I'm looking at buying a very nice condition but high mileage Chevy truck as my tow vehicle. It's a 99 Silverado 1500 4x4 Short Bed Regular Cab with 113,000 miles on it. I can buy the truck for $7000. It hasn't ever towed and has a tonneau cover and the bed is near brand new and has never had a bedliner! It was mainly used for highway driving. I'll be towing an open trailer with my GTI on the back. Car 2300 lbs, trailer probably 1400 lbs plus a weekend full of race gear. I think that this motor is rated at 2oo hp and 255 ft lbs of torque, but I've seen the hp quoted at 255 also. Anyone have any experience with this powertrain? If I buy I'll be flushing all fluids for synthetic asap. I'm also looking for brake pad recommendations for towing, any suggestions? Joe