Buying Cars From The State Surplus Auction!

Went to the VT state surplus auction and bought 2 trucks.
Instagram: a.rural.vermonter
2014 chevy silverado crew cab and 2007 chevy colorado

[@zxyt9866]

School must be out! Glad to see you again!

[@lylehicks8472]

Colorado has a large hole in the bottom of the frame near the driver side rear wheel where the frame begins to bend up. Paper on window at auction listed it to have a “rusted frame” I was there and checked it out myself

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

i'll have to check it out and weld a patch thanks

[@mph5896]

Looks solid to me. Didn't see the inner rail though.

[@phonecorner1]

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[@cinrambrad]

I work for a park dept, it never would get rid of anything that nice,everything is drove until it will not move. My truck was a 25 yr old sqarebody and just recently died and sent to auction.( only brought 600). I like it when the auctioneer rides around in a "popemobile"............Thanks for posting , your videos were missed for the two month hiatus..............

[@OhioStateJK]

It’s great your back missed your videos!!!

[@SuncoastCreate]

Looks like a coolant leak at the thermostat on the silverado - can see it when you are showing the ac compressor.

[@harkin3684]

Yeah, was about to mention that too. Looks like an easy fix at least.

[@bigalsbikeandauto]

How much was the Colorado?

[@markjackson887]

Two great purchases, well done. Really interesting video 😊

[@joshbishop4647]

Good to see you again. Love the Car Auctions.👍👍

[@anthonymcandrew529]

Welcome back! You did good with both purchases (as usual). Maybe you can do a video showing all the vehicles in your fleet?

[@Fony_turgeson]

Of course most are gonna start up and sound better ...most are already warmed up or been started recently. Best way is to hear a cold start

[@geraldsmith9540]

Damn, rolls right back taking care of business like no time has passed and comes out swinging with two great purchases. Clean the Silverado up, charge the A/C and double your money. Market is crazy right now but then again I don’t have to tell you that. Have fun with the little four banger. Welcome back!!! 👍🏻

[@santaclause2875]

So glad to see you back, RV!! Can't wait for your upcoming shows on these new vehicles!!

[@geezer4962]

Yes sir ree Bob, "school's out for summer", I think there's a song there someplace, looking forward to your builds, rural V.

[@jjtt7408]

WHEN YOU SHOWED THE AIR COMPRESSOR I COULD SEE WATER AROUND THE RADIATOR HOUSE GOING INTO THE MOTOR / TAKE A LOOK

[@wyattgardner3552]

Thermostat housing or neck is plastic and looks wet.

[@talltom1129]

Why are you shouting?

[@jjtt7408]

@@talltom1129 SORRY I AM NOT SHOUTING I USE CAP OR LARGE TYPE SO I CAN SEE 70+ YEARS OLD YOU WILL SEE I HOPE WHEN YOU GET THERE LORD WILLING AND A PERSON MUST BE SPEAKING TO SHOUT / WE ARE TYPING IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SHOUT WHEN TYPING / KEEP THE FAITH, JESUS SAVES

[@kittytiddy7607]

@@jjtt7408AMEN AMEN TO THAT

[@lingerseason]

Good to see you posting again, looking forward to seeing more videos on these. That 2015 Silverado ac was notorious for breaking the plastic bracket that holds the hose from condenser to compressor. Easy fix with a metal one and recharge if that’s the issue.

[@sds433]

Both trucks look good. Welcome back!

[@rickhager7978]

Welcome back. I always enjoy your videos. Always good content. Hope your studies went well.

[@dangoodall-williams4200]

Glad to see you back!! Both are good buys. Probably flip them if I were you.

[@jamesstout3430]

Glad to see new content Q-man. School must be out!

[@patrickwatson5276]

Great purchases, 2 double ups!!!

[@robertvance1873]

On the Silverado it looks like the thermostat housing has a coolant leak but it looks like you got a great deal on both 👍 Good To See you Back 👍

[@theotherdanw]

Always love an auction video. Two nice finds!

[@tommyboy8524]

Welcome back. Great grabs on those vehicles

[@joshuagraham3222]

They are both awesome. The Silverado is a deal and in great shape.

[@dumbmoose5271]

Been a while glad to see you back ARV Also happy mother’s day

[@adya7186]

Glad to see you again!

[@bigospig]

Good to see you back. Both of those have surprisingly little rust.

