87blueshee Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 My friend has a 1997 1500 Z71 and it has 116,000 miles. Its in great condition its loaded out the ass and his has dual exhaust long bed regular cab. grean and rubber floor power everything and is the vortec 350 and has a tool box. But anyways i was thinking about gettin it. is 116,000 a lot for that kinda truck year and stuff? I dont htink so because they are trucks and are meant to be driven. just wanted some other opinions. my parents think its a lot but i've 2000 1500's with 150K Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate1999mxz600 Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 thats around average for miles i would say, but if you think its a good deal than buy it before someone else does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 sounds like a lot to me. if it was a toyota, honda or diesel it wouldnt bother me so much. i think 116,000 is a lot for an america made vehicle. i wouldnt buy it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee04le Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 just because ive been looking at trucks for the last few weeks id have to say that is alot of miles, however if it was taken care of and all the services on it were performed it might go another 100 thousand. drive it and determine if its a sound truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87blueshee Posted March 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 its a Vortec............that should say enough. THose things are good for over 250,000. and its 8600. my friend has owned it for 9 months and an old guy owned before him. so that says something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatt Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 IMHO, the thing about Chevys is that if you treat them right, the major components will last a long time. (except for the 2.8 V6) But if they aren't maintained properly or if they are abused regularly...then...well...at least replacement parts are cheap and easy to come by. I just sold a '92 S-10 Blazer with the 4.3 V6, which is essentially the same as the 350, just missing a couple of cylinders. The Blazer had 180,000 + miles on it and was still going strong. I had to replace the valve step seals a few years back, but it was only using one quart of oil between oil changes. My friend had one for a while with over 270,000 miles on it. But just know that if you own an old Chevy that you will have to replace small stuff like starters, water pumps, idler arms and so forth. Should you buy it? It all depends on the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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