Recent content by charlatan

I've had an F-250 (for sale presently) for 3+ years that is now too big for me since my wife and I are empty nesters. I started looking at options in the late fall... something easy to drive around town, but will still get me up some pretty nasty forest roads. I wanted kind of a sleeper...

I sure did! I've not removed it since we put it on. I'm super jealous of that spot you've got in the mountains up there. You picked up an older truck again IIRC. Still have it?

Bumping and dropped the price. This is a great, clean truck that's ready for your haulin', campin, fishin', skiiin'.. etc...

Selling my adventure chariot. The kiddos are grown and are not as interested in camping with Dad these days. 245,142k Miles. I’ve given this truck mostly highway miles to the mountains for all fun stuff, meaning it's been driven the way it’s supposed to be driven. I haven’t beaten it up, but...

Nope. Salvage title would be a no-go for me. There are a few around Co that are up for sale that would be much better, and they're cheaper. I am considering selling my 99 Winter Edition with 4k on a new engine if you're interested. Clean title, engine rebuild done by a guy in Oregon that...

...and here we find the key. "The engine, which will be offered for the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ trim package, is only available for two-wheel-drive models and is rated at 380 horsepower and 417 lb-ft of torque. " No wonder I couldn't find any... 2wd versions are immediately filtered on my search.

Thanks. Ya, I started searching like mad for a 6.2 and could not find one until I started searching for the GMC Yukon, at which point every Yukon showed as a 6.2. Very good info, Thx. I guess the 6spd 5.3 is the only option unless I happen upon a unicorn 6.x. All the info in that screenshot is...

So grateful for all the info provided here! I'm shrinking my list of replacements for my Montero (I miss V8's), and the Tahoe platform looks promising. From what I'm reading here, my target should be an 07 or later, as long as it has the 6.2L engine, thus avoiding AFM? It looks from wikipedia...

That's awesome input, thanks! I will inquire about the bypass. Question on that... does that mean that there's no transmission cooler at that point? This is going to be going up an down the Colorado mountains A LOT, and I don't want to brn the thing up. If I wind up with this rig, I'd definitely...

Thanks for all the input! I've decided that it's probably not my jam, but they sure do look nice!

Well, I've been reading up a lot today, and in digging around for a new light off-roader and I stumbled on this; 2010 Armada Platinum It looks like it's been very well cared for, and I am in the process of getting the carfax atm. It ticks my boxes for size (though I need to see what kind of roof...

Did this sell?

Well, I am starting to dig in for a new SUV / mild off-roader (no rock crawling). I am looking for something more powerful than my current V6, and I am not content to pay the 'toyota' tax. I have been looking at some 97-05 Chevy suburbans (one Diesel), which I believe are relatively inexpensive...

Thanks for all the input. I actually wound up getting a gen 2.5 Winter edition.

He said the OG did all the work himself, which means I am out!