get scrapped are strictly mine as I am the only buyer. The overwhelming majority of cars that come in are destined for parts only. HOWEVER...
Sometimes cars come in that are too good to put down. This 2002 Silverado 1500 Z71 came in from a tow lot after it was abandoned. After some texts with them, I agreed to buy this truck. I was shocked when it came in. In this video, I go over the truck, explain the processes the truck went through, and try to figure out why this truck may have been abandoned in the first place. Then, I take it home to join the rest of my bad ideas.
I wouldn't expect a lengthy video series on this truck, but there will be more content on it in the near future!
Really hope you enjoyed this peak into the other side of the salvage/dealer business and as always, I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism.
Catch you all on the next one!
-Eric

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@alsaku33 Год назад

Weather tech floor mats, tinted windows with shades, custom sub box, updated rims, updated front lenses, head unit...this was someone's baby

@rmp5s Год назад

And working AC...it's CRAZY that it was abandoned...

@samholdsworth420 Год назад

Whoever owned this is no longer alive...

@americansmark Год назад

The owner this likely got killed or died otherwise. No way do you take such good care of a paid off truck and then let it sit abandoned and be sold off.

@wcpportfolio Год назад

@@samholdsworth420or got arrested maybe?

@User0000000000000004 Год назад

@@wcpportfolio Arrested.

@chrissavage5966 Год назад

For a society so obsessed with latest greatest new new new, it's refreshing to see someone saving perfectly functional things like this. Respect!

@maxwedge5683 Год назад

My friend runs and animal shelter. Her passion is saving abandoned dogs. You strike me as a shelter operator for cars and trucks. I hope you can find a place in your inventory for this aged but still healthy animal. If not, I hope you can adopt her out to a good home. And thanks for the mid-week video... always a welcome treat.

@mstone6210 Год назад

I'm not a chevy guy but it looks like this is a nice find. Great job

@bradzimmerman3171 Год назад

M.Stone I bought a chebby "once " daily repairs & multiple 350 engines ( heads or push rods) 8 hrs on heater core & 2 differentials new paint all ended up in the wrecking yard.....

@mstone6210 Год назад

@@bradzimmerman3171 Yeah I wouldn't pay actual money for one. My father-in-law had one that was regularly maintained, yet blew up at 60k. All engines have their problems, but Chevy seems to have an overall build quality issue that adds to it.

@RageHP-RageHorsePower Год назад

What do yall drive then and the chevy 350 was one of the best v8s ever made so it must not have been maintained

@mstone6210 Год назад

@@RageHP-RageHorsePower Who knows what happened to it. Could have been a faulty pump or some other abnormality. Could have been a Friday night slop job. Who knows, who cares. I daily a Honda.

@RageHP-RageHorsePower Год назад

@M Stone I agree with cheapness of the interiors early 90s and 2000s bit now they all have supposedly luxury interiors

@russelljacob7955 Год назад

Thanks for starting with the process of claims for abandonment. I appreciate you showing how it wasnt just some sort of tow grab and go on some unsuspecting person. Now we all see that the last registered owner had every opportunity, time and info to keep their truck. But now it can go to somebody who wants a nice truck in a nice color.

@outhere8690 Год назад

Grab & go? If you didn't pay your bill when it was due, what's the question? It's always fun living in a country full of debt ceiling raising dumfacks who can't even budget a damn donut, let alone a truck payment. And before you boo-hoo about some cancer story or whatever tf, MOST people have no good excuse. Keeping up with the Joneses is a wildly out of control illness in the U.S.A..

@sp1nrx Год назад

Once upon a time....circa 1980, I was friends with a guy (Bob) who worked at a local gas station. Their clientele was mainly the older residents of the area. One night he calls me and asks me if I want to buy a 1967 Chevelle for $125. It was brought in for service and the owner never came back for it. It kind of runs and it needs a paint job and is otherwise in decent shape... at this time I didn't have the place to work on a potential project and at that time $125 was too much money to gamble on the roadworthiness of the car (remember 1980ish). So, I declined the offer.... About a week later I see Bob driving this car. It was a 1967 SS 396 Chevelle with a 4-speed, 3.90 gears and bucket seats and it was factory original! The rough engine was fixed by new plugs and plug wires and adjusting the timing. The paint was "fixed" by wiping down the paint with gasoline. The thing was beautiful.... *regrets*

@CaptainSpadaro Год назад

Heh. My dad once had a chance to buy an old Ferrari (think it was a 250 GT or something similar) for 5k. His first wife nixed the idea. That same car today is worth ~$500,000.