[@YellowScubadiver]

love your videos welcome back!

[@geopou4618]

A good day made amazing when ARV uploads

[@karlweppler1325]

He’s back!!!! I love the Colorado!

[@terryholloway9930]

Great job hope school is going ok thanks for sharing

[@JohnMurphy-dw6ml]

What did you pay for the Colorado?

[@famusman5989]

Wow, haven't heard or seen from you in a long time. You definitely need to make a longer video to catch us all up on what you've been doing other than school stuff

[@lumenex2355]

SCHOOLS OUT! Hyped to see you back.

[@Icehawks7]

Good to see you back man!

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Always enjoy your vids ❤

[@DavidToner-pn5yk]

Nice buys and it's good to see you back bud 👍

[@MattyiCeGames]

Welcome back 🫡

[@theduckofevil]

Great that you are back!

[@willf5768]

Not to shabby 😊👍👍👍👍👍

[@dave11686]

Welcome back!

[@RealSaulGoodman78]

Welcome back

[@richardepstein3494]

Missed ya! Welcome back!

[@sneaks01]

Great to see you back bro!!!😊

[@y2kxj]

Wow lots of nice stuff.. out aucti9ns here in Ontario Canada is just full of rotten rusty car/trucks..

[@saeidkharrat4397]

I LOVE THE WAY AUCTIONEER ANNOUNCES .VERY FUNNY

[@pathartary2644]

Good acquisitions! Hope you will be posting more vids soon.

[@MikeTheFixer]

Nice score, my a/c was leaking green oil due to the dye recently, could be confused as coolant🛠️

[@SH-di8im]

Nice to see you back

[@Bob-Farrell]

DAMN I AM GLAD YOU ARE BACK I ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIDS

[@georgedreikhajamale8581]

Hi rural vermonter where you was? We miss your nice rebuild cars videos in special silverados

[@royhaught9516]

I think you made some great purchases, very solid trucks!

[@kalh.9241]

Sick video ! I still can’t believe the crazy good deals you get ! Must be a Vermont thing I can’t find anything like this near me !

[@spartan92296]

One of the first videos I saw of yours was on a Colorado you were fixing up to flip. :D

[@erscustoms911]

Nice scores!!

[@djdirect8416]

It's good that there's no auction fees! We have 10-20% fees in California, but the rust you guys have to deal with is brutal. I just saw a 1998 f250 4x4 with 40k miles looked brand new underneath. Sold for $3400 Sold

[@chevyefe]

welcome buddy we missed your videos about american trucks :)

[@mickm.121]

Hey look who is back!

[@johnhansen4550]

Good deal on both trucks.

[@user-oo3zt1pr3h]

where are you my man we miss your videos glad to see you again

[@josephmalinowski6817]

I used to go to the state auction out by me plus my uncle worked for the state and was a top supervisor so his Ford pickup and Ford Taurus we're in great condition. The only bad thing is that they used to auction all the vehicles at once and that allows you to get a deal and eventually they smartened up and started to limit the amount of vehicles which got people to get out of control with bidding which turn everything into bidding wars which ruined everything. But you can get some really nice vehicles that been maintained.

[@jamespfitz]

I think this is how Hendricks Automotive started.

[@tombob671]

Great score

[@paulsheehan5010]

If the beat squeals, it's a tattle tale.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats on getting ur newest trucks.. I like the 2014 chevy, I got a 2011 silverado with the 5.3l motor too. mine has 164,000 miles.

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

Yeah the compressor is common on that model check the hoses to it a guarantee one was rubbing on a bolt they do that often and rub through the line the fix is put a hose holder clamp on the bolt stoppes the rubbing

[@kelly00000111111]

used to have a colorado with a bed topper on it when i worked IT/AV install with an old buddy of mine, the thing was pretty comfy loaded up with all of our crap in the back of it, but man oh man was it a turd when packed up

[@kxtreme1942]

Great choices.

[@rokelesoke]

Great to have you back. Love the videos!

[@paulsheehan5010]

If you miss shifting, you can shift the Colorado, manually.

[@1leggeddog]

welcome back :)

[@frankm8533]

Both are good trucks i dont even like GM but id drive one of thsoe real simple Colorados

[@aclark7647]

Vermont , also will sell on Auctionsinternational .

[@reversemaxxus]

Win on both! I believe NH State auction Sat. May 18th...drove by sign.😁

[@kevinj7051]

Bro dont make us wait this long again! I was craving your video for 4 freakin months!

