So, I've been looking for an well priced, old, full size truck, in good shape for the past few weeks. I've looked at a LOT of them and they are NEVER as represented in the ads.. The ones that are priced well say "PERFECT CONDITION" and "SUPER TRUCK" ... bull. As soon as you get there it's always "Oh, all it needs is this, that, or the other thing".. They are all rusted junk. The decent trucks are priced way too high.<br /><br />Am I wrong? I've been going by Kelly Blue Book value - why doesn't everyone else? <br /><br />Just today, I went to look at an old 83 Chevy C10 - on the phone, the guy (who says he's a mechanic) was telling me how great it is.. as soon as I get there, the windshield is broke, there's no power when you step on the gas, and it dies when you put it in reverse.. uughh. It's raining today - when we got back from a spin around the street, the floor was soaking wet. He thinks he's going to get $4000. Good luck.. <br /><br />The other week, I was looking at a F150 - that truck was priced right and was in really good shape .. until I went to start it and saw the ignition was broken and then noticed the inspection was a year past due ... I walked away.<br /><br />Now I'm going to look at another F150 that's priced $1000 too high..<br /><br />I'm frustrated.
Ended up with a '79 Chevy C20 with a 454 for $600. Got a really good deal on it, glad I kept looking. Rust is the biggest problem, just about everything this old is rusted out. The truck I got came from Arizona, it's the only one I looked at without rust. It might just be easier to get one that needs work for cheap and fix it up. If I spend around $1500 on my truck I could probably sell it for $4-5 grand...so basically I got a ~$4500 truck for $2100.
