2006 GMC Yukon Denali XL-SOLD!!! Now work begins

[OR VietVet]

After recently buying this vehicle, I am selling it because my girl does not like driving it because of the cavernous feel inside the vehicle. I had started a "Build Thread" so some of what I found is there. I did think the rear of intake was leaking oil but after further closer inspection, with a light and mirror, the valve covers leak oil. There is seepage at the water pump. I pressurized the cooling system and it held pressure for 15 minutes but it is wet where the weep hole would be. Amazingly, the rest of the vehicle under carriage is dry. My inspection shows it to have what I believe are the original plugs in it but looks to have had the plug wires changed. It does run smooth with lots of power and no CEL. The interior is fantastic and the missing seat recline levers for the 2nd row Captain's chairs are ordered and will be installed asap. Has a scrape or two and a couple small dimples on body. Has 136k miles on it. Has 50% left on the Michelin Defender tires. See pics. I am going to ask for $11,000 on the local web sites but asking for $10k from members. I paid that for it. I paid for a new title and should be here in about 2-3 weeks. I also have 3 key fobs and 4 keys. I also have paperwork done by the previous owner.

The VIN....1GKFK66U76J153225...you can look up the VIN decoder at this forum, under TOOLS... https://chevroletforum.com/forum/silverado-fullsize-pick-ups-21/

 

[OR VietVet]

 

[gooffeyguy]

Thought she was gonna drive the Tahoe?

 

[OR VietVet]

Thought she was gonna drive the Tahoe?

That was an option at first but she soon changed her mind because she knew how much work I had put in the Tahoe since I bought it. She then offered to take over the Denali and also offered that if she liked it she "COULD", key word COULD, see her way to selling the pickup and the TB. She says she just cannot see as well with the Denali and cannot get used to the interior cavernous feeling.

Listing it for sale is something I want to do with a full disclosure effect. I see the oil leaks. I see the coolant seepage even though it holds pressure. I am paying for the second row seats release levers. Hell, I even put over $100 of fuel in the 31 gallon tank. I even shared the fact that it likely has original plugs but wires have been changed.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Women are never happy!

Back to looking for a 4th Gen 4Runner?

 

[tooleyondeck]

She's a beaut, should sell quickly!

 

[OR VietVet]

Women are never happy!

Back to looking for a 4th Gen 4Runner?

It appears that way but she is worn out and wants to wait for after the holidays for that search to continue. She has made 4 different trips to the DFW area in the last 4 months, for medical concerns with her daughter. She is a retired flight attendant with AA, so there is no flight costs but the constant trips to airport and lugging bags is wearing on her. Plus the time spent with the daughter at her home and the hospital has just taken it's toll.

 

[OR VietVet]

If anyone is interested in the local posted at CL, it is now up with 24 pictures.

 

[OR VietVet]

Update: Now have new clean title for this truck. Have updated the text info in the ad.

2006 GMC Yukon Denali XL for sale by owner - Eugene, OR - craigslist

Ok, full disclosure, I recently bought this truck for my girl to take the place of her K2500 pickup truck and her Trail Blazer. She says can't get used to the cavernous feel of the inside of the...

eugene.craigslist.org

 

[OR VietVet]

Well, I am amazed. The title comes today and the seller got ahold of the buyer that wanted this truck and was gonna buy the next day at noon before I bought it the night before. He still wants to buy it and will make me whole, no questions asked. He said the seller had told him about my qualifications and he asked what I found. I told him about leaking valve cover gaskets and a seeping water pump. He says he wants to pay me to fix those and anything else I find. I have not mentioned that I believe the plugs are original because it does run fine with no power or misfire problems and no CEL. I will also mention the "getting all the fluids the same age" scenario I like to do.

This is better than I could have hoped for. I am making money on the seller's 99 Yukon and now the Denali buyer wants me to do the work on it. Crazy world.

 

[willinnashville]

Sweet! That's a great outcome

 

[OR VietVet]

Hopefully this is gone today.

 

[OR VietVet]

The guy came to look at just now, with his wife, and he likes it and so does she. They SAID would be back with a certified check for the $10k and $1025 more for the parts and fluids purchase for the work he wants me to do. I told him that labor is extra and would be somewhere between 10-12 hours for the hard parts plus whatever labor it takes for the fluid changes on top of that.

We shall see if he actually shows up. The guy has a hard time getting around because of age and weight. He struggled getting in the truck but loved the feel when he did get in.

 

[OR VietVet]

I just talked to the buyer. He is not going to take the vehicle when he drops off the cert check tomorrow morning. I want that check to clear and make sure is good, so I told him that I can order parts at RA, get fluids at AZ and start on the fluid changes now and by time I am done, the RA parts will start trickling in. So, he does not get the truck till I make sure I got the cash and I can lock in on all the parts and get the work started.

