After watching this video i feel a whole lot better about buying my 2012 silverado ltz z71 with 118,000 miles. Previous owner bought brand new in texas till i got a hold of it. No rust, super clean all round interior as well
It's never a bad idea to buy a vehicle with higher mileage as long as it's been taken care of. Just have a mechanic inspect it first. If you take care of it, it'll take care of you! Anything over 200k I'd be very wary of (unless it's a diesel or toyota). Being a 2012 with that kinda mileage, I'd say you got a great reliable truck, especially if it has the 5.3! Those are supposedly million mile engines
@@southerndesperado3607 That's what I did. Took a used 2011 to my mechanic and had him Try to find something wrong with it. Worst he came back with was " there's some minor cracking in the belt. Looks like the original". "So...Does it need to be replaced?" "No." 2 years later has been top notch every day. Only 100,000 miles and I just changed all the fluids. Diffs, trans, brake fluid, power steering, coolant etc. I have the 4.8L. The 5.3L is the same engine with longer stroke making the difference in displacement. Some years have issues with the Active Fuel Management system (worth noting the 4.8L doesn't have AFM, so one less thing known to go wrong)
I got 303k miles on my 2009 Silverado Lc9 5.3l 6l80e original engine and trans!! I change my oil every (around) 12k miles with Valvoline Full Synthetic 5w30 and Fram filters
I was busy/lazy and went over a year without changing my oil. The oil life gauge on the dash still read 40% oil life remaining. Total bullshit, that gauge. Congrats on your high mileage and good condition. You take good care of that truck.
I have an 07.5 AFM deleted, got the bed rust, but I got a bed for it recently, and blew stock trans at 282,XXX, getting rebuilt now, underside is great for it being a Midwest truck all it’s life, and it has always run on 15w-40
I really wish I didn’t have to deal with salted roads in MN. My 2010 ford with 219,000 miles has a stupid amount of rust on the rear cab corners and my fenders are bubbling.
B Kranz-12 yea man my 6 months in Colorado did more damage then any truck I’ve had in SoCal. Everyone talks crap about it but can’t deny that the cars and trucks here last way longer. Even in Arizona too
Thanks for the video. My 2008 Silverado 1500 with 4.8 V8 still running well at 177k miles, I had to replace the transmission last year at 171k miles. Make another video if you reach 300k miles
Have a 2010. Zero issues mechanically. Just have a crack in my dash, which thru my research is very common in this generation. Just put dash mat over it.
I got 303k miles on my 2009 Silverado Lc9 5.3l 6l80e original engine and trans!! I change my oil every (around) 12k miles with Valvoline Full Synthetic 5w30 and Fram filters
@@frfarmranch3837 these are good trucks one you deactivate the AFM with a $200 chip Or even just keep up with the oil changes every 3-4K miles good to hear, happy new year
2011 silverado with 205k miles as of feb 2021. its needed regular fluid changes and wheel bearings. brakes and tires. it needs new spark plugs badly. i also replace ball joints.
I had a 2006 -3500 with the 6.0 the truck had 389k miles on it when I sold it and the guy still driving it past 400k now ! Great engine and trucks never had a Major issue except routine maintenance
I just bought an 09 silverado with the z71 package. It has just a little under 240 thousand km on it . I hope it lasts me long with this canadian climate
I take a sprayer and coat the underside with oil to prevent rust on mine. Can use mineral oil if worried about the smell. Difference between oil and rubber guard is that water can't get trapped between, so works better than undercoating imo, though has to be applied every year.
Facts bro these kind are way better that the cat eye styles by far from the experience of owning both I would go with this style anyday it rlly doesn’t feel to old for what it is
Raw America that’s my exact thoughts. Old enough to be cheap but the interior still feels like a new truck. Sold it a couple days ago and got an LBZ duramax. Was a very sad day. Bought the duramax and still drove this thing until it sold lol
07 Silverado 5.3 Z71 4X4 336,000 miles here 7.5 inch lift 35s cleanest truck around had it tuned at LSXperts run 93 octane only truck is a beast and still going strong nice truck they'll last forever if you maintain then well
My 09 same truck has 260k miles around 250k you will have the transmition rebuilt so prepare for that thats normal to get 250k on a transmition glad to see I'm not the only one who disabled the Afm garbage system I used a hypertext max energy tuner to disable it
The only people who have problems with Chevy's (or any vehicles) are the ones who don't maintain them and they blame the manufacturer for making a "bad vehicle"
True to an extent. There’s definitely manufacturing flaws out there. I look at vehicles like new phones. They test them but the first couple batches (or years) of a new model will show any defects over time. Some never have problems and some do
Very clean truck and gives me hope with my 2012 5.3L with 82,000 miles. I change my oil every 3k as well. I also run e85 as its flex fuel. I need to get that Range 4cyl deactivator asap. Any updates?
Only issue I've encountered and I've had it since new is at 220K, After the transmission ( I think) heats up it shakes a bit at idle. Not a big issues and not a bad shake, only happens at idle.
i have a 2011 silverado 5.3 V8 with currently 263,000 miles on it and bought it with 246K miles. very reliable to this day just needs basic maintenance and thats pretty much it! still on original engine and tranny!
