You can buy a full overhaul hit at the local Kroger. Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 14, 2023, at 4:59 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I've driven it, runs fine. She was driving it back and forth to Greensboro > until recently. I have a 350 sitting in the garage so if it ever did kakk... > > --FT > >> On 3/14/23 5:51 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >> Yes, but it was about $500 and it has a relatively new transmission. Engines >> are generally pretty good these days and if it has had regular service, it >> should go a bit further. >> >> Randy >> >> >>> On 14/03/2023 4:46 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >>> I like old Chevys, but that is a LOT of miles. >>> >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Sent: March 14, 2023 2:52 PM >>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com >>> Subject: [MBZ] I can't pass it up >>> >>> This friend of mine has a 97 Suburban with like 350kmi on. She has >>> always had it stealer serviced since new. Put in a new transmission 4 >>> or 5 years ago and had lots of other stuff done with it. It's actually >>> in pretty decent shape, no rust, body good, clear coat peeling, good >>> tires, tow package, but has a few little issues, nothing fatal. It's the >>> same colors as my 96 pickup that was my dad's so hard to tell them >>> apart. It looks nice. >>> >>> A year or so ago she bought a GLK and had this thing parked at the Vast >>> Estate while she bought a new house away from here, moved, all that. So >>> a few weeks ago she decides she wants to get the Sub fixed up as a spare >>> and I drove it to the stealer again. It was not a high priority so it >>> sat a bit, they finally got to it, did an oil change and diagnostic on >>> stuff, $278. They came up with a $3500 estimate for radiator, hoses, >>> (it is slowly leaking some coolant from somewhere) belt, and a few other >>> odds and ends. Again nothing fatal but stuff that is reasonable to do. >>> Stealer pricing! >>> >>> I had told her at some point she didn't need the thing but she had >>> nostalgia for it and wanted to keep it but this bill scared her off. >>> She offered it to her daughter who has no interest in it. So today she >>> asks me if I still want it. I tell her it depends on the number. She >>> talks around it all a bit and I tell her she can let me know, we can go >>> get it, I'll keep it around, whatever. >>> >>> She finally says $500. We'll go get it, you can pay for the work, give >>> me the other $200whatever and it's yours. Deal. How could I pass that up. >>> >>> So having just bought that GL450 for towing I'm thinking this old Sub >>> would be better so I should sell the GL on and use the Sub for towing. >>> Choices choices, but for $500... >>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> _______________________________________ >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
