Recent content by Lemonbishop

It is not a typical BIN situation. I think someone could still just buy it. I finally had to give up my hunt and bought a 100, or I would be trying to talk myself into being okay with a Lexus, and those fugly side trims.

The BIN is $17,900 Looks super clean...

Maybe just did the wiring harness while in there, while the part is still available. Time is ticking on 80s parts. What type of issues you think might lead to such repairs, but also avoid insurance totaling the truck?

He didn't mention any machining, or proper re-build -- sounds like a head gasket, and then all new gaskets above that. no? Wiring harness, not sure.

What did you find you didn't like with that one?

What was the original BIN price?

Thank you. I did not mean 'wonky' as an insult. I had an 80, and it was easy living up to 325K. I was thinking of finding another, with lower miles, to keep going. I have not been able to find 'the' 80 that I have felt like I would like to suffer with [despite some effort]. I am being...

Yes, good point. Lots of daily driving, some [mild?] overland.

Indy.

I know it depends on which 200 and which 80, so for context: If one were to compare cost of ownership of an 80 with 150K miles to a 200 with similar mileage, buying one or the other today? Not so much purchase price, but ongoing maintenance -- routine and other. It seems like the 200 has so...

This, almost. I would keep the 80, sell the 100, scrape together the extra to get the 200. 200 are not that much more than 100s, with similar mileage.

Hi all, I am looking at a California truck that is basically rust free, but it has three small areas where rust is bubbling up from under the paint. The truck lives near the ocean. The spots are at the rear hatch- at the bottom of the window Where the windshield meets the roof Where one of the...

It is not even clear what condition this one is in.

Can't one add lockers to a truck for $3k, or so? I agree with @ace10 about 'rebuilt'; I would need to see paperwork. Does it mean full rebuild? Just the head? Just the head gasket? Someone calling a head gasket a re-build is really pushing it. Without paperwork, it could also just be so...

So does it have 22K or 48K miles? You seem to have said both. Can you tell me what happened during the time it was stolen, such that it needed a new interior [as opposed to just re-covering the seats], and the cluster?