WANTED! 2000 to 2006 3/4 ton Suburban

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I wanted to post this in the For Sale section but I do believe it would be kicked out because I am looking and not selling. I also thought about posting in the 2000 to 2006 section but thought that would not work for the MODS either, so here I am.

I am in the market for a solid 3/4 ton Chevy/GMC Suburban that is as close to stock as can be and with as low a set of miles as can be. Please don't waste my time with rusted rigs and statements like, "My 1/2 ton rig can handle any travel trailer you can put behind it". I know what I want and am *a*n*a*l* about what I know I want to do with it. Anyone who knows me here, knows that I will search and search for just the right one and will walk away and not settle for anything less than what I want. My cash is good and can fly in to wherever I go to get it unless my girl wants to make a small vaca out of it and we drive to it. I am also looking for a hitch type travel trailer, so if you have a combination deal, that could work too. Two things about the trailer, my girl knows them inside and out and will pick it apart and at 6'4" tall and 270 pounds, I do not want to twist my body in strange contortions to take a crap. Prefer a nice trailer with no slide outs. Again, anyone that knows me and then her will know this in advance. I will want proof of any claimed repairs and maintenance on the Suburban and she will want same on the trailer. This may be a bit strange asking this on here but if I have to settle on just the Suburban from someone here, I know we can find what we want for a trailer here in Oregon. Thanks. One last question for the group, does every 3/4 ton Suburban come with a tow package and if so, what is the typical package limit on a 3/4 ton with a 6.0 engine and say....3.73 gears?

Hell, like the title says, I would even consider older Suburban if is in great/excellent shape!

By the way, if is ok with any of the mods, let me know and I will copy/paste this in other sections. Thanks.
 
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I wanted to post this in the For Sale section but I do believe it would be kicked out because I am looking and not selling. I also thought about posting in the 2000 to 2006 section but thought that would not work for the MODS either, so here I am.

I am in the market for a solid 3/4 ton Chevy/GMC Suburban that is as close to stock as can be and with as low a set of miles as can be. Please don't waste my time with rusted rigs and statements like, "My 1/2 ton rig can handle any travel trailer you can put behind it". I know what I want and am *a*n*a*l* about what I know I want to do with it. Anyone who knows me here, knows that I will search and search for just the right one and will walk away and not settle for anything less than what I want. My cash is good and can fly in to wherever I go to get it unless my girl wants to make a small vaca out of it and we drive to it. I am also looking for a hitch type travel trailer, so if you have a combination deal, that could work too. Two things about the trailer, my girl knows them inside and out and will pick it apart and at 6'4" tall and 270 pounds, I do not want to twist my body in strange contortions to take a crap. Prefer a nice trailer with no slide outs. Again, anyone that knows me and then her will know this in advance. I will want proof of any claimed repairs and maintenance on the Suburban and she will want same on the trailer. This may be a bit strange asking this on here but if I have to settle on just the Suburban from someone here, I know we can find what we want for a trailer here in Oregon. Thanks.

Hell, like the title says, I would even consider older Suburban if is in great/excellent shape!

By the way, if is ok with any of the mods, let me know and I will copy/paste this in other sections. Thanks.
this one posted last night, my bad it's a 07 though
 

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There’s a 97 K2500 454 on bringatrailer in Idaho. Of course, who knows how the price on it will go.

 
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There’s a 97 K2500 454 on bringatrailer in Idaho. Of course, who knows how the price on it will go.

Idaho is one state over. Easy Peasy to get there. But, it has had a bunch of stuff done to it that keeps it from my preference of stock. I want to do what I want to it. Same thing when I owned Harley's. I did my own work on them too.
 
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Thanks. Would be about a 9 hour drive from here but that would not be a problem in any way.
 
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Just a heads up....Am still looking for just the right rig to buy. @Doubeleive found a cream puff for me and was very excited when first opened up the link but is a 2wd instead of 4wd. The trailering I want to do will be year round and so, IMO, that means a year round tow rig that can handle multiple road conditions. Like the title says, I am biased toward the NBS 2000-2006 rigs but if I can find a primo older rig in perfect condition, with the right engine, then I would leap at that. Any color and any interior is fine as long as the mechanicals meet my expectations.
 
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Found this just 1 hour away. Am gonna look at tomorrow or next day. Had a great talk with the owner and has all paperwork for maintenance and repairs.

 

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Ad says 350 but it’s definitely a 454, does it have the 4.10 gears in it? That’d be a nice bonus. Hope it checks out, good luck!
 
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I am supposed to get the RPO codes tomorrow. I saw the difference of the engine with that big honkin' upper plenum but did not say anything to him at all on the phone today. I will wait till the deal is done and money is in his hands. I hope it is 4.10 gears but have to wait and see what he sends me with an RPO sticker pic or the "G" codes themselves.

Turns out he owns a company with company trucks and a shop that I am familiar with here in Eugene, also does work for him in Bend, Oregon. They do quality work and they have done all the work on this rig and he has all the paperwork.
 

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Found this just 1 hour away. Am gonna look at tomorrow or next day. Had a great talk with the owner and has all paperwork for maintenance and repairs.

That's a good price by the looks of the pics. Good luck.
 

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