@georgeperkins4171 5 месяцев назад

That’s like not playing your lottery numbers and they win.

@NotOnYourLife Год назад

GMT800 was one of the best GM vehicles made in the last 40+ years. My 2003 2500HD 4x4 RCLB has 317k miles on it, my 2003 Yukon Denali XL has 213k miles on it. I will keep these two running until I die, them my SIL will get them.

@Superkaioken87 Год назад

Just picked me up a 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 4x4 had a knocked motor and 200k miles on it for 3500 but sold some stuff off of it like the topper and got some money back. 800 to be exact so Truck cost me just over 2k its pretty damn clean there is some rocker panel rust but thats and easy repair but over all mint. I pulled the LQ4 and buddy sold me a running LQ9 with 148k miles on it for 1250 bucks. Right now I'm cleaning up the engine and redoing all the seals front and rear main gaskets o rings ETC. But It should be up and running in next few weeks. I work full time so can only work on it on weekends and I like to have some me time so deff excited to get it together. Amazing riding truck though I drove it with rod knock home and guy had receipts for over 8k in repairs and maint for past 8 years 4k of which in past 2 years shocks and full new AC replacement. My dad has an 04 2500HD 2wd and was shook at how clean this truck is. Cat eye vs round eye at this house now LOL but deff stoked got a LQ9 01 2500

@litz13 Год назад

Eric - I've owned a Jeep Cherokee since new ... 1997. It has almost 340,000 miles at this point. There's a rule that applies to vehicles of this vintage : "it's not the noises it makes, it's when those noises *change*"

@BIGBLUEk10 Год назад

I have a real soft spot for these trucks, thank you for saving it. I had an identical one with only 90k miles back in 2010 that unfortunately got T boned on the highway but it saved my life and still drove me home! Can’t say the same for the 4 runner that hit me.

@jblyon2 Год назад

Makes me wonder if they got spooked by the intermittent starting issue and/or a less than ethical mechanic quoted some crazy expensive amount to fix it, so they just abandoned the thing

@Milkmans_Son Год назад

tool box, etc. the guy was somewhat mechanically inclined.

@andrewgarcia3136 Год назад

no way. something bad happened to the owner. these trucks can go for pretty good money in clean shape and most people that have them know it

@johnt.848 Год назад

@@Milkmans_Son Could have been a carpenter's Truck.

@jonathansmith7306 Год назад

@@Milkmans_Son there wasn't anything useful in the tool box though

@williamjones4483 Год назад

@@andrewgarcia3136 Especially now with the auto market upside down. I've got an '04 GMC Sierra 2500HD w/Duramax @511,000 miles and I could get 10 grand for it.

@williamkelley7654 Год назад

I can remember my time at a small junkyard 30yrs ago, cars in the condition of this truck getting junked, we'd always resell them after we figured out what repair they did not want to pay for. Nice find.

@danbreuner1260 Год назад

I am the original owner of a Silverado exactly like the one that you just acquired. Mine currently has 212k miles and runs great and I will keep it until it gives up. I feel these are solid trucks if maintained properly. Nice score!

@Slane583 Год назад

I loved my Victory Red 2004 Z71 Silverado when I still had it. Sadly being in Upstate NY it succumbed to the same problem as I Do Cars here. It had unsafe frame rot due to all of the road salt they use here in the winter. If it wasn't for that I was going to try and replace all of the rotted body panels on it. Since I didn't straight up have $6,000.00 to buy a good one from someone I had to go for the lease on my current truck.

@cliffgrimes895 Год назад

I agree. Mine’s an 04 with 320k. It’s been a good truck.

