I literally offered it as-is last week, not running, for around $400. Nobody took my offer, so I got it running again myself. Price went up to $1000.
Engine sounds smooth as silk for being just a hair over 200k miles, transmission good too. Needs keys.
Yeah, this is not intended as an advertisement, more like how I got a deceased person’s truck running again. I had to fix basically all the main battery wires, and break the ignition lock.
It cranks, it runs, it needs quite a bit more work, and this isn’t exactly dull is it? 🤦♂️
I get that. But considering how many times I’ve needed a reasonably sized truck lately, I’d at least think twice lol.
At least working on them is fun. Despite the money pit it turned out to be, I did enjoy the time I spent tinkering with it and getting it going.
I do have a lot of things to think about before making any definitive decisions… I dunno yet, I’m just at the point of fixing the bare minimum to get it properly road-worthy…
Best of luck, and hope you have fun. I definitely did.
To me, repairs and occasional modifications are never the fun part, that’s the tedious part.
The fun part is when the job is said and done successfully, especially after a good soaking bath followed by a shower, and a beer of course…
Amongst conversation between myself, my mom, and my roommate, we’ve decided we’re probably going to keep the truck afterall. I’m not sure whether it’ll get put in my name or my roommate’s name, whichever yields cheaper insurance I guess.
Paperwork still to process, money to invest, needs a new battery, ignition, and driver’s door, but yeah we could use a truck every now and then…
That’s awesome. Hope it works out well for you because, yeah, having a truck on hand is incredibly useful. Even maintaining it (taxes, insurance, etc) is less hassle than renting a truck when you need one or having to shell out for delivery.