GMT800 or 2020 3.5 lariat
I am on the fence of upgrading my truck. My 2002 gmt 800 still runs solid but was salvaged after theft. It holds 292k miles. I am the second owner as it was passed down by father in law. It occasionally doesn’t want to shift into reverse. Ac still blows cold and hot.
The only thing wrong with my gmt-800 is that it will no longer pass smog due to bad cats. I unfortunately live in California so I have been paying 575 to pass smog on the DL. The other day the truck almost overheated during a hot 112 day.
Should I keep it or upgrade?
I’ve been looking at a 3.5 lariat with 59k miles. I plan on buying the warranty through car max as I’ve heard about cam phaser issues. I do plan on doing religious maintenance as I’ve heard when taken care of you can easily get 250k miles or more out of these trucks.