@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 Год назад

@@Slane583 did you ever fluid film your truck?

@Slane583 Год назад

@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 No. It was originally my mothers truck and she was a penny pincher as far as buying parts went or doing anything to it. One thing she wasn't allowed to penny pinch on was motor oil and a filter. Because I changed the oil in it I also bought the best oil & filter I could afford for it. By the time she gave it to me it was rough from being rusty. So I did my best to replace anything that was broken or gone with higher quality parts. Sadly it took a leaky fuel line needing fixing to have it taken off the road. Just because I wanted to try a different mechanic I never been to. When he got it on the lift to asses the fuel line he saw it had unsafe frame rot and wouldn't proceed any further. I wanted to keep it and fix it up as a spare to go along with my current truck. But I don't have the money or a big work shop to just store it so I had to get rid of it. It made me even more upset because I just spent $400 or so prior to the fuel line leaking to replace all of the ignition coils and spark plug wires. So it was running smooth and purring like a tiger cub when I had to get rid of it. I found that it also loved running on NGK platinum plugs and it never burnt a drop of oil. Which was a big plus as I liked running Royal Purple or AmsOil in it. :)

@brittanywolfe6630 Год назад

I love my 01 Sierra 1500 and my 03 Sierra 1500hd they are great trucks if maintained properly

@thomasfletcher760 Год назад

Truck looks a lot better with the stock wheels . I wouldn't mind owning it ( better than dodge in my opinion )

@joeblow5037 Год назад

agreed

@metalworksmachineshop Год назад

yep 👍

@mikegreen2229 Год назад

It’s a cheap way of getting new tires. Used stock wheels from someone else’s truck

@oldschoolmobile Год назад

Dodge is literally in the name, to avoid......lol.

@raydar2630 Год назад

You probably already know this, but just in case... For "rattling" or "looseness" in the front end, check the intermediate steering column link/shaft. These trucks are infamous for wearing those out. They don't "fail" outright, they just start rattling. Good save!

@marknelson8724 Год назад

The pitman and idler arm also tend to wear out.

@melvingibson4525 Год назад

Oh yeah. They put rubber bushings to dampen vibration and those never last

@georgeperkins4171 5 месяцев назад

It looks just like my 2000 Silverado. Love it

@endall39 Год назад

That truck deserves to live on! once you've done the repairs, maybe do an auction listing with a "buy it now" option. would still love to know the back story. maybe that owner was in a bad place but wants to buy it back now?

@americansmark Год назад

Likely the owner is dead.

@johnt.848 Год назад

That's my thought too, possibly removed the radio and subs to pay off a debt, then had to dump the car

@url7292 10 месяцев назад

@@americansmark My first thought was they're likely in prison.

@mphilleo Год назад

I always end up enjoying it when you branch out into different themes. Because your presentation, polish, and approach are so good, your videos are always entertaining and informative. Personally, I would like to gain more insight into what you do at Importapart. And I'd be willing to guess I'm not the only one. Keep up the good work!

@patrickmorrissey2271 Год назад

Great truck.... Just amazing. Looked like someone actually cared about it.... You never know... I knew a guy who worked at an iron & metal recycling type place.... They would buy cars, for scrap value... But more often than you might think, they'd come in Monday, there'd be a car sitting in front of the gate, just left there... Some of them were really pretty nice cars... Somebody left a Lincoln Mark IV there once... Keys were on top of the front passenger tire.... I don't wanna say it was perfect, but it was awfully nice. Didn't run perfect... Driver's seat was not perfect... But overall, real nice. Body was 100%, must have been in a pretty clean garage... Cartier clock... heh heh! It was cool... I have no idea why someone would drive that to a yard and dump it in the driveway. No clue.

@prevost8686 Год назад

Given the crazy high prices that used trucks have been bringing it’s difficult to imagine how you could go wrong with that truck. I’ve seen well maintained 5.3s show zero signs of wear at 250K miles.👍

@nbs-spike5822 Год назад

I would not mind a series on this truck. It's beautiful for what it is.

