the Savannah Express conundrum

[Mikey P]

Try and find a new GMC cargo van right now...

Industries alot larger than ours that are built around that van platform are gobbling them up as fast as they come off the production line.

The times are a changing...

 

[kingjoelking]

Get a Promaster

 

[kingjoelking]

Your allready a Dodge guy.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Justin has two of them, Great fuel economy with the 4.8.

 

[dealtimeman]

2 of what lee?

Gmc or pro master?

I am assuming the gmc.

 

[JS41035]

Why wouldn't you assume I have two promasters?
I mean I dont. But I kinda wish you'd assume that.

 

[dealtimeman]

4.8l Chevy block and your last name ain't chavez, so you ain't chavez.

 

[Chris A]

I can't understand why the General wouldn't replace the old 4.8 and 6.0 with the direct injection versions, slap a new front clip and taillights and keep on selling their Golden Goose another 10 years?

 

[handdi]

i had a hard time getting one last year but dealer in chicago has them all the time

 

[Mark Saiger]

Hard finding them with sliding side doors right now....and I prefer a slider...have never had a problem with the sliders....

The swing out doors always swing back in on me when I don't want them too it seems.

 

[ruff]

Got one last year with a slider door and a pro-1200.
But that doesn't help now, does it?

And since my name ain't Chavez I got the 6.0 engine. Damn gas guzzler. I like it, so far.

 

[Art Kelley]

Got one last year with a slider door and a pro-1200.
But that doesn't help now, does it?

And since my name ain't Chavez I got the 6.0 engine. Damn gas guzzler. I like it, so far.

Ofer, how's the pro-1200 holding up? How many hours on it? How's the heat? My 03 is getting long in the tooth at 10.4K hours but she still looks and works great. I'm in uncharted waters though, operating a DD van this long and it causes me some anxiety coming into another busy year. Still, without any rust after 12 salty winters, it's worth it to me to keep repairing it and go another 5 or more years instead of buying a new setup.

 

[ruff]

Art,
The machine is doing great. I never put many hours on my machines. Currently (I haven't really looked) it has about 300 hours.
The heat is great, don't know what it is at the wand or for that matter at the machine, but the water is very hot and steam comes out.
So far I am very happy with it.
Got to go to work.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

300 hours? I took you for a go-getter...

 

[The Great Oz]

I understand they've added a line at the van plant to handle building the new mid-sized trucks, but they don't have enough employees, so if the truck is selling well, and is more profitable, van building is going to suffer.

Always hard to find GM vans this time of year though as the dealers try to clear out their on-lot stock. We found that if we want a truck by the first of May we can order in January, February or March 17th and none will arrive before the first of May.

 

[hogjowl]

Yes, the shortage is taking it's toll. My Chevy dealer, who usually bends over backwards to help me, is not willing to come off the price one cent on new vans. I'm beginning to think it's not meant for me to purchase new right now.

Anybody got a low mileage used to sell?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

I have one here for sale, but I can't sell it without putting a TM in it; sorry.

 

[Mikey P]

What unit would you like to sell to Marty?

 

[dgardner]

I have one here for sale, but I can't sell it without putting a TM in it; sorry.

So I just have to bring my TM for you to put in and it's mine?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

What unit would you like to sell to Marty?

If he were in my market area, any that suited his needs. For all the teasing he gets here, he's a good customer and very easy to talk to and to do business with. But because of the distance, I'd refer him to his local distributor(s).

Sorry Dan, nothing outside of my region where my service department can support it.

 

[dgardner]

Awwww........

 

[ruff]

300 hours? I took you for a go-getter...

Lee.............my friend.
And I very much hope I am not the first one to break the news to to you.
It ain't how many hours (the 300 was in about 7 months) you put on the machine. It is about how much money you earn with these hours.

And who for Nimrod's sake gave you the idea that I am a go getter?

 

[hogjowl]

Thanks for the kind words Jim.

 

[JS41035]

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Hard finding them with sliding side doors right now....and I prefer a slider...have never had a problem with the sliders....

The swing out doors always swing back in on me when I don't want them too it seems.

Man I hate the swing doors on my WM. Very irritating.

 

[JS41035]

Try and find a new GMC cargo van right now...

Industries alot larger than ours that are built around that van platform are gobbling them up as fast as they come off the production line.

The times are a changing...

I'm selling an 08 2500 right now. It's crazy I've never had so many calls from an ad. The resale is very solid on these right now.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I just bought this 2008. It had low miles (30,000) and it was already dark blue!

We are putting walls and floor in it and then I need to get her lettered. I retired a 93 & 99 Ford that were getting long in the tooth.

 

[Art Kelley]

She's a beauty.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'm really happy with her. She looks and drives like new. The motor was exceptionally clean.

I'd still like a full size Transit but we will have to see how the year plays out.

 

[Art Kelley]

Get a seven year old one in 2021. With low miles, it will be like new. We have an 04 ranger with 40K miles and it is like new. These trucks and vans are 100 times better than twenty years ago when they were rusty junk in seven years.

 

[JS41035]

16 people called in 2 days. Maybe I was to cheap. Kind of a shame selling it. But I'm going the DD route