buickfan wrote:
the only rust is in the cab corners thats cheap and with a little know how fixed in a day.
This is one of my favorite ad lines. Lol.
If it's such an easy fix, and or doesn't cost much, then why not just fix it and either raise the price or have a better chance of selling for the original price?
Last time I checked, you can either patch the rust by welding in new metal, or buy cab corners and weld them in, and in either case, do some body work, prime, and then paint the repair area and everything surrounding it so it looks right (which could easily just lead to painting the whole cab if not the whole truck). So what about that sounds easy or cheap?
As far as the motor and tranny being worth $2K, maybe so. So let's look at it this way.....yank the motor and trans out of the chassis. How much is that rolling chassis worth without it? Maybe $1000-1200? Probably less considering if the corners are rotted, there is surely some more rot lurking around the rest of the body.
So what does that come up to?.....about $3200 max. Makes sense to me.
I'm not just trying to be a hard a$$ to anyone. I'm just responding to his query as to why "Is anyone trading anything these days?". Yeah, lots of people are trading, but that $5k price tag, and the list of items he's looking for, is why he hasn't found a deal yet. Most of what he has on the list is going to be worth more than his truck, no matter how high he prices it.
Maybe if he offered a dollar amount he would be willing to pay WITH the truck.
I'm not alone on this. Lord knows we get the whole "overpriced" threads once a week.
When you post something on here (an OPEN forum), then unless you are presenting a pretty legitimate deal, you're open to opinions and advice. Gotta get used to it.