@tinman7551 Год назад

Wow, what an incredible find. Those trucks are in incredible demand, you really lucked out on this one ❤😊. Of course you keen eye was a big help I’m sure.

@MichaelAStanhope Год назад

I used to have a 2001 Silverado very similar to this one, and I loved it. I had to sell it a couple of years ago, and it had 330k on the odometer when I sold it. Great truck. Mine had a 4L80 trans in it at least since it was used for towing. I would have loved to find something like this!

@thomaszdanowicz1643 Год назад

Great find Eric! It is a nice truck! The Green Silverado is worth selling! You can get thousands of dollars for the truck! At least the tow yard was able to sell you the vehicle! It’s better that you saved it instead of the truck getting parted out or sold to an auction. It is good for someone to use around the farm, construction work or a back up truck for a business. It’s not worth it to dismantle a vehicle as nice as this truck in todays market! Keep up the good work! You could save some more vehicles if you wanted to if the vehicle was not wrecked!

@NewTestamentDoc Год назад

I'd have done the same thing... having a 2006 GMC with 170,000, and its starting to rust out... i love the body on your Silverado for 300,000... in WI, these are rare

@bigmountain7561 Год назад

I was a Wrecker Driver for years, my car was a 75 Impala 4 door that I impounded for my boss. The old lady who owned it had a stroke in the Mall and passed away about a week later. I rebuilt the carb and drove it for a long time. I paid 500 bucks in 95 for that car and drove it until 2001. When I sold it for 2 grand!! It drove great and never gave me any problems!!! Great Video Thanks 🙏

@joeyf504327 Год назад

It could be the owner was arrested and did not get the mail. I bet this happens a decent bit. But nice find! Love 2002. It's before the interior redesign which made the dash ugly and all the buttons weird.

@jamescole6846 Год назад

Either that or had some serious health problems or even died. A few years ago I had some major health issues for about a year. Lost 80lbs and almost died and I can say with out a doubt, the truck would have been the last thing on my mind. Someone else probably jimmied the lock and stole the speakers and radio while it sat.

@trentryan27 Год назад

Nice find, can't believe this would be abandoned, my brothers old boss from when he was a mechanic, would sometimes get nearly free vehicles from people abandoning them at his shop or if they couldn't afford the repair bill they just sign the car over

@melterofsnowflakes Год назад

This one was pretty cool, saving a good truck. It still has some miles left, even at 306K. Heck, I'd pay $40 for it just like it is! :) Maybe a parts getting for the shop, or a someone that just needs a fairly reliable truck for local hauling. And it looks pretty good. I like the green.

@sirhcmi3 Год назад

The ABS issue is common in these. The module is usually under the cab on the drivers side. It can be pulled and re soldered in an hour and will be good for another 10 years. Lots of RU-vid videos on how to solder the board… and a little spray lithium grease on those tailgate latches will do wonders. The knocking on these is usually suspension bushings (or lack there of). I’m an original owner of a 1st Gen (2002) Avalanche bought in mid 2001 with ~200k miles. Nice to see you saved this.

@russellbrown1138 Год назад

Personally I love that you have saved a vehicle from being wasted. The cost to the environment of producing a new vehicle and destorying an old one is way more than the cost to keep a nice one on the road. As long as it is generally safe to drive then go for it.

@martylukasiewicz6093 Год назад

Any update on this truck? I had a 2005 Z71 1500, Same color. I owned it since brand new, until 2016. Love these trucks!! GM builds junk now.

@StreuB1 Год назад

Do what FarmCraft (John) has done twice now. Donate it to a High School Senior in need at a local school. I know your area, and there are lots of kids that have had a hard go at life, and are aiming to do well and need that one chance. A car/truck could be that chance one of them needs. 🙂

@sp1nrx Год назад

That's a great idea.... or maybe some veteran and his/her family who is having a bad time. Let's turn a win into a championship!

@pops71 Год назад

Great video and what a great deal. It’s nice when we get to see the fruits of our labor and all those connections built through the years

@1JackTorS Год назад

Any good mechanic will tell you that it's very easy to blow a seal. However, most zoologists would disagree.

