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Should I buy this Suburban?

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Old July 27th, 2015, 12:49 PM
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I've been looking for a Suburban/ Yukon XL for a while here in NY and it's hard to find one that I can afford that is also decent condition/mileage. Someone offered me an '04 Suburban with 60,000 miles for $10,000 and it seems his price is pretty firm. This is definitely not a "steal," but it seems like a reasonably fair price according to KBB. On the other hand, ten grand for an eleven year old truck seems like a lot of money to me, despite the low mileage. Obviously it all depends on seeing the vehicle, history, tires, etc,. but I just want some opinions on whether you out there would consider something like this. It really is a bit more than I'm looking to spend, but it's either this or save a few thousand to get one with 160k on it on craigs list...which I'm not too into doing. Thanks for the thoughts!!
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Need more information on the equipment etc.
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If it is a 2500 with the 8.1, I might consider it. Otherwise, I'd pass.

60k is frighteningly low mileage. Would make we wonder about how the fluids were maintained on a vehicle that sat so much.
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Thanks! It is a 1500. The impression that I have is it was driven pretty regularly, but only for local driving. I'll know much more if I actually look at/drive the vehicle but I'm wondering if I should even consider it
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If its any help I paid about $14k (before trade) on a 07 tahoe with 170k on it.
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If it's in really good condition I don't think the price is out of line. I spent months looking for a Tahoe/Yukon in the $10k price range and was surprised at some of the crap people were asking that much for.

I finally bought an '03 Yukon Denali with 100k on the clock. It was a one owner in great condition and with complete service records. I paid $9500 and felt I got a good deal on it.

At least in my area (central PA), Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons and Yukon XL's seem to hold their value quite well.
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Thanks, all this is food for thought. Yes, in NY also they retain their value very well (too well) :-)
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