IRQVET
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So funny story about how I aquired mine. Here’s the story:
I hunted Craigslist for years looking for a 96-99 2 door Tahoe. Then in 2006, I found my 1998 for sale for $5,000 with 60K miles. I stumbled across the ad minutes after it was posted. My Tahoe was booking in the $20-30K range (estimate) so this seemed like a stupid good deal.
I figured the ad was a scam, a salvage title, or something simular. But I made the call anyway. Owner seemed very intoxicated when I called him, and I started asking him all sorts of questions, again, I was very skeptical.
Turns out he was a rich dude (understatement) and his wife strained her back trying to lift a toddler into the back of the 2 door. So she got upset, didn’t consult her husband, and went to the Chevy dealer and bought a new 4 door and drove it home. The husband had my Tahoe custom ordered in 1998, so it was $51K new and had every available option for the 1998 year. When you run the VIN number through the GM database, it comes up 1 of 1 like it ever made.
He was pissed.
So he got drunk and posted it for sale. He obviously didn’t need the money, cause when I got there he told me in his slurred speech, “You want it?! Get it out of my sight.” As he looked over his shoulder toward his wife and said “F*cking Bit$h."
Hard to believe that was almost 20 years ago. Its been a great rig! That's why when I cracked the engine block back in 2017, I popped for a new GM crate motor. Cause I’ve never had much money tied up in this rig. I love it. Engine builder painted the GM 350 crate engine in hanger orange as a throw back.
I hunted Craigslist for years looking for a 96-99 2 door Tahoe. Then in 2006, I found my 1998 for sale for $5,000 with 60K miles. I stumbled across the ad minutes after it was posted. My Tahoe was booking in the $20-30K range (estimate) so this seemed like a stupid good deal.
I figured the ad was a scam, a salvage title, or something simular. But I made the call anyway. Owner seemed very intoxicated when I called him, and I started asking him all sorts of questions, again, I was very skeptical.
Turns out he was a rich dude (understatement) and his wife strained her back trying to lift a toddler into the back of the 2 door. So she got upset, didn’t consult her husband, and went to the Chevy dealer and bought a new 4 door and drove it home. The husband had my Tahoe custom ordered in 1998, so it was $51K new and had every available option for the 1998 year. When you run the VIN number through the GM database, it comes up 1 of 1 like it ever made.
He was pissed.
So he got drunk and posted it for sale. He obviously didn’t need the money, cause when I got there he told me in his slurred speech, “You want it?! Get it out of my sight.” As he looked over his shoulder toward his wife and said “F*cking Bit$h."
Hard to believe that was almost 20 years ago. Its been a great rig! That's why when I cracked the engine block back in 2017, I popped for a new GM crate motor. Cause I’ve never had much money tied up in this rig. I love it. Engine builder painted the GM 350 crate engine in hanger orange as a throw back.
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