@zaraak323i Год назад

That's just a little ice cream.

@dundizzle93 Год назад

I was waiting for you to run out of gas on the way home, stop for gas, it won't start back up, and it gets left at a gas station again! Full circle!

@I_Do_Cars Год назад

That’s my usual luck! That’s why the cold hammer was in it, to hit the tank and realive the fuel pump

@davidrubin1895 Год назад

For its age & mileage it was well taken care of. Better than most on the road currently. An exceptional opportunity for you. Congratulations

@metronorthrailfan2244 Год назад

That was such a great save Eric. It may need a little work but overall I’m glad you scored a good deal.

@rileylangrell7979 Год назад

Always a good day when you post a new video! 🎉 Good Job saving the truck!

@Carstuff111 Год назад

That is a beautiful green and tan, and I love the more modern Silverado wheels on this truck. Damn man, I am SOOOOOO jealous! Edit: I do prefer the 17 inch wheels, though the 16 inch wheels would be even better and I agree with you.

@TinHatRanch Год назад

The four L sixty The one to two is fine, but two to three is iffy The four L sixty Is that a haiku?

@I_Do_Cars Год назад

It could be

@Joel-ew1zm Год назад

I have the same mindset and luck but in the IT field. All the time find computers and other tech that is abandoned or given away usually by companies that are upgrading. I have found so many diamonds in the rough. We don't buy electronics at all in my household for the last several years, just acquire things second hand and get them fixed up and running like new. I would do this for vehicles if I had the skillset, the tools, and the patience to work on them.

@Guido_Sarducci007 Год назад

My guess is that the owner was sent to Club Fed.

@rudy_m_g6748 Год назад

I almost guarantee this was a stolen truck. Previous owner had full coverage and got it paid out. Didn’t want to deal with it. Explains why the sound system was gone. Only way I can think of a good running truck to be abandoned.

@russellstyles5381 Год назад

Clearly your shop is nowhere near Rainman Ray's shop (I know, you told us, duh). In Florida, they check A/C early.

@castinn Год назад

Awesome video, Eric. You've paid the dues and it's fun seeing someone buy something like this and have it turn out so sweet. If I tried it without your experience, I'd be way deep into the truck with a long list of things that need money to make right. Thanks!

@GrandPitoVic Год назад

A friend of mine in Ft. Lauderdale Florida does the same thing. He has a few tow yards that sells to him. Lot of the time there is major issues with the vehicle. It's is rare to get something for low money and turns out to be good. You won with that one. Take the W Eric. Lol. Waitng on the next video brother.

@bradgreen987 Год назад

$700, what a deal. Flip it for $2000. Interior is sadly dated, but would be a great utility vehicle

@Shiny_Dragonite Год назад

My dad put 126k on one of these before he sold it, and that's something he still regrets to this day. Last I heard it had 360k on it and was still going strong, but it was taken care of. Regular oil changes and was mostly used to pull a small trailer with a garden tractor when he had it. It was a great truck

@johnwardale6010 Год назад

100% love the story! So glad to see on camera wins to balance all the years of dip stick battles! Yes, absolutely needs the correct size wheels+tires! Strictly aesthetically I liked the chrome wheels; very happy they got a new home!

@fidellaboy-negron5816 Год назад

I give you $100. Deal??? I could used. I need something like this.

@HappyHands. Год назад

Yep someone cared for that truck. No moss , pollen or grime in the door jams. i wonder what happened.

@kingofpropain7493 Год назад

What happened to that truck? Have you ever seen No Country For Old Men? 🤨

@heinrichgerhardt6119 Год назад

I have a 2003 1500 which I've owned since new. I've had '05-07 17" wheels since '05 when I found a set of take-offs for $200 with new-ish tires, only because I like the look of the simpler 5-spoke design. Last year I installed '05-17 front calipers/rotors together with '04 Tahoe rear calipers/rotors and was surprised at how big of an improvement that makes on these trucks, and entirely bolt-on. And it's all relatively cheap!

