best offer i got while they had my truck was 3 years of onstar for free, $500 in GM rewards, and something about a free accessory.
so the attorney called last Thursday and said they received an offer from GM: $5K. told him to tell them to shove it up their ass, told him I want either an even trade on a new one of equal value when this one was new, or the difference between what the dealership offered me on a trade after the engine went and sticker price when it was new, which was around $14k to $15K. attorney said that's what they always do, send a low ball offer, which i figured would happen.
attorney called back yesterday with another offer. he said they wouldn't do a buyback nor a trade but did offer $14K. i verbally agreed to take it (haven't signed yet, see below).
hell of it is, they could have gotten off much cheaper when they had the truck replacing the engine. I told the dealer and a GM rep while they had the truck that all i wanted at the time was for them to sell me a new one at invoice less holdback, which would have turned a $75K sticker into around $69K, and give me what the dealer offered me on a trade, which was $61K, if I remember correctly. they could have gotten off much cheaper but the no good pricks would rather take a gamble that a person won't do anything. well, their gamble cost them likely double or more.
although i'm still thinking about trading it on a baby-max, i'm leaning toward keeping the truck at this point. i'm up to around 6600 miles of which around 1300 miles is on the new engine. have taken it to the chesapeake twice over the past month and it hasn't hiccuped, and taking it again this weekend. only downside is the mileae of around 9 mpg pulling the boat 350 miles round trip, but i knew that when i bought it. my luck, the new engine will let go on this trip, just glad i'm going before signing the paperwork (from above). although i think this engine is good as it does seem to run better than before the engine blew, if this one lets go, they'll definitely be trading for a new one.