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Re: Tips on buying?
« Reply #30 on: Aug 13, 2013, 12:35:26 AM »
Really, ok. Guess I didn't think about that.

So, was all set to go look at the red one and got a text that they sold it this morning. Of course. Found a white '86 on Craigslist, contacted them, and went to LA. They almost blew me off, then said I could come see it. The pictures they had posted made this thing look cleeean. Got there and it was a heap, and the guy was asking $3500. Ha! Props to whoever took those pictures. He started in with "these trucks are hard to find", whereas I told him "not really, I've found over 50 in the last two months". I told him the best I could do for his truck was $1200(and that was probably generous) and I named off all of the things that warranted my offer. He said he had another offer from someone else, so I said by all means go for it and have a nice day.

There's an '89 in Bakersfield that I'm thinking about looking at. The guy seems cooperative, interior pics he sent me look good. Unfortunately, it won't pass smog. He says it just needs a new cat. Who knows. Needs a new windshield and looks like the seal around it is all chewed up. Needs tags. The shell looked pretty bad and he has since painted it black with rhino liner paint, not sure if I care for that.

And with that, the search continues.

Zembalayan - maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I tried the 1985 or 1986, etc. searching on Google and it didn't work. Pulled up all kinds of crazy $#!t. Idk...lol

 
 
 
 
 

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