@zacht9447 Год назад

Man that previous owner must have been kidnapped to abandon this thing I'll give you double what you paid for it haha

@simplyseculardave Год назад

I love that you saw the value in it and saved it , despite most likely being able to make more off it parting it out. I am curious about the TF case and 4wd Components. Did you test them? are the fine too? Where I live, this truck would be on a lift kit, with a motor/trans swap, with some bigger A/T tires, rock sliders, maybe bumpers and winch, and getting work done on the forest service roads.

@geoffanderson5144 Год назад

Man my dream truck growing up was a dark green with tan rockers...so glad you kept this one. Im going to have to look for it around town

@4our5ive61 Год назад

I have a feeling someone got arrested and is in prison so they couldn't respond to the notices or got deported.

@Mattthewanderer Год назад

Super handsome truck! But I've always loved that shade of green. 🎉 Good luck with the fix up and finding its next Forever Home.

@dgshuoys Год назад

Hello, I Do Cars, I am a loyal fan of your video. I have learned a lot from watching your videos, and they are all great. Can I edit your video and share it with more friends? I will link to your channel in the video. Can I edit it? Thank you.😊

@grilobite Год назад

33k new? That's almost as expensive as a used one nowadays.

@jeffreypinder9398 Год назад

How is the steering wheel condition? I see the wrap cover thing. That is a really nice pickup, seems to have been well cared for. You stole that truck and were the man to revive it. I would be interested in the future video of the repairs.

@sparkyprojects Год назад

$40 ? may have got that back on the drill, plus you have the toolbox

@stephanebolduc6501 Год назад

Thank you for sharing the process you follow to acquire abandoned véhicules. Nice find!

@shockracer Год назад

100% better with the 17" wheels! Those other ones just didn't match the truck at all.

@alpine2k355 Год назад

This is my favorite era of chevy trucks, look great and pretty reliable. This was a pretty good find.

@gropingforelmo Год назад

Love the change of pace with these vehicle rescue videos; thanks! I feel like I have a perfect mental image of the previous owner of this truck, maybe even a relative or two I can see in the driver's seat. Maybe it's because I grew into my love of cars and trucks in the late '90s and early '00s, but this era of truck has a special place in my heart, and even though I have a practically brand new '23 RAM nestled in the garage right now, part of me wants this truck to park out front, backed into the the driveway, of course.

@MM_in_Havasu Год назад

You scored on this rig! Glad to see you saw fit to keep this truck and take the time to get it in shape to flip it to someone who can use a good vehicle, high mileage or not.

@CreatureOTNight Год назад

"American honey" is that drank/drunk by fellows that frequent the blue oyster bar from Police Academy?

@21Piloteer Год назад

"Proctor, I don't see a salad bar!" 🎵 Doot-doot-do-do-do-doot-dooooooo🎵

@john_toss Год назад

Those chrome wheels are oem Tahoe/Silverado LTZ wheels from the 07+ generation. I would rather have some Texas edition wheels on it than those chrome ones

@sosoup Год назад

Thank you for keeping a classic out of the crusher.

@Raggzzaug11 Год назад

Man. I would love to have that truck! I have a 2005 Yukon that I bought used a few years ago with 90,000 miles on it. Runs great! Those were the best years for GM. Simple ,reliable!

@dirtfarmer7472 Год назад

It’ll make a very good shop truck just to have around to use. Those 350 Chevy V-8s have a good history. My old 1 is still working just fine. I sold it but it still works just fine. The owner is happy so I’m happy. Thank you for the video. Thank you Sir

@TXCherokee Год назад

I believe this is same way a abandoned vehicle process works in Texas. I’d buy that truck. Loved the 2002 Chevy Truck I had

@joeyf504327 Год назад

it's funny how everyone beats on the 4L60 but we towed the hell out of ours with only one fluid and filter change. It went 250k before we got rid of the swiss cheese around it. That was in a 2007 Suburban that had four different LC9s in front of the original 4L60. It towed boats, cars, campers, you name it!

@OperatorIHC Год назад

"I was in for a pretty big surprise" That being that all the gauges (mostly) work?

