[Updated] Man selling million-mile Silverado on eBay for… $30,000
08/15/2008, 9:15 PM
By Andrew Ganz
A Catawba, Wis., man says he’s planning to put his 1991 Chevrolet Silverado on eBay tonight now that he’s crossed the million-mile mark. Crossing seven figures isn’t that common, though in the last couple of years we can think of a Saab, a VW and a couple of pickups that made that feat. But owner Frank Oresnik thinks he has something special.
Oresnik told the Associated Press that he plans to set a $30,000 reserve on the old pickup when it goes on eBay because he considers it a monumental achievement. Oresnik accumulated in the mileage in 12 years of owning it by delivering seafood from Chicago to small towns in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota.
“I feel almost like the long-time NFL player as he goes into his last training camp knowing this is the end,” Oresnik told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. It’s unclear whether Wisconsinite Oresnik sees his Silverado as the Brett Favre of pickups, however.
Oresnik says that he thinks GM and Shell would be interested in acquiring the truck.
[Update:] Here’s a link to the auction, which went live earlier today.
08/14, 3:36 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
I’ll give him $300 for it right now.
08/14, 3:37 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
You know, there probably is someone out there stupid enough to pay that much- but I’m hoping not.
08/14, 3:40 PM
posted by:
Chabot23
Show me the service record for this thing!.. it’s probably been rebuilt about 6 times, had 4 trannies installed, and 3 rear ends. The only thing original is probably the speedo that says 1,000,000 miles…
08/14, 3:45 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
Ya know… he could have just dug around behind the dash and rolled the numbers over himself.
08/14, 3:48 PM
posted by:
DrFill
I definitely could see GM buying it and using him for endorsements
They need every gimmick they can get to move a Silvy rigt now!
DrFill
08/14, 3:52 PM
posted by:
sprockkets
Funny, KBB values your truck at about $1300, but the damn system won’t take 1 mil miles for mileage so had to use 999,999.
Join the million miles club instead buddy.
08/14, 3:57 PM
posted by:
nitinsharma1000
Chabot23, I believe he has had a couple of tranny rebuilds, not sure about the engine. I dont beleive the volvo p1800 that did this didnt have any rebuilds. So yeah this is BS!!!!
08/14, 4:09 PM
posted by:
crackerhemi
uhh, a new silverado isnt even worth that much. This is probably worth less than a penny now.
08/14, 4:18 PM
posted by:
tripleonefive
Yes I like the tone of this thread Chabot and Cracker are correct. but Cracker NO GM is worth 30k or $1300 at that lol
GM is really desperate to sell cars now so nothing I see about GM products surprises me
08/14, 4:54 PM
posted by:
ktulu
only GM should buy this truck.
08/14, 4:56 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
I would never pay $30,000 for another man’s speedo that he has put a million miles on…
08/14, 5:18 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
You can say what you want about any Big 3 product, the same go’s for Japans Big 3, and German’s Big 3. One thing we know is that you, I, and the person next to us will buy what they like, and what they can afford. What you think is a cool car, I may thank is not. Is your car meant to be a reflection of your wealth, how smart you are, your personality, your character, or how old or young you are at hart? I will tell you this, take a drive on your favorite road and ask your self are you happy with you car…
And if you say to your self no….. Give me a call I’m in car sales, I will hook you up!!!!!
But really your car is like you girl if you don’t like her no more, dump her and let some one elss get your sloppy seconds…
08/14, 5:52 PM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
What a ****ing retard. The media is even stupider for obliging this faggot by printing the story everywhere.
08/14, 7:35 PM
posted by:
Need4SSpeed
He’s not going to get 30k for it. And if he does the person who spent 30k should get nominated for the Darwin Award… j/k
Actually I agree that GM should buy it, or just trade him for a brand new Silverado and yes, use it for a marketing gimmick… They do certainly need it. (agreed DrFill)
08/14, 8:47 PM
posted by:
brassmonkey
GM should give him an Aveo5. If we average his MPG at 17MPG, that is 58,823 gallons of gas. Then we average $2.25 per gallon, that’s $132,532 in gas. Is he trying to get a return on that money?
08/14, 9:17 PM
posted by:
HoosierHero
lol who would want to pay for a ****ty old car that smells like fish?? GL douchebag!
08/15, 8:12 AM
posted by:
HemiRoadRunner
It sounds like a bunch of jealous @$$holes in here. The guy wants to try it, so what. Why be so negative about it, because you’re not the ones doing it?
08/15, 9:35 AM
posted by:
injunraiv
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Silverado-1500-Franks-Million-Mile-1991-Chevy-Silverado-1500-Truck_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1072Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem360079624471QQitemZ360079624471QQtimeoutZ1218808029859
LOL, so far the only bidder is someone names ‘tripleonefive’…
08/15, 1:34 PM
posted by:
HemiRoadRunner
^^^ He didn’t have 100% positive feedback so how can we trust him???? Just kidding, not a bad looking truck either. I think if it was mine I would keep it though.
08/15, 2:45 PM
posted by:
HoosierHero
lol jealous of what Hemi? A 17 year old piece of crap from “the heyday” of the 90’s” lol…Why don’t you bid and then you can sniff the fish smell as you wack off to GM.
08/15, 4:09 PM
posted by:
hbcbob3
Are you going to buy it hoosier? I assume not, then who gives a flying dog turd?
08/15, 4:11 PM
posted by:
sprockkets
Anybody remember what a Dodge truck looked like in 1993? Like they did in the 70s.
08/18, 8:10 AM
posted by:
SickofGarbageMotors
I’ll give him 30 grand in Monopoly money but no higher.
08/18, 3:49 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Somebody actually placed a bid on it.
11/08, 1:59 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
Where’s that million-mile Tundra?