IMHO it looks good on the outside, but as you can see from one of the pictures it was used as a tow vehicle. At 213,000 miles towing and using a chip and whatnot you have to wonder what kind of shape the transmission is in, hot hot did he run it with the tuner (my guess is probably fairly hot because he has smoke stacks with a decent deposit of black fromthe smoke), etc. No doubt about it the interior looks to be in good shape, but in one of the pictures there are lighters in the console cubbyholes...is it a smokers truck? Or what does the little red switch by the steering wheel do? I just had a buddy get 12000 on trade for his and it only had 15000k on it. I know it is exciting to be buying your first Dmax, but you have to try and look past the excitement while you are looking and make sure you ask the right questions, look at every little thing on the truck, and most important really pay attention on the test drive to how things feel. What are the shifts like? how does it sound at idle? Does it seem to be running strong? Are there any leaks under the vehicle or at any of the seals? At 17000 dollars you dont want to jump right in without thoroughly checking out the truck. If you dont know much about diesels, take someone with you that knows an adequate amount. I'm sorry if I was rambling on throughout this reply, but I know how stressful it was spending 6 months looking for mine a year and a half ago. Thank God youre going with a Duramax...I wish you the best of luck!!!
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