@1984Cutlass2nv Год назад

Love that truck. I have a 2005 for work. It's been a land surveying truck since around 2010. Lots of hard use

@steveosgood9182 Год назад

please abandon that truck in my yard

@douglasmayherjr.5733 Год назад

Looks like a decent truck. My daughter would love to have one like that at 17. Wonder if it was just the ignition switch or what the whole story is. Thanks for the Videos, Eric.

@oldschoolmobile Год назад

Well he said he replaced the switch assembly and it works fine now so............🤷‍♂

@JonnyCrash Год назад

In the opinion of this Ford guy, the pre-facelift GMT800 trucks were the best looking modern trucks GM ever made. I'd drive it.

@anemone104 Год назад

Got a wheel at each corner and they all go round. Starts, stops and steers, all the windows are in and it locks. What's not to like? And it has aircon that's gassed!!? Don't get trucks like that in the UK, but we do get old cars and vans. Drive 'em and change the fluids until something major goes bang. Been doing that with a 1979 Hiace I gave £300 for nine years ago. 3 tyres and some welding and it's still going (150k - small island). Unlike your truck, the Hiace looks like a piece of crap, but If I park up, it'll be there when I come back.

@omarzowila Год назад

This truck shouldn’t be crushed

@foihdzas Год назад

Great vid. It’s a shame that perfectly good vehicles get scrapped because of this very reason. And the fact that no one is willing to put a few minutes in to looking if it’s worth saving or just scrapping.

@matthewcaughey8898 Год назад

You know fords old 4.6 and AOD series of automatic transmissions are that tough. I’m a big advocate of keeping old crown Vic’s running. Once you know the rust areas you find out that ironically the police cars are in better shape body wise due to being washed regularly

@glasslinger Год назад

You may be missing leins! Got to look for leins, which are not cancelled by abandonment or theft. You may not be able to get a valid title. You do HAVE it so you can strip it and sell the parts. (and hope nobody with a lein on it sees this video!)

@I_Do_Cars Год назад

Lien check has to be done by tow company, before a salvage title is issued. I already have a rebuilt title on this as of now.

@jamescole6846 Год назад

You don't seem to get as many views on the car/truck videos but I like them. I went back a few months ago and watched a lot of your older videos. The series on the Lexus LC SUV swap was excellent. That thing is a beast. I started watching your channel because of the engine teardowns but maybe a few more on how cars are bought and sold at the auction yard and the process that they go thru keeping them or parting them out would be nice.

@george2113 Год назад

Never roam without your gnome

@george2113 Год назад

Why remove the correctly sized accessory?

@lordcorgi6481 Год назад

It still has the tailgate latch. That alone makes it worth saving...ok nvm, finished watching the video 🤣 But for reals, this is one of the last great GM vehicles, more reliable than their new junk they're coming out with today.

@K2S66 Год назад

Really enjoy your channel and your humor. Thanks for not having dumb music playing in the background. Thanks for the insight on the efforts made to contact the owner. I'm going to be Columbo here and say the previous owner was an older gentleman. Outside of the mildly dirty interior and smoking in the truck, it was well maintained. Just like the Mary Celeste we may never know how it became abandoned.

@Mr10Alpine Год назад

This generation GMT800-era Chevy truck is a highly sought after model to this day (after the GMT400, while 'square bodies' are now getting out of reach). No VVT, no cylinder deactivation, last ones to have a tape player from the factory, and for 2002, the last LS V8 to use a mechanical throttle linkage (the 1985-era 4.3 V6 still used a cable actuated throttle and distributor until 2007; the whole engine lasted until 2013, it used coils where the distributor once sat and used electronic throttle control, and is not related whatsoever to the 2014-2021 4.3, other than displacement), and 2004 is the last year for the use of fan clutches in 1/2 ton trucks. This is also the last generation to have a manual transmission. And for the HD trucks, it the last modern big-block in our time, and the highly desired LBZ 6.6 Duramax. Granted, it still used the weak 4L60-E from the previous generation (the HD 6.0 also carried the 4L80-E from the previous generation, and had iron heads for 2001-2002 years). Funnily enough, to this day, these generation trucks are still at work for electric companies, oil fields, plumbing, surveying and road construction, forest service, and even the border control, long after they stopped building these back in 2007.

