hey guys got a question here, i have been searching for a new (used) truck. i want a rcsb with 5.3 and 3.73 gears and at least ls package u know power windows power locks etc. and i found a 02 with 5k miles for 14,900 dollars. ok now my dad is confusing me like crazy, is there such a thing as having too low of miles. my dad said that its not good that it only has that low of miles. please someone help !!!!!!

 

ur dads retarded.

 

I second that motion!

 

A 5 year old truck with only 5000 miles?? I'd be asking some questions like what was it doing for the last 4.9 years? Could have the cluster changed, no?

 

I would'nt go that far. Never driving a vehicle and not properly storing it, over time, it could be worse than driving an average amount of miles with proper maintainence. You have to maintain a vehicle that is rarely driven differently than one that is driven all the time. Being an 02, I dont think you have much to worry about as long as it hasnt been sitting around for 4 years without any maintanence done to it. Which I doubt.

 

LOL, isn't that kinda harsh?!? 5,000 miles for an '02 truck is not ordinary. I would run a vehicle history report on it. Maybe the owner is a military member who got deployed frequently...or maybe the truck is a complete lemon. There could be alot of reasons why the mileage is so low. 5K miles is still showroom new for our engines! Good luck, hope it turns out OK for you.

 

well thats what i was thinking..... " my dad is freakin retarted!" haha im gonna ask him why the miles are so low, but he says that he changed the oil like every 1000 miles which is about every year with mobil one. and the engine looks excellent, very very clean. well thanks guys keep the advice coming

 

I'd say go for it, sounds like a fair price on what sounds like a good truck. I would also ask the salesman if he can get the truck into the shop, up on a hoist to check out the undercarriage......just for piece of mind. There's an '03 reg cab short box 2wd, 4.8, 5 speed at a local dealer here and they're asking just over $10K for it, just over 30K miles, so the '02 you're looking at seems like a good deal.

 

well thats the problem its like over 1000 miles away, i found it on ebay ......... i know i know i wish it was here. well anyways i just posted a question thread on gm performance and exhaust section. check it out . thanks for you input i might get it after i get some response on the other thread.

 

well i asked him about the miles, and he said this.........
It had 2000 miles to years ago when i bought And i have awork van i drive all week and my girls car half the week end.I drive it out to eat or something 1 time aweek or sow when its not raining.just enough keep the fliuds up it mostly sits under car port. thanks ya somebody babied it the first 2 years to..