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That dude gonna get dropped like a bad habit from his insurance company. His rates are gonna go nuclear.
Also the 4l60 only costs $1500 to replace. Its pretty inexpensive in my opinion. Speaking from experience with 02 Tahoe LT i had around 4 years back. With no rust on the chassis being that I'm in so-cal it wouldn't be hard for this truck to see another 20 years. Lord Willing!
Prior to this incident i was already planning to down grade from premium to liability/ uninsured motorist. I doubt ill stay with AAA after this, i refuse to pay over $120 for liability insurance.
Maybe he thought his Tahoe was amphibious. C'mon OR you gotta open your mind.
The odds of finding a legit 130K gen 3 engine used is likely ZERO. For an engine to have that "low of miles" it would be a thrown in reman BUT anything replacing original engine is just stories without paperwork to back it up. You think them salvage yards know the person that owned any given vehicle last? Let alone take any time to document FACTS about the used parts. Heck you cant even trust the odometers since most of the originals have failed and some people dont even bother with get the replacement programmed with the true mileage.
I may have embellished initially it was like more like a foot and half at best. Im in Southern California not the boonies.
Key words are 1 year warranty my friend. Also I can show you plenty of clean gmt800s with under 135k. Im in California, there are plenty of garage kept tahoes, yukons and silverados all around. Plenty of “pavement queens” with no rust. With that being said it is highly like to find a engine like the one my insurance has claimed to have found from a wrecked example of the aforementioned vehicles.
No it did not, the water wasnt nearly that high. It wasnt that flooded, just enough for the tires to kick a shit ton up into the fender well. The vehicle was in 4hi, i was excited to have my 4wd back after a year of having mitch match gears front and rear. I just installed a matching 3:73 geared front diff in the vehicle a few weeks ago and being that im in the city i havent had much opportunity to test it out. So i made a horrible decision to go 35 plus into somewhat flooded area of the road.
No it did not. It wasnt that flooded, just enough for the tires to kick a shit ton up into the fender well. The vehicle was in 4hi, i was excited to have my 4wd back after a year of having mitch match gears front and rear. I just installed a match 3:73 geared front diff in the vehicle a few weeks ago and being that im in the city i havent had much opportunity to test it out. So i made a conscious decision to go 35 plus into approximate
The odds are quite different here in California.
I found the source of the engine that will be swapped into my tahoe. It’s looking pretty promising.
And you actually believe what them salvage yards are telling you? 138k miles on a 20+yr old engine....thats less than 7k a year on it. Someone liked to walk or take the bus.
Either i’m too optimistic or you are too pessimistic. There were many thousands of these built in the US alone, to think there aren't more than a few with less than 10k a year put on them is a bit naive.
The tape on the driver's seat tells a story. Lots of in and out. The mileage could still be in the 138k miles area BUT, none of that tells you whether the oil was changed regularly and cooling system taken care of or even what type of oil and filter was used. A CarFax could help a bit. It's $50 to get one and IMO, I would do it. It could be 75k miles instead and only had 3 oil changes. It is a crap shoot.
Besides the tape the interior is pretty good condition; i take that as a good sign. Time will tell though. My insurance will cover a 1yr warranty on parts and labor. Im going to the shop tomorrow to discuss some new parts to put on it before installation.
The rest of the interior looking good just means no one can stand to be around the previous owner.