[@eliivanitskiy3018]

Good deal on the Chevy Silverado

[@bigjohnson7415]

You killed it at the auction! Is the Colorado really a 4 cylinder 2.9 liter? Not familiar with them, just that seems an odd size. Great trucks dude!

[@Fuk911]

Yes. 04-06 had the 2.8 liter 4 cylinder and 3.5 liter 5 cylinder. Then on up they had the 2.9 liter 4 cylinder and the 3.7 5 cylinder

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

yes it is

[@277kne]

Where have you been? Guessing you are busy.

[@aronbregman6753]

Man I missed your stuff, hopefully u do more road trips

[@FrankStein1]

You need to jack it up clean the bottom and spray it with rust killer and then some kind of coating. Fix that rust hole before it gets worse. But overall GREAT BUY for 7k.👍👍👍

[@evanmeier3570]

That 2014 looks like good score! I’m surprised they let you park all of those vehicles at your dorm. Good to see you post one again.

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

Nice job the chevy is a great car nice crew cab

[@yankeesaugust]

Something ironic about vehicles we contributed to buying as taxpayers being sold back to us

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

yep

[@Policearegood-mt6kx]

They should give them to residents for free.

[@tylermacconnell217]

Part of the auction revenue from these sales reduces taxes needed for the state.

[@Policearegood-mt6kx]

@@tylermacconnell217 so they lower taxes when they sell more vehicles?

[@tylermacconnell217]

@@Policearegood-mt6kx That's not what I said. But without those funds from retired vehicles, they would have their hands out for more.

[@ermigebrekristos4427]

Looks like you got a good deal on both

[@user-ch7xp2se2m]

That Silverado is a nice score, and it looks great.

[@thomasturnquist118]

Looking forward to summer if you’re posting!

[@jimmysuperduty1484]

Pretty good deal for what your getting

[@RS-oy7uh]

Watching from the Philippines 🌴

[@mitchlosier]

That Colorado is sweet reminds me of your old s10

[@shahzadhaider1275]

Thanks god you are back

[@josediaz-ortega6405]

What ever happened to the dodge dakota you made a video about?

[@999thenewman]

Looks like you got some bargains if you don't mind replacing belts, changing oil and adding some A/C charge.

[@jstone150]

There is no coolant in the overflow bottle of the 14’. So either the bottle is leaking from a crack, the radiator is leaking, or the head gaskets. The first are the most common.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

there is coolant in it, but i belieive thermostat housing is cracked

[@joshuastone9953]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 got ya, in the video it didn't appear there was any in the reservoir, or at least up to the fill line. I see this allot on this generation of trucks/suvs, but the thermostat is another problem area on the L83.

[@fauxque5057]

​@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182the thermostat housing seals with a thin o ring on most pate model gm's. A new o ring is easy. But on my truck the housing was the same as an old school small block so I went the old paper gasket and silicone. The o ring works but after years of being squashed they turn square and start to leak.

[@williamgreen6179]

What was your winning bid for the Colorado? I went to a large Ritchie auction in Springfield Ohio for all sizes of semi's, equipment and fleet trucks a couple of years ago and 2500 4x4 Chevy's were all selling for 12 to 16 thousand each. They sold probably 80 of them that day. 80% of them were sold from on phone buyer at the auction. I was surprised by the prices. I spent a day wandering around the lots before the auction. These trucks were in rough condition, many with 4x4 drive issues. I only would of bid on about 15 of the 80 pickup's, and vans. I only brought 12 thousand cash. At state auctions I can always pick up something good for under 12 thousand. How much higher in price is Ritchie auctions vs State ones.

[@braylenstamm2922]

Finally your posting again

[@rawschri]

Love how Americans describe a 2900cc engine as economical ... In the UK, we're paying $6.97 per American Gallon for unleaded ... and that's at cheaper Gas/Petrol stations ...

[@steviebboy69]

One thing I find funny is the auctioneers in the USA it sounds so so funny and double dutch to me. Over here in Australia they speak much more slow and way different style.

[@socdaaliyodamaashad6669]

bro glad to see you again, do not ever leave us again.😡😂

[@kc6nfv746]

You want a dump truck that is a Diesel California carb put county Truck out of service you can buy them cheap at a auction

[@user-yq6xj1xo2b]

great buy those vehicles were not used much