I just recently bought a 2011 silverado 1500 with 103K miles , I’m satisfied with how well it drives and condition , considering the year and miles. Is there anything that I should keep in mind to prolong the life of my truck?
I have the same truck 2011 Silverado 5.3 4x4. Had it in the family since day one and hard miles lol. 186k on it I would definitely deactivate the afm mode with the range device or a tune. Other than that just maintain it all the time with oil changes and it will last forever
Yeah I just bought a 10 with 125k and 4 days afer I got it I lost oil pressure due to the filter below the pressure sensor. Def going to change the oil every 3k
Yeah it’s called oil pressure sensor filter or screen about $15 part I changed mine and got about 10psi now… it was at 15 now around 25-30 psi next step is oil pump Oring that should bring you to a jot 35 psi at idle which I have to do next
BIG D I think it’s already proven itself that it’s worthy. But I wouldn’t bother with 239. There’s a lot of other things to worry about. The small things add up especially electrical problems and hoses and suspension parts
I have a 2008 Silverado got it back in 2017 with 43k miles now 2021 I have 118,203 and my Chevy still runs smooth💯 I love my Silverado !! And btw I use royal purple as well 💯💯💯💯 shoutout from San Diego brother
What size tires do you have and how much lift (sorry, mom questions)? My teen inherited an 09 Silverado and wants to lift it and buy bigger tires. Trying to decide what will look best.
Get the 4.8L if you can find a nice one. Has no AFM and still more power than you know what to do with. 4000rpm the truck only needs wings and a rudder.
@@dmd1285 yeah i had a Toyota tacoma and i never had to fix that before ... I got it new in 07 and got 350 thousand miles out of it before trading it in for the silverado and the tacoma was still doing just fine .... Only reason i traded it was because i needed 4 wheel drive
At what mileage did you install the range tuner? I have a 09 silverado with 130k and im considering getting one even though i havent had any issues so far
@@dmd1285 mine pops up to 40 psi after i start it within 5 seconds. just wondered! ohhh i didnt see that first part you didnt actually start it, second one i see the oil pressure gauge go up! my bad lol
These trucks deactivate 4 cylinders when in 6th gear and run on only 4 cylinders to save gas. A government epa crap that of course had tons of issues and caused expensive repair bills. You can drive in manual 5 gear or plug in the range thingy to deactivate it. Helps reliability a ton. Lots of people had lifter failure as early as 30k miles
Today I found a 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3 v8, for $11,000, which is so cheap because it has 240,000 miles, the interior is dirty and the paint around the bed and taillights is all scraped up as well as some minor rust. Is it dumb to consider this truck, if I got it, I would clean it up, change all fluids and maintain it religiously
DMD 1 I wondered that, it looks like someone really used it, it’s looks like it has 250,000, I just prefer the 2014-15 models over the 07-13, so when I saw it I wondered, otherwise I’m gonna buy another listing of a 08, with 138,000 that has been very well kept and maintained
frostybandit1 doesn’t count. Those are made way better. Reason why this is a lot for this year is they have that AFM technology that was grenadine these motors at 30k lol
@@DoctorRickSanchez Got 301k out of mine with AFM, until I did AFM delete because 2 lifters collapsed at 301k. New Cam, Lifters,Lifter trays, Cam Bolt, Headgaskets, and Head bolts all for $575
More power. Holds its value. Can do a lot more. Lasts a lot longer. Makes amazing sounds. Bigger. Doesn’t need to drop a gear to go up a hill like a gasser. The list goes on
I didn’t stress about it too much. These engines are cheap and easy to put in and there’s a ton of them. I tried looking at this truck as a big company would. Don’t fix it until it actually breaks. I did enough preventative stuff before tearing into the motor and wasting all that money. Just drive it until it breaks then address the issue. It would’ve costed the same to put a new motor in versus tearing into it and replacing the lifters. That’s if it even needed them
DMD 1 okay cool I just got my range afm delete about 2 weeks Ago I have the tick but it seems to be going away little by little day by day hopefully it goes away I have 221k on my 07 Silverado
Luke Moen that’s how it happened with me. Just slowly went away. Every once and a while it’ll tick for a couple seconds right when I do a cold start but goes away
ikeboiiy5 I think it was just a 2.5 level in the front and stick in the rear. Those cheap crappy level kits that tires and wheel shops install. Really sucked over speed bumps but did it’s job. Previous owner Installed it right before selling it to me. I think it’s a coil spacer and school extender style lift
A 12 year old truck or vehicle should not have no 250,000 miles something is not right you don't see no 20 40 year old trucks or vehicles with that much I mean yes some do but every single truck or vehicle that's 8 12 years old all have well over 200,000 miles. I just don't know how that can be
Previous owner owned a construction company and this was his vehicle to drive job site to job site all day everyday. Then I got it and drive colorado to socal all the time. So yes miles are justified and it’s not weird lmao
Дядя Федя no when I sold the stock wheels and bought these they had the tpms sensors in them and I didn’t know about this feature until it was too late. Too expensive for new ones I just tried my best to ignore the light
