thedukeryan
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Jul 21, 2009
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I have had the itch to get a new truck and came across a nice lifted 06 F150 near by. The kid had money to burn and received it new a few years back as a birthday present. Long story short his dad was getting him a new one and he had no use for this one. He was asking $14k but I got him down to $10,500 and I jumped on it. Its nothing to crazy but a hell of a truck for the price. The truck came equipped with a complete 6" Fabtech lift, Airaid intake and throttle body, brand new 37" Nitto Terra Graplers, 18" Mickey Thompson bead lock wheels, Bush Whacker fender flares, Line X bed liner, Dual exhaust, Alpine deck, Amp and two JL subs in a custom box under the seat and a few extra pricey additions. Everything was installed by a performance shop before his dad delivered it to him for his 18th b day. I still have the receipt for the truck new which was $35k and most of the receipts for the work done. Probably $10k in work extras easy. The kid knew what the truck was worth but just didn't seem to care. He gave me a quote from Carmax in which they offered him $12,500 but said the guy was a complete *** and he would rather take a loss than work with him. The ONLY real issue is the fact that it just hit 80k. Not a big deal to me considering I only average 5k a year.
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The next set of toys are two Yamaha Waverunners that I picked up today. I had been interested in a couple jet skis but was waiting for the right deal to come along. Long story short this deal came to me. I received a email yesterday from a guy who had heard that I buy things of this sort. He described what he had and asked what they where worth to me. I explained that I just flushed out my bank account on a new truck and was a bit tight on $. Told him I would do $800 for the two and the trailer. I knew it was a low ball offer but he said offer whatever I want and worse he could do was say no. He agreed on the price and was just glad to have the room in his garage for some new toys. Being cold enough it wasnt possible to take them out but we did fire them up and all seemed well. Not sure how much of a risk I am taking buying two Waverunners without being able to put them in the water but at least I know they run. One is a 1989 500cc and the other is a 1991 650cc. They could never pass as new but appearance wise they are pretty mint for the age. Not a single crack or tare and only a few minor scratches. The pic is just after I picked them up. They where dirty from sitting but I cleaned them up a bit and they turned out pretty nice. I do think the pink may be a issue. What do you guys think of the price? At the time it seemed like a great deal but I dont know what these are worth on the market just what I was wanting to spend.
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The next set of toys are two Yamaha Waverunners that I picked up today. I had been interested in a couple jet skis but was waiting for the right deal to come along. Long story short this deal came to me. I received a email yesterday from a guy who had heard that I buy things of this sort. He described what he had and asked what they where worth to me. I explained that I just flushed out my bank account on a new truck and was a bit tight on $. Told him I would do $800 for the two and the trailer. I knew it was a low ball offer but he said offer whatever I want and worse he could do was say no. He agreed on the price and was just glad to have the room in his garage for some new toys. Being cold enough it wasnt possible to take them out but we did fire them up and all seemed well. Not sure how much of a risk I am taking buying two Waverunners without being able to put them in the water but at least I know they run. One is a 1989 500cc and the other is a 1991 650cc. They could never pass as new but appearance wise they are pretty mint for the age. Not a single crack or tare and only a few minor scratches. The pic is just after I picked them up. They where dirty from sitting but I cleaned them up a bit and they turned out pretty nice. I do think the pink may be a issue. What do you guys think of the price? At the time it seemed like a great deal but I dont know what these are worth on the market just what I was wanting to spend.
http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww236/MidwestArmorycom/CIMG0379.jpg
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