Well I said f it gonna step up and get a nnbs. I will be lookn a trading in the 2000 or selling it. What things should I look out for on the nnbs will be lookn at a reg cab or ext cab 4x4? I will be takn my time since the house im buying closes next friday. Bank already knows that im lookn at new ride as well I geuss they like my money. Any tips let me know this will end up being a turbo build

 

Interested also.

 

I would make sure it's the newers years of the NNBS that comes w the 6L80e. That's about it from what I know and see.

I shoulda researched it more before buying mine w the 60.

 

Man...you're worse than me trading vehicles around.

 

I had this one for almost 2 years. Only reason doin so is everything is factory on nnbs but lookn at turbo the most

 

IMO, after owning a GMT900, I'd say get you an 06-07C and call it a day. I really wish I would have. I've replaced more **** on this truck than I care to remember. Not to mention the fisher price interiors and jigsaw puzzle dashes. The body work is paper thin (thinner than the 800's) and is easy to damage just by bumping into the bedside with your ***.

Yes, the do LOOK really good, but I'd get something else if I had to do it over, just my honest opinion.

 

I agree with ya the beds are paper thin when had bedliner business. Just this time I want to get something done already and never have to put wrench time in to do it is really the big picture im lookn at

 

Buying new or used?

Having owned pretty much every cab configuration, in pretty much every body style lol... I would go with a 09+ crew cab with a 6.2 liter (possibly a 5.3 liter if I got a good enough deal).

Assuming you went for a 5.3 liter...
-flex fuel pump, good to ~500hp
-6L80E, good to ~500hp

The newer you buy, the more options you get standard with a LT
-usb port, radio controls on the steering wheel... all standard when I bought my 11' crew LT... not standard when I bought my 09' ext LT
-Z71 appearance package wasn't added until later, assuming you bought a chebby

As far as cab configuration
-crew cab for resale value, unless you need a 6.5' bed
-ext cabs make a lot of noise w/o that middle pillar
-hate the suicide ext cab doors... **** opening your door up to let someone out of the back lol


These are just my opinions... I've owned 7 NBS trucks and 2 NNBS trucks and every time I revert back to a 99-06 truck I find myself thinking wtf did I buy another one of these for (main reason for doing so last time was to have a daily driver + a toy rather than a $30k crew cab that served as my toy and daily... which I regret greatly).

 

^^^ Now there is a trusty review here folks , Bill is going to have to get a dealers liscence if he buys one more truck this year ! Lol

 

True I do miss having a beater daily and a nice clean go fast. But money is limited as always but I did find a member here thats in a bind with a nnbs ext cab like I need 4x4 with rear mount turbo cheaper than dealership. I went to local gm dealership havn some sales just nothn I liked or could afford had a 08 ext cab 5.3 95k iles 4x4 for 25k I just told myself why waste that kinda money on overpriced used truck. I just hate to buy at a dealership not knowing original owner what they did to it and if was abused like crazy