Mezzo
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So I've been here for a hot minute,rarely ever post,more lurk,but back in June I rear ended someone and totaled my 2006 Suburban, had full coverage and recieved a decent payout(enough to cover the loan i took out to buy it)
I salvaged(techincally stole, since the insurance company owned it now) as much parts from it i could before it would get scrapped,tow mirrors,guage cluster,radio,etc.(if i had cinder blocks i would've taken the wheels as well) So then i embarked on a search for another suburban with the check the insurance company cut, ended up finding a decent 2004 Z71,185k with some faults(wrong valance for one thing) but i had 2800 to spend and couldn't be picky,drove 2 hours to Kentucky and bought it for 2200 and drove it back.Next day i swapped out the mirrors and put in my gauge cluster and spent a few months piecing together parts to help make it stand out.
Led swapped the interior and put my cluster in,put some Pro Comp and cheap A/T on and have been driving it like this since, it's come along way since i bought it,added some little touches,like an escalade Dash bezel, one thing i learned is after being car less for a week I needed a back up,so a month ago i took a small personal loan out and bought a clean 03 Z71 tahoe with 150k for 3000.
I have owned 4 of these GMT800's now,2 Burbs,2 Tahoes, and have come to the realization that i will probly drive these exclusively for the rest of my life.
I salvaged(techincally stole, since the insurance company owned it now) as much parts from it i could before it would get scrapped,tow mirrors,guage cluster,radio,etc.(if i had cinder blocks i would've taken the wheels as well) So then i embarked on a search for another suburban with the check the insurance company cut, ended up finding a decent 2004 Z71,185k with some faults(wrong valance for one thing) but i had 2800 to spend and couldn't be picky,drove 2 hours to Kentucky and bought it for 2200 and drove it back.Next day i swapped out the mirrors and put in my gauge cluster and spent a few months piecing together parts to help make it stand out.
Led swapped the interior and put my cluster in,put some Pro Comp and cheap A/T on and have been driving it like this since, it's come along way since i bought it,added some little touches,like an escalade Dash bezel, one thing i learned is after being car less for a week I needed a back up,so a month ago i took a small personal loan out and bought a clean 03 Z71 tahoe with 150k for 3000.
I have owned 4 of these GMT800's now,2 Burbs,2 Tahoes, and have come to the realization that i will probly drive these exclusively for the rest of my life.
