2017 200-Series owner from SoCal here. The Cruiser bug has bit me hard. I want to pick up another LC for my cabin in Minnesota. I have a budget of $10k tops as this Cruiser will only get used at most 4-5k miles/year, it would only get used a total of 8 weeks over the year. Would be garage stored.
Over the past month, I've gone to go look at seven 100 series ranging from $6k-11k. I've gone to see 4 in the Mid-West and 3 were in SoCal. The conditions of these trucks were all over the place. What should I be expecting at $8-10k? In my eyes, the $6k Cruiser was not twice as good as $11k Cruiser even though it was twice the price. If this question is a bit vague in general, I apologize in advance but just trying to get an idea before I pull the trigger in the next month.
2003 Midwest truck - 200k miles - asking $11k, been always serviced at Dealer, one owner, OMG the undercarriage in the front end, looked like it had been brined in salt, interior wasn't good. Ran from it. Steering wasn't tight. Also the common rust on rear hatch. Pass
2000 Midwest 100 - 122k miles asking $8k, pretty sure it was original timing belt, needed new tires, undercarriage looked even worse. Surface rust on the rear hatch and tailgate near the latch. Leaky valve covers. Pass
1999 Midwest 100 - 205k miles, asking $6500, had the best undercarriage out of all the Midwest trucks I saw. Decent interior. Needed new tires. No rust at the rear hatch, body was excellent, with the exception of rust at the rear rockers in front of the rear wheels. Pass
2002 Midwest 100 - 220k miles, asking $6k, had the nicest interior out of all the cruisers I've seen, needs new tires, busted CV, original owner had new engine under warranty at 40k miles! Decent exterior, no more rust than the $8k one. - Might be the one
Of the SoCal Cruisers $8-10k were all in the 1998-2002 range, all of the undercarriages were nice, no rust, but the interior were not good. They were a lot more cracked up, the $8k one had tear in the drivers leather seat. Passed on all the SoCal Cruisers I saw. Sun UV really ate them up exterior and interior wise but nice not having undercarriage rust.
Over the past month, I've gone to go look at seven 100 series ranging from $6k-11k. I've gone to see 4 in the Mid-West and 3 were in SoCal. The conditions of these trucks were all over the place. What should I be expecting at $8-10k? In my eyes, the $6k Cruiser was not twice as good as $11k Cruiser even though it was twice the price. If this question is a bit vague in general, I apologize in advance but just trying to get an idea before I pull the trigger in the next month.
2003 Midwest truck - 200k miles - asking $11k, been always serviced at Dealer, one owner, OMG the undercarriage in the front end, looked like it had been brined in salt, interior wasn't good. Ran from it. Steering wasn't tight. Also the common rust on rear hatch. Pass
2000 Midwest 100 - 122k miles asking $8k, pretty sure it was original timing belt, needed new tires, undercarriage looked even worse. Surface rust on the rear hatch and tailgate near the latch. Leaky valve covers. Pass
1999 Midwest 100 - 205k miles, asking $6500, had the best undