2008 Suburban 6.0 L. Buy or pass?

[moregolfwantedplz]

2008 Suburban LS 6.0L 2wd
105,000 miles, one owner, TX truck

Lots of life left? Or a timebomb?

They are asking $7,000

 

[tsuintx]

This one? I'd say go check it out. Price is damn good for a 2500, especially if you prefer it in the LS flavor.

 

[moregolfwantedplz]

I figure I can always upgrade interior and dress up the exterior if the bones are good.

 

[OR VietVet]

Texas truck should hopefully mean, NO RUST. Check for that. The miles are low and the price looks good but the eyeball needs to check it out. BUT and to me a big BUT is anything with AFM makes me gun shy. There are eliminator steps that you can take and plenty of threads here about that.

 

[avalonandl]

Texas truck should hopefully mean, NO RUST. Check for that. The miles are low and the price looks good but the eyeball needs to check it out. BUT and to me a big BUT is anything with AFM makes me gun shy. There are eliminator steps that you can take and plenty of threads here about that.

NO AFM on a 2500.

The 2008 is a lower towing capacity - 8600lbs

If it runs good go for it. That engine will run 300k

 

[tsuintx]

And yes, no AFM crap to deal with.

Even though I'm now in the market for a K2xx SUV for the wife, I was kind of thinking about going to check that one out, too. Just something for myself to play with...

 

[avalonandl]

I would buy it if it was closer....

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

I drive a 6.0 Silverado for work and I’m going on 290,000 miles of damn hard use... the 6.0 are hard to kill... price is good man go for It

 

[Geotrash]

That's a great deal for a 2500. There's a lot trying to sell a 2013 here with 40K for $38K.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for...de1=CHEV&modelCode1=CHEVSUB&clickType=listing

 

[Dantheman1540]

That's a good price IMO! Try to find a clean low mile 4 door 2500 Silverado for that price.

 

[tsuintx]

Looks like somebody might've snatched it already since the ad just disappeared.

 

[OR VietVet]

Ya snooze, ya lose!

 

[intheburbs]

NO AFM on a 2500.

The 2008 is a lower towing capacity - 8600lbs

If it runs good go for it. That engine will run 300k

Where did you get the 8600-lb number?

Here's the pertinent page from the 2008 owners manual....

 

[avalonandl]

Sorry thats the GVWR .... 2007 's had a lower trailrng limit w/3.73

 

[avalonandl]

That's a great deal for a 2500. There's a lot trying to sell a 2013 here with 40K for $38K.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=557345001&zip=23116&referrer=/cars-for-sale/searchresults.xhtml?zip=23116&city=Mechanicsville&incremental=all&modelCodeList=CHEVSUB&makeCodeList=CHEV&sortBy=relevance&location=%5Bobject+Object%5D&state=VA&firstRecord=0&marketExtension=include&searchRadius=50&trimCodeList=CHEVSUB%7C2500+LS&isNewSearch=false&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=CHEVSUB&makeCodeList=CHEV&searchRadius=50&trimCodeList=CHEVSUB|2500 LS&makeCode1=CHEV&modelCode1=CHEVSUB&clickType=listing

Smoking the front lawn. ....LOL

 

[Doubeleive]

I was just going to say it's probably gone already, around here right now that would be sold in nothing flat

 

[tsuintx]

Not a big surprise there and the ad I saw on Craigslist had $6300 as the price.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Not a big surprise there and the ad I saw on Craigslist had $6300 as the price.

Damn I don't even want another truck but I'd have bought it for that, flipped it and got 427 money.

 

[swathdiver]

2008 Suburban LS 6.0L 2wd
105,000 miles, one owner, TX truck

Lots of life left? Or a timebomb?

They are asking $7,000

Price is damn good for a 2500

NO AFM on a 2500.

Not so fast fellas! It might not be a 2500. The L76 was available in the 1500s from 2007-2009, it had AFM, VVT, an aluminum block and made about 367 HP. LOTs of Avalanches from these three years have the motor and they were put in front of the 4L70 Supermatic until 2009 when the 6-speed came out. It's not unusual to find a Suburban with them either, with their higher horsepower rating, guys used to hyper-mile them into the 25 mpg range by tweaking AFM parameters.

 

[avalonandl]

2500 has the LY6, Iron block. or L96 flex fuel version.