 

[Doubeleive]

Easy work I just did the valve covers on the 05 yesterday, hardest part was that last inside bolt on the passenger side coil pack bracket, takes a small 10mm box wrench, when I had it off I sprayed the bolt hole with wd40 and worked the bolt in and out a few times to make reassembly easier, bolt went back in super easy with finger tips and a couple ugga ugga's with the box wrench to snug it down.
transmission dipstick is in the way and it's a tight spot against the firewall but doable.

 

[OR VietVet]

Easy work I just did the valve covers on the 05 yesterday, hardest part was that last inside bolt on the passenger side coil pack bracket, takes a small 10mm box wrench, when I had it off I sprayed the bolt hole with wd40 and worked the bolt in and out a few times to make reassembly easier, bolt went back in super easy with finger tips and a couple ugga ugga's with the box wrench to snug it down.
transmission dipstick is in the way and it's a tight spot against the firewall but doable.

I have a set of stubby flex head ratcheting combination wrenches, in metric and standard. Plus I have a very stable two step I can stand on when reaching in there. Good call on the thread clean out for reassembly ease.

 

[Fless]

You or your bank can easily verify a certified check by contacting the issuing bank (but NOT using the phone number on the check -- find the real one). If the issuing bank is local, cash it there.

Highly recommended to thwart any potential fraud. If the issuing bank isn't local, I'd have your bank do it as you present it for deposit.

 

[OR VietVet]

You or your bank can easily verify a certified check by contacting the issuing bank (but NOT using the phone number on the check -- find the real one). If the issuing bank is local, cash it there.

Highly recommended to thwart any potential fraud. If the issuing bank isn't local, I'd have your bank do it as you present it for deposit.

Yea, if the check is local, I will go there. If I cannot cash there, I will go to my bank and deposit. Either way, the title is not gonna be signed over till the cash is in my hand. The truck is staying here anyway, till RA parts come in and I get all fluids changed and all parts installed. He is also paying me to inspect the brakes and drivetrain. I told him I did not get that far before my girl said a big fat NO to the truck. This is a very strange scenario.

1. I see the ad and ask about it by phone and am told a guy is coming the next day at noon to look and buy.
2. I show that night and drove it, inspected as best as could and made a cash deal.
3. The seller finds out about my qualifications and I have already done work on his 1999 GMC Yukon 4 door and he paid me cash.
4. I find out my girl does not want the truck.
5. I tell the seller and he says he has the other buyer's phone number.
6. The other buyer calls me and arranges to come today to look at and buy the truck.
7. We strike a deal for what I paid for the truck.
8. New buyer fins out my credentials because the original seller tells him.
9. He asks me to go over what I have found and fix it and complete inspection and fix that too.
10. I am a happy camper because I am also now gonna get the new title money, new keys and fobs money, full gas tank money and make more on top of that.

I asked the original seller, he was at my place today about his 99 Yukon for more work, if he has ever heard of a scenario like I just laid out. He said there can't have ever been this scenario anywhere in the US of A. I tend to believe him.

 

[Fless]

Yea, if the check is local, I will go there. If I cannot cash there, I will go to my bank and deposit. Either way, the title is not gonna be signed over till the cash is in my hand. The truck is staying here anyway, till RA parts come in and I get all fluids changed and all parts installed. He is also paying me to inspect the brakes and drivetrain. I told him I did not get that far before my girl said a big fat NO to the truck. This is a very strange scenario.

1. I see the ad and ask about it by phone and am told a guy is coming the next day at noon to look and buy.
2. I show that night and drove it, inspected as best as could and made a cash deal.
3. The seller finds out about my qualifications and I have already done work on his 1999 GMC Yukon 4 door and he paid me cash.
4. I find out my girl does not want the truck.
5. I tell the seller and he says he has the other buyer's phone number.
6. The other buyer calls me and arranges to come today to look at and buy the truck.
7. We strike a deal for what I paid for the truck.
8. New buyer fins out my credentials because the original seller tells him.
9. He asks me to go over what I have found and fix it and complete inspection and fix that too.
10. I am a happy camper because I am also now gonna get the new title money, new keys and fobs money, full gas tank money and make more on top of that.

I asked the original seller, he was at my place today about his 99 Yukon for more work, if he has ever heard of a scenario like I just laid out. He said there can't have ever been this scenario anywhere in the US of A. I tend to believe him.

If you simply deposit it, the check can bounce; best to proactively have your bank verify funds availability before depositing. You have no idea when the check would clear, unless your bank somehow lets you know.

 

[OR VietVet]

If you simply deposit it, the check can bounce; best to proactively have your bank verify funds availability before depositing. You have no idea when the check would clear, unless your bank somehow lets you know.

Ok, I get that. I always do deposits or withdrawal in person and I will ask them. The title will not be signed over to him till I get the money. I am also keeping vehicle for my work but the money will clear before that.