Am i getting a good deal?

nick956 · December 31, 2014

Hey guys so I recently located a 2004 chevy Express Van explorer limited edition. There asking 7,000 but willing to deal at 6,200. The van is damn good shape. No rust, leather tears everything works. Runs smooth but may need shocks cause it felt springy on the highway.

It has 121,000 miles is the low top style with all the fairings on side and even has a front towing hitch like to connect to an RV. So im guessing it was an older couples van. If y'all can tell ne if it sounds good or tell me anythibg u should look at before. That would be much appreciated. Also I looked at the engine and doesnt have oil leaks like most 5.3L vortec engine do.

Mckenzie · December 31, 2014

That sounds like a good price, especially with as little miles as it has on it! I'm not a van person so hopefully someone else can chime in !

What stuff has been replaced on it ? Fuel pump, trans?

Btuggle88 · December 31, 2014

Need to see if they have service history.

nick956 · December 31, 2014

That I know of probably nothing but I will ask. Also its a a buy cash place and probably dont have records. Its not at a certified pre own dealer either. But I really like the van . And I will ask for records and see if anything has been changed

nick956 · December 31, 2014

KMGZ400 · December 31, 2014

Honestly that Seems like a pretty good deal for that van..if your in the market for that type of Van I wouldn't be afraid to pick it up for 6200. I know most of the 5.3 expresses were AWD too

nick956 · December 31, 2014

Yea well cause we would only use it for out of town or when us family of five are together. We have five other cars already but are quite not openly as a big van.

Btuggle88 · December 31, 2014

Fro the pics it looks pretty good most of the time the ground effects are falling off but it looks good

kstruckcountry · December 31, 2014

The only thing I'd worry about is it didn't count all the miles it spent behind the RV

8.1HD/ALLISON · January 1, 2015

It should have counted all yhe miles while towing. Have to have truck running and in nuetral to tow.

SouthCo · January 1, 2015

Looks decent. I'd run a carfax (which I know aren't perfect), and if nothing out of the ordinary get it.

nick956 · January 2, 2015

Well look at this, the van has a pto meaning that when engaged the van is freewheeling without rngine running and just rear wheels spinning but no driveshaft movement. Which is all making sense with the front towing hooks. Also I did buy it after all for $ 6,000 flat with 532 going to tax ,title and license. Also we've already put about 200 miles with no problems at all.

8.1HD/ALLISON · January 2, 2015

Interesting. Ive never seen one of those on a car. 4 wheelers yes. So then the tow milage is not shown. Anyhow, looks nice!

nick956 · January 2, 2015

Yeah ,thanks guys for giving me more will to buy the van. We really like it.

DangerDaveFreestyle · December 16, 2015

Thats really something. With a manual trans you can tow all day in neutral, auto trans will burn up. Youd have to unbolt driveshaft. So that pto is quite clever.

That thing is like an rv on the inside as is! So some rich folk mustof used something the size of a bus to tow that bus so when the rv is parked, oh my! Usually the cozy vans are hightops, i prefer the lowtops. Looks way nice. I ordered mine with a 8 way power seat, and i have recently insulated it and paneled it from top to bottom, so its more cadillac-ish, but damn that thing looks like a pillow!