That's quote a few miles - tranny probably already needs a rebuilt
and I wouldn't give the motor much over 200k miles.
If you are interested in performance the suburban is just too heavy -
unless you build a motor that's not streetable - but then the suburban's
pointless.
If you just want something that you can make look nice and will haul
around a bunch of people/stuff and tow well, as well as having a
potential to be "peppy" it's a fine vehicle.
Also I don't believe Z-71 was a factory option on suburban's -
in 1996 at least.
Chris Bennight
http://www.slowcar.net
66 Charger for sale
http://www.slowcar.net/charger
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 12:38 AM
Subject: DML: Trade my Dakota??
| OK, got an oppurtunity here in front of me that I am seriously considering:
| Today my dad bought an '01 Z-71 edition Chevrolet Suburban. Now, he has a
| '96 RPO Z-71 Suburban that he is going to sell, but when he asked me what I
| thought he should do about it, I told him I'd like to see us keep the '96
| and just own it. He asked-well, what are we going to do with it? I said-
| I'll drive it!!!! He says, well-what are we going to do with your truck? I
| said-well, I'll let you sell my truck if you'll hand me this '96. So........
| Any ideas whether or not I should sell my Dakota to own a '96 Suburban???
| Any thoughts, warnings,etc? Here's the specs on the other truck:
| 1996 Chevrolet Suburban
| L31 Vortec 5.7L(350)
| 4L60E automatic
| 2-speed electric shift T-case
| 3.73 gears, locking rear
| RPO Z71 package(bilstien shocks, steel skidplates, urethane
| bumpstops,etc-only 6 RPO Z71 '96 Suburbans exist!)
| Factory fender flares
| LT trim
| Leather power seats
| Towing package(oil cooler,auxilary transmission cooler,etc)
| Full power accessories
| CD/cassete player
| 16" Centerline HT-II billet wheels, Michelin LTX A/T tires
| Westin nerf bars
| Ravelco security system
| 188,500 miles
| Reapirs needed-weld crack in exhaust system,replace both O2 sensors
| Gimme some feedback on this, huh?
|
|
| Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
| '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
| http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
|
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