According to its advert, at present’s Nice Price or No Dice Tahoe makes 322 horsepower at its 33-inch mudder tires. Let’s resolve if that makes its value a clear deal.
According to the Greek thinker Herodotus and pop legend Billy Joel, solely the great dies younger. The 2007 Saturn Sky we checked out yesterday was a mannequin that many suppose went to the grave too early, and was fairly good whereas it was round. Our Sky continues to be kicking, and at its $10,000 asking absolutely 75 % of you wouldn’t kick it to the curb. That Nice Price win proved that there’s loads of life after demise.
Speaking of demise, we’re not informed within the advert what killed the unique engine in at present’s 1999 Chevy Tahoe Sport. Maybe it was only a wild hair the proprietor encountered that brought on it to be yanked and spanked and summarily changed by an LQ9 6.0-liter third-gen LS V8. I assume we don’t must know when there’s a lot else happening with the truck in its present, swapped state.
According to the advert, that is considered one of 1,367 Sports manufactured in 1999 sporting Storm Grey paint. I don’t know if that’s a big statistic, however a minimum of we’re all now prepped for get together trivia. Another enjoyable reality supplied by the advert is that the freshly rebuilt large block has been imbued with a warmer cam and strengthened valve gear. That’s all apparently good for 322 horses on the wheels with extra in reserve.
The vendor says the swap has about 3K beneath its belt and that the truck general sports activities a stout 173,000. The engine isn’t the one half to have been refreshed alongside the way in which. Per the outline, it additionally has new diffs entrance and rear, a rebuilt and strengthened switch case, and a fairly recent transmission that the vendor says does simply positive. There are loads of different ancillary updates as nicely, and nothing seems to have been cobbled collectively or neglected. Even the A/C and warmth are working.
The entire factor rides on gold-hued aftermarket wheels fitted with BFG knobbies. The bodywork is clear (besides within the photos the place it’s not) and it seems that the entire trim is undamaged. On the draw back, the vendor says that the aftermarket lights don’t match all that nice and that whereas the paint is sweet, it’s 23 years previous and reveals it in locations.
The inside is in respectable form, solely struggling some cracking and splitting on the motive force’s seat squab. Honestly, I don’t suppose there’s considered one of these left that doesn’t put on that as a badge of honor. The headliner is new and there’s some Cadillac Escalade trim sprinkled all through the cabin.
An Alpine head unit holds court docket within the sprint and performs by means of upgraded audio system within the doorways. The inside has been Dynomatted to maintain different sounds down. It additionally has the fascinating barn door again finish.
The vendor says the truck carries a clear title and present California tags. They additionally say that it’s “kinda loud. And Rowdy.” I believe all of us like that type of description. The query is whether or not we prefer it $17,000 price.
That’s the asking value which the vendor says is agency. Of course, they then say they may go decrease however elements of the truck will likely be faraway from the deal. What do you suppose, ought to it go all-intact at that $17,000 asking? Or, at that value is that this a Tahoe that you simply’d say ta-ta to?
You resolve!
Los Angeles, California, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
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