New to this and need some input

[lvs]

Did you run a car fax on it? Pretty much everything you have listed is cosmetic. What about the conditon of the underside? Has it been off-road much? How does is start and idle? Have you driven it? You need to check the VIN for the #8 cylindar issue. Does it have a winch or any other accessories? An 00 has no lockers unless they were put in later.

Just my opinion here and others may differ, but I think you could find something better for that price. You should be able to find one with lots of accessories and with the interior in better condition. If they didn't take care of the inside, I'd question how much they took care of the rest of it, like ensuring all A, B, and C servicing was done on time.

[bowtoyclc]

It?s through a local dealer and as of yet there are no maintenance records or even owners manuals with the truck. I haven't run a carfax because normally they are a joke. In my state all it will show is the date and number of owners and if it has a salvage title. Any accident info by law must be reported by the owner and no one actually gets on carfax to report that their own vehicle was wrecked.
The truck started as instantaneous as possible and runs and drives fine. There seems to be no blow by, and that?s the extent of my knowledge when it comes to diesels. The underside shows wear and tear but nothing that I saw would lead me to believe that it was offroaded and abused in that way.
It has no winch, but does have the ctis.
Primarily this truck caught my eye because it?s local and for the year is the only thing I have seen in my price range.
I tried to check out all the controls and see if things worked properly but without the manuals myself and the dealer didn't know how to operate everything. (Such as defrosters, CTIS, etc)

One of my friends recognized the truck and said ever time he saw it, it had a 20 ft. trailer behind it, so I am assuming that it has done a hefty amount of towing in its life.

[bowtoyclc]

Where would a better place be to look for an H1? Ebay/craigslist/autotrader are the places I have looked and price for the year, this one is the best I have found.

[lvs]

Ebay and autotrader are the prefect places to watch the prices.

I would recommend getting a login for http://www.hummernetworkforums.com/ and check out the H1 forum. There is also a knowledgebase where you can look up additional information about buying an H1 and what to look for.

Members will post H1's for sale as they some across them and will give you feedback on H1's people are looking at. Post this same info there and you will get more feedback.

[JustinOK]

Where are you/the truck located? You might be able to get someone on here to go with you to inspect it, show you what to look for, etc.

Not telling you to buy it, but if you do I have my OEM stereo/CD changer from my 1998 sitting in my garage. I replaced it with a Sony single CD stereo, and put a CB radio where the CD changer was.

Also, there is a company that makes gloveboxes for boats that fits our trucks perfect, and its only $25 or so. That's what I'm using right now, I can provide a link should you need it.

[bowtoyclc]

Thanks for the input; I think I am going to pass on this one but haven't decided 100%. It's just to questionable without an exact history. I will check out that other site and gain some knowledge.

My initial thought was that it was a good enough price that I could ignore the lack of a history, however, after some research I am changing that belief.