Keep my Tahoe!!??

[Ufatz]

Been thinking I'll just keep my 99 Tahoe rather than go for something new. Never have trouble with it; burns little oil;great in snow and slop; plenty of room. But needs attention to front upholstery and dirty carpet. I would also like to have a quality repaint done and new wheels.

Question: what is it going to cost for a nice paint job. I don't want one of those $300 "specials". New wheels? Reupholster front seats and do all carpet?

I know you guys can't quote exact numbers but you have a better idea than I do.

Thanks.

[Scott K]

You can go cheap, or you can go sky hi. I would say for under $5000 you could have it done fairly nice. New tires, and wheels, new upholstery, and carpet, and a new decent paint job, depending on if there is rust or not.

[deadeye]

Depending on what you want to spend some of that stuff you can save some money doing some scavenging.

The seats would be pretty easy to find at a salvage yard. That would save you a lot of dough right off the bat. There was a lot of those vintage trucks that got cash for clunkered so plenty to choose from. You might even get a cheap upgrade to leather.

It might be worth it to try shampooing the carpet too. I was able to clean up what must have been a 5 gallon pail worth of coffee from my grandparents van with turtle wax power out carpet cleaner.

If all else fails any body shop can quote you for paint (as well as the other stuff) but it would be wise to shop around. Paint can get pretty pricey so don't be surprised if you get a wide range there.

[jeffreyd]

I would do the front end while you are doing it. that old put pitman and idler on, do tie rod ends etc. granted it will cost a bit but if you can do any yourself you can save some bucks

[Scott K]

I would do the front end while you are doing it. that old put pitman and idler on, do tie rod ends etc. granted it will cost a bit but if you can do any yourself you can save some bucks

Like jeff said, but I would bring the truck in and have it looked over well by the pros before dumping that kind of money on the cosmetics of the truck!