Looking at 2009 Denali

[03_GMC]

I feel like the red one is a better deal. Has a few more options and looks really clean. A craigslist ad that doesn't offer plenty of photos from the start and lacks info usually is a red flag for me. But you did talk to them and said it seemed ok. '07 was the first year of this new body style and I know they had a couple little issues so I always prefer a couple years in on any vehicle. I would see how low they will go on the '09 and go from there. Let us know!

 

[DonnyJones]

Thanks for the reply! I have attached some photos of the craigslist denali, gold with tan interior.

 

[DonnyJones]

Well I went and test drove the red one today. Sales manager came back with a price of 21,500 for it. It sitting at 107k and the only thing I can tell that is wrong with it, is it has the notorious cracked dash on it. I drove it at night and in the rain so it was tough to look everything over and hope I didn't miss anything.

I received some background information on this vehicle from the sales manager when I was there. It seemed like he was being honest, at least I hope.

He said he his neighbors with the owners brother in law. It was a commercial vehicle for Ahern Inc here in Fon du Lac for its first few years, then the company ceo/president purchased it for personal use afterwards. It sounds like they are very meticulous with their vehicles.

He had an account set up from his work for unlimited car washes I was told and that it was very well taken care of. Like I stated just from what I could see only the dash being cracked is all I could see wrong with it. He said the guy is so **** about his stuff and cleanliness that you could literally eat off his garage floor. I laughed a little and he said I'm serious, we can even call him right now and ask him about it.

The truck has a box in the back with 2 pairs of brand new headphones for the DVD player along with the remote, never been used from the looks of it. I was also told they only ever used the third row 2x a year. Seats look like they were never sat in, although car fax shows that seat was either repaired or replaced recently.

Owners never had any kids and it was just the 2 of them most of the time. Rear compressor and suspension bags are in working condition, I will look more into it later.

I hope I'm not missing anything on it. He came back with a final out the door price of like 23,500 +/- a couple hundred. He had this information all written on a sheet of paper and wrote my next appointment date on it but never gave me a copy. I'm trying to remember from the top of my head. Taxes were around $1,100 and fees from dealer were about $380.

I would like to get him down to about 20,500 to keep my payments down.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[DonnyJones]

http://www.bergstromneenah.com/Vehi...UP_CAM**_CHROME_WHEELS**-Neenah-WI/2866771043

Link to the truck I went to look at.

 

[03_GMC]

I liked that one more. I'd say if you can get it for that 20K mark id do it. Looks nice and good luck!

 

[adventurenali92]

Yeah 20k is a a good mark for that many miles.

 

[DonnyJones]

Well I have narrowed it down to 2 vehicles. I'm just unsure of which one to go after.

http://www.bergstromneenah.com/Vehi...UP_CAM**_CHROME_WHEELS**-Neenah-WI/2866771043

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/681118232/overview/

Top link is the same red vehicle. The lowest price the sales manager will go is $20,500 + tax's and fees. Looking at around $21900 out the door. Only issue on it from what I noticed at night is the cracked dash.

Bottom link is one I found earlier today real close to me. Its a 2009 with 120k. It is fully loaded. It has every single option available on it, which just means more stuff to break and fix lol
It seems like a very nice truck. It has tan interior in it though, not the biggest fan of it, unless it eventually grows on you? It has weather tech floormats and seems to be real clean. Seats are in really nice shape like they were hardly sat in besides the front ones. Has 2 sets of headphones and a remote control.

Couple of issues I noticed were when shifting from Park to Drive, or Reverse to Drive, or Drive to Reverse it made a clunking noise. any ideas?

Also when traveling at about 70 or 75 MPH it made a humming,whining noise up front it sounded like. It seemed to change tone/quite making the noise if you played with the throttle or let off the gas. I didn't notice it at lower speeds but wasn't really paying attention for it.

Also there was one last thing. When I first started it up and drove it, granted it was cold and might not have been started for quite some time, it made like a ticking/knocking sound. IT's hard to explain it correctly or the sound it made. It seemed to go away once it warmed up though.

Any signs that this vehicle is just going to cause me problems? I never saw a carfax on it but was told it had a clean title and no accidents.

Any other vehicle options to look out for? I just like the 6.2 so much though

 

[adventurenali92]

The front end wine could be a bad tensioner. Mine did that for about a year. The bearing inside the pulley was bad so it would squeak whenever I'd drive. It was louder up over 65ish. Those are easy to replace and part is cheap if that's what's causing the noise. As much as I don't like black interior I like the red Denali better. Fewer miles is good. Price is not a bad deal for that amount of miles. It looks clean from the pictures. Looks like a nice truck.

 

[DonnyJones]

The front end wine could be a bad tensioner. Mine did that for about a year. The bearing inside the pulley was bad so it would squeak whenever I'd drive. It was louder up over 65ish. Those are easy to replace and part is cheap if that's what's causing the noise. As much as I don't like black interior I like the red Denali better. Fewer miles is good. Price is not a bad deal for that amount of miles. It looks clean from the pictures. Looks like a nice truck.

Thoughts on how to go about getting the cracked dash fixed? It looks pretty bad

 

[adventurenali92]

Not sure on that one. Not a problem ive encountered with my 2006. But I think I've seen some threads here about it. You might try searching that and see if that yields any fixes.

 

[Fosscore]

@DonnyJones

Here's one of many threads on the NNBS cracked dash issue.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/cracked-dash.77885/

FWIW, I am driving a 2013 Suburban with 17100 miles and it has 2 cracks by the passenger air bag. It is a well known defect. Here is another thread you might find interesting as it pertains to the NNBS trucks with lots of TYF member input.

Thinking of Buying a 07-14 NNBS Tahoe/Suburban? Look Here
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...-a-07-14-nnbs-tahoe-suburban-look-here.61720/

 

[DonnyJones]

@DonnyJones

Here's one of many threads on the NNBS cracked dash issue.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/cracked-dash.77885/

FWIW, I am driving a 2013 Suburban with 17100 miles and it has 2 cracks by the passenger air bag. It is a well known defect. Here is another thread you might find interesting as it pertains to the NNBS trucks with lots of TYF member input.

Thinking of Buying a 07-14 NNBS Tahoe/Suburban? Look Here
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...-a-07-14-nnbs-tahoe-suburban-look-here.61720/

Thanks @Fosscore

I was in that thread so many times that I can't believe I didn't think to check in there again. I will start do some reading.

This really is a great place to go for information!

 

[Fosscore]

Welcome.

It really details all the known defects on the NNBS trucks and a great place to go off on side searches or post up your own questions. Good luck.

 

[DonnyJones]

Welcome.

It really details all the known defects on the NNBS trucks and a great place to go off on side searches or post up your own questions. Good luck.

Wow, the thinking of buying an NNBS thread is really loaded with lots of issues on these vehicles. Makes me kind of nervous. Never heard of most of them, just the bigger culprits like the Rear suspension, wheel bearings, dash crack and Chrome peeling.

So is 20k @ 107k miles really that good of a deal?

 

[Fosscore]

Apprehension is understandable anytime you are buying a used vehicle. I had this same discussion with my wife. Having said that, these vehicles NBS or NNBS have so much history, ease of repair and access to parts be it taking it to a local shop or DIY and loads of info on this thread that covers anything you could every want to know.

The other guys giving you advice on this thread above have been through this same thing and are active here and as well as doing things to their trucks at older years or more miles, etc.. That mileage is nothing to worry about as stated she is just getting broken in. The known issues may not affect the truck you are looking at, but at least it is a great starting point of what to look for. I took it a step further and brought the truck to my local mechanic and asked him to look it over top to bottom.

Just take a look at the comparable pricing for similar models to see if the dealership is on par with what you are seeing price wise within a good distance range of where you are buying and like you are trying to do is negotiate what works for you.

That pricing seems reasonable for a Denali in good condition and that mileage is about normal when a lot get traded in. I've seen that trend here in Florida. Your pricing may vary a bit regionally.

Sometimes too much info is more to worry about. If you like the truck, it checks out the best you can and fits your budget then go for it.

 

[DonnyJones]

Apprehension is understandable anytime you are buying a used vehicle. I had this same discussion with my wife. Having said that, these vehicles NBS or NNBS have so much history, ease of repair and access to parts be it taking it to a local shop or DIY and loads of info on this thread that covers anything you could every want to know.

The other guys giving you advice on this thread above have been through this same thing and are active here and as well as doing things to their trucks at older years or more miles, etc.. That mileage is nothing to worry about as stated she is just getting broken in. The known issues may not affect the truck you are looking at, but at least it is a great starting point of what to look for. I took it a step further and brought the truck to my local mechanic and asked him to look it over top to bottom.

Just take a look at the comparable pricing for similar models to see if the dealership is on par with what you are seeing price wise within a good distance range of where you are buying and like you are trying to do is negotiate what works for you.

That pricing seems reasonable for a Denali in good condition and that mileage is about normal when a lot get traded in. I've seen that trend here in Florida. Your pricing may vary a bit regionally.

Sometimes too much info is more to worry about. If you like the truck, it checks out the best you can and fits your budget then go for it.

Not sure if you saw my earlier post or not, but I did look at it in depth and this was the information I was given on it.....

I received some background information on this vehicle from the sales manager when I was there. It seemed like he was being honest, at least I hope.

He said he his neighbors with the owners brother in law. It was a commercial vehicle for Ahern Inc here in Fond du Lac for its first few years, then the company CEO/president purchased it for personal use afterwards. It sounds like they are very meticulous with their vehicles.

He had an account set up from his work for unlimited car washes I was told and that it was very well taken care of. Like I stated just from what I could see only the dash being cracked is all I could see wrong with it. He said the guy is so **** about his stuff and cleanliness that you could literally eat off his garage floor. I laughed a little and he said I'm serious, we can even call him right now and ask him about it. He supposibly brought it in for maintenance or whatever else it needed quite often. That if something seemed off, he had it fixed right away.

The truck has a box in the back with 2 pairs of brand new headphones for the DVD player along with the remote, never been used from the looks of it. I was also told they only ever used the third row 2x a year. Seats look like they were never sat in, although car fax shows that seat was either repaired or replaced recently.

Owners never had any kids and it was just the 2 of them most of the time. Rear compressor and suspension bags appear to be in good, working condition

 

[Fosscore]

Yessir I read the thread. I was just giving you
from my point of view. I mean based on that info you noted that the truck appears to be in good condition front to back. If you are happy with the pricing and feel good about it, then go for it. The Denali is always a win with all the extras, bigger motor and comfort. Holds its resale value as well.

 

[DonnyJones]

Yessir I read the thread. I was just giving you
from my point of view. I mean based on that info you noted that the truck appears to be in good condition front to back. If you are happy with the pricing and feel good about it, then go for it. The Denali is always a win with all the extras, bigger motor and comfort. Holds its resale value as well.

I appreciate all the I can get!!

Yeah, obviously the lower the price the better . I've just never bought a GM or SUV/Truck for that matter. Always had import (Honda Civic, Scion TC's and Acura TL's)

Everything seems clean on it ,except for the cracked dashboard that I would probably end up fixing as it would annoy the hell out of me. I'm very **** about my cars.

BTW, beautiful NBS you have!!

 

[DonnyJones]

@Fosscore

Did you see the link to this one earlier.... http://appleton.craigslist.org/cto/5841197524.html

I believe its still available. Thoughts on that one?

 

[adventurenali92]

^ I think the other 2 are better deals. Despite the higher prices.