A good friend of mine passed away and he has a 2002 Chevy Tahoe. It was one that was built in Texas. Apparently they were the better quality ones.
It has the 5.3 LM7 engine. He has taken excellent care of it engine wise. Oil changes, coolant changes, etc. It has a "built" rebuilt transmission put in it 30-40 k miles ago. G80 Locking rear Differential. 3.73 ratio. Body has some bumps and bruises but nothing major. It needs a new key switch as it's rigged with a jumper wire to the selenoid with a momentary button to start it. (he didn't have time to replace the key switch, it needs to have A.C. recharged (and leak tested) which I can do. Headliner is falling down.
Needs a water/coolant pump....pump seal is leaking like a sieve. It runs excellent. No piston slap or misses. Will need some struts and ball joints etc. Needs a new driver's side leather seat cover. His brother is asking $1000.00 for it to a family friend like me. It seems high given all the work it needs and the miles on the engine.
So the two questions......Do these engines last longer than 300K in general.....is it worth $1000.00?
It has the 5.3 LM7 engine. He has taken excellent care of it engine wise. Oil changes, coolant changes, etc. It has a "built" rebuilt transmission put in it 30-40 k miles ago. G80 Locking rear Differential. 3.73 ratio. Body has some bumps and bruises but nothing major. It needs a new key switch as it's rigged with a jumper wire to the selenoid with a momentary button to start it. (he didn't have time to replace the key switch, it needs to have A.C. recharged (and leak tested) which I can do. Headliner is falling down.
Needs a water/coolant pump....pump seal is leaking like a sieve. It runs excellent. No piston slap or misses. Will need some struts and ball joints etc. Needs a new driver's side leather seat cover. His brother is asking $1000.00 for it to a family friend like me. It seems high given all the work it needs and the miles on the engine.
So the two questions......Do these engines last longer than 300K in general.....is it worth $1000.00?