White GMC Sierra pickup truck parked on a gravel road

Seward doesn’t have a big GMC store, and that’s the honest starting point. If you’re looking for a GMC dealer in Seward, NE, the nearest real selection of used Sierras and Yukons sits about 70 miles east in Fremont — a little over an hour up the road, and worth it if you want to actually compare trucks instead of picking from whatever one or two happen to be around town. This morning we’ve got 18 GMCs across our three lots, 16 of them with four-wheel drive, priced from $8,393 up to $40,348. Today is sunny and 43 with an overnight low of 28, the first real cold snap of the season. If your current truck is the thing you’re worried about when the temperature drops, this is the week to look.

The Sierra Rows: Heavy-Duty Diesels and Half-Tons

The Sierras are the reason most GMC shoppers make the drive. Two heavy-duty diesels lead the rows: a 2023 Sierra 2500 HD crew cab, four-wheel drive, at $38,348 with about 120,000 miles, and a 2021 version of the same truck at $38,298 with about 102,000 miles. Both are SLE crew cabs, both are the kind of truck that’ll pull a trailer through a Nebraska winter without thinking about it. There’s a cheaper way into a diesel, too — a 2013 Sierra 2500 HD extended cab work truck, four-wheel drive, at $11,037. It’s got 224,000 miles on it, so it’s a work truck in the honest sense, but the price leaves room for whatever it needs. On the half-ton side, a 2014 Sierra 1500 crew cab SLT, four-wheel drive, sits at $19,598 with about 123,000 miles. Three diesels in total among the 18 GMCs, and the rest are gas or flex-fuel.

Yukons for the Family Haul

If the truck you need has to carry people first and tow second, the Yukons are where to look. The nicest one on the rows is a 2021 Yukon AT4, four-wheel drive, at $40,348 with about 89,000 miles, and there’s a second 2021 AT4 at $35,253 with about 109,000 miles. Both are the off-road-leaning trim, which around here mostly means they handle a gravel road and a snow-packed driveway without drama. A 2016 Yukon XL Denali, four-wheel drive, sits at $23,598 with about 120,000 miles — the long one, for the family that actually fills all three rows. And a 2001 Yukon XL 2500, four-wheel drive, at $15,298, if you want the size without the newer-truck price.

The Cheaper End of the GMC Rows

Not every GMC on our lots is a $35,000 truck. The cheapest one today is a 2004 Envoy SLT, four-wheel drive, at $8,393 with about 92,000 miles. A 2001 Jimmy, four-wheel drive, is $9,193, and a 2001 Sonoma extended cab pickup, four-wheel drive, is $10,253. Those three are all at our South lot, which is where the budget end of the inventory tends to land. A 2015 Canyon crew cab at $15,598 and a 1998 Suburban 2500, four-wheel drive, at $14,298 round out the under-$20,000 GMCs. Twelve of the 18 GMCs sit under $20,000, so the rows aren’t just the nice trucks — there’s a real cheaper end to them.

Why the Drive from Seward Is Worth It

Seventy miles is a real drive, so it has to be worth it. The case is the selection: 18 GMCs is more than most small towns have in one place, and behind them sit 343 vehicles across our three lots — 273 with four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, 67 diesels, and 85 under $15,000. You can compare a Sierra against a Silverado 2500 HD on the same lot — we’ve got 19 of those — and against an F-250, of which there are 18. The GMCs are split across the lots: nine at South, five at North, four at Wahoo, so tell us what you’re after and we’ll point you to the right rows first. If you’re already driving over from Seward, make it one trip — walk the GMCs, then walk the rest.

What to Do When You Get Here

Start the one you like cold. A warm engine hides a lot, and on a 28-degree morning you’ll hear exactly what the truck sounds like when it matters. If it’s a 4x4, put it in four-high in the lot and feel it engage before you ever leave the pavement. Check the tires with your own eyes — “plenty of tread” means something different to everybody, and winter is the wrong season to find out yours was optimistic.

If the money side is the question, we do offer financing, but only through banks — no buy-here-pay-here. And yes, we do offer warranties on most vehicles; Teslas are the exception, where it’s whatever factory coverage is left. Bring your trade if you have one. We’ll look at it while you’re here.

That’s the GMC picture as it stands this morning: 18 trucks and SUVs, most of them four-wheel drive, spread across three lots about an hour from Seward. A GMC dealer in Seward, NE, in the practical sense, is the one with the trucks on the ground — and right now that’s us, 70 miles east in Fremont. Numbers move — trucks sell, new ones roll in — but the setup doesn’t. Come walk the rows while the sun’s still out, because the overnight lows aren’t going back up.

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