@cmcb7230 Год назад

I don’t even like GM but that’s a great truck and heck of a deal. I’d love to see it add another 300k to the odometer.

@User0000000000000004 Год назад

GM doesn't like you.

@lazynow1 Год назад

DUDE, this a GREAT deal...!!!!!!, be happy with the deal....!!!!, you are being way too negative...!!!!, you are killing the good vibes from this video.

@keithdavis7122 Год назад

That is a clean ass truck 5 k all day

@timtimtimmay4654 Год назад

That was someone's truck who liked it but didn't know why it kept stalling and not starting when he needed it to. He almost loved it as much as American Honey. Judging by that alone, I think it killed itself before the owner could either squat it or sell it to someone who would down the road.

@bradchoi9679 Год назад

Hmmmm.... the way it was maintained, the window sticker in the owner's manual holder, factory replacement hoses.... sounds like an old-timer's truck. Maybe COVID was involved? Hmmmm.... nice truck, though!

@maicoman1096 Месяц назад

Eric, I have a 2002 Silverado 1500. Has 350K on it and still has the original timing chain. I drive a 2018 Silverado everyday, and my wife drive the old one. It doesn't look as nice as the one you have here, but I was religious about oil changes and I am living the benefit of it. Vehicle run's like a fine watch. Best Vehicle I have ever owned.

@TheProjectHelpDesk Год назад

I had a 2005 Sierra that I traded in for a new 2018. Had 225K miles. Replaced the plugs at 50K out of habit and replaced the front wheel bearings when one failed. Other than that, the entire truck was factory. Trading that truck was the biggest mistake I ever made in life.

@redjar69 Год назад

It would be interesting to see how a 300k mile LS holds looks if you did a tear down. The truck looks like a decent unit though. This one should be a refurbish and flip/trade video

@sdrape4964 8 месяцев назад

In 2015 I went to the local U Pull and Pay, and at the time, they sold cars that were in too nice of shape to junk (I think they still do occasionally). They had a 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sale for $2500. It was dark blue & wood grain. Georgia truck. Somebody was in the process of restoring it and had to move ASAP so they sold it to UPAP. I bought it with the intention of finishing the job, but realized it was more than I could hack. It ran. It was cosmetically an 8.5/10 on the outside. The engine had been upgraded with a fancy Edelbrock fuel injection system. While I wish I still had it, I nearly tripled my money 3 years later. And that was ok. Although if I had kept it post Covid, I probably could've made 4x...

@kevinjokipii4260 Год назад

As we watch this, Tyler Hoover is sprinting on foot to Eric's shop with a fistful of bills to turn into a human Phillip J Fry meme. May 21: Hoovie's Garage: I bought RU-vid's highest mileage Silverado May 23: Car Wizard: It's going to cost Tyler (????) $ to fix everything on the Silverado May 31: Cleetus McFarlane: How much boost can a 300K mile Silverado take?

@bearg4019 Год назад

I have a 1999..Chevy Silverado 2500...but mine is red...and everything works..

@171apples171 Год назад

Lost a rear tire on the way home in my 01' 2500HD. Winter time, 1 year old son with me. Had a random factory steely in the box, didn't think about differing tire sizes and just threw it on and kept going.. After about 4 blocks, my rear diff... Did something... and started pulling the truck hard to one side while sounding like a rumble strip. The "G80" rpo code in the glove box is now irrelevant. Still have never had the diff cover off. Driving it every single day still lol

@I_know_what_im_talking_about Год назад

@I_Do_Cars - You rescued and saved it. If it’s a decent overall truck that can run another 60k miles for someone, then fix the current issues it has and sell it for a profit after paying yourself for the labor. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Please don’t hoard it. It would be best if you just find more shitboxes like this and make more content for us to enjoy. p.s. I really wish you’d Fully inspect the vehicle (take the wheels off to check out the brakes, suspension, etc) BEFORE you’d drive it on the road. You just never know if the tire isn’t bolted down and will fly off. 🤦🏻‍♂️