I may have an opportunity to buy a van at work for pretty cheap. Belongs to a floor refinishing company that has been restructuring how they operate.
Now, the Express van itself is pretty much a POS, because the guys that worked there ...well, it wasn't THEIR van, so little care was given to the doors and sheetmetal (we've repaired sliding doors/handles a few times on this one). I only got interested because while it was inside, I happened to notice it was a 2500 series with a 6.0. The small research I did says this should be an LQ4 with a 4l80E. I didn't even look to see how many miles, but the owner of the company is a stickler about mechanical upkeep. They no longer provide vans to the employees, they have to bring their own and work on a contract labor basis. So, this unit has been hibernating in our lot for close to 2 years. It gets moved around from time to time, and gets used as a portable parts warehouse sometimes. Boss is tired of it sitting around and mentioned that he's thinking it needs to go, but the van owner doesn't really want to update the 3 year old registration for a van that isn't worth much and doesn't really need for his business anymore.
I know miles make a difference, but what do you guys think a complete drivetrain with everything attached is worth...real world? I see salvage yards locally are pretty proud of these, even with 200K or better on them.
What is the "normal" mile/life expectancy on these when they're relatively well cared for?
I think I saw numbers like 300 HP and mid 300s on torque as delivered?
Worth looking into, or are there better choices?
I'd wind up with the whole thing, and while I really don't have swap plans at the moment, I figured maybe save for unknown project to come, or flip for a little operating capital
Now, the Express van itself is pretty much a POS, because the guys that worked there ...well, it wasn't THEIR van, so little care was given to the doors and sheetmetal (we've repaired sliding doors/handles a few times on this one). I only got interested because while it was inside, I happened to notice it was a 2500 series with a 6.0. The small research I did says this should be an LQ4 with a 4l80E. I didn't even look to see how many miles, but the owner of the company is a stickler about mechanical upkeep. They no longer provide vans to the employees, they have to bring their own and work on a contract labor basis. So, this unit has been hibernating in our lot for close to 2 years. It gets moved around from time to time, and gets used as a portable parts warehouse sometimes. Boss is tired of it sitting around and mentioned that he's thinking it needs to go, but the van owner doesn't really want to update the 3 year old registration for a van that isn't worth much and doesn't really need for his business anymore.
I know miles make a difference, but what do you guys think a complete drivetrain with everything attached is worth...real world? I see salvage yards locally are pretty proud of these, even with 200K or better on them.
What is the "normal" mile/life expectancy on these when they're relatively well cared for?
I think I saw numbers like 300 HP and mid 300s on torque as delivered?
Worth looking into, or are there better choices?
I'd wind up with the whole thing, and while I really don't have swap plans at the moment, I figured maybe save for unknown project to come, or flip for a little operating capital