Should I Buy It! Noob Needs Help

[Tire Guy]

Hello folks, about to pull the trigger and I need some feedback on the deal. My last Yukon was a 1996.

2009 Tahoe LT with LT1 and leather, 40k miles and looks good and clean. Car Fax is mostly clean. Recently serviced which included some rotor resurfacing and a couple tires. I will be the third owner. After a little back and forth they want $28k.

Here is the VIN. If any body can run it for me that would be fantastic. Thanks in advance.

1GNFK23059R234341

The Tire Guy

 

[THE YETI]

should buy felixgun's LTZ for a few $K more...

 

[Timmy]

should buy felixgun's LTZ for a few $K more...

i agree with that.

 

[Tire Guy]

I have to have 4WD and he is about 1500 miles away. Love the LTZ though.

The Tire Guy

 

[07Burb]

X3 on felix's even without the 4wd. Much better deal. IMO, 28k is a little pricey for a 1LT felix's ride will get around fine with that traction control.

 

[thirsty1258]

Felix is the man his car is very nice and u should be alright without 4x4. I lived in poconos with 2ed

sent from my thunderbolt

 

[Coolhandmike]

I agree with Burb. Just a bit too much for it. About a month ago I made a purchase for a fully loaded 4x4 (except NAV) Yukon with 38k on the odometer for a little less. It also had 4 brand new tires bc they were covered under warranty.

 

[Tire Guy]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the feedback.

 

[ChrisAU]

I'd be worried about the "mostly clean" carfax...what does that mean?

 

[Sheriff]

I can go without 4X4 for 5, 6 or 7 years at a time. But when that one year comes along where I really need it badly, it's nice to have. During the winter of 2009 we had several 24 inch snows with very haphazard plowing, if any, for days.

And for the record, as much as it hurts to admit, the best performing 4X4 I have ever owned is an Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer. I still have it and would rather head out in deep snow in it as opposed to my Ford Excursion. I have yet to see how well the Tahoe performs in a deep snow.

This is the Explorer, and the remnants of one of our 24" snows....

 

[Autbond]

Sounds like a pretty good deal. I got mine for a steal! Paid $29200, fully loaded LTZ 26k miles 2wd, one owner, no paintwork, clean carfax.

 

[07Burb]

Sounds like a pretty good deal. I got mine for a steal! Paid $29200, fully loaded LTZ 26k miles 2wd, one owner, no paintwork, clean carfax.

Yes, but yours is an LTZ. A vast difference between that and a 1LT priced at 28k or whatever it is.

 

[Sheriff]

I keep seeing Carfax mentioned in threads of this sort. You guys and girls do realize how unreliable Carfax really is? Not everybody reports everything to Carfax. Especially body shops. A Tahoe can have $15,000 in crash damage, be repaired, and still have clean title without Carfax knowing a thing about it.

Carfax is nothing more than a false sense of security.

Anybody want to buy my 4X4 Explorer? It has a spotless Carfax. But it has had bodywork done on it three times in the last 3 years. First, my daughter backed into a neighbor's truck, damages the rear bumper and liftgate. Second time my wife slipped on ice and bounced off a dogwood tree.... front bumper, hood and grille damage. The third time, the paint on the roof was peeling, had to do a total repaint on the roof in April of this year.

How is that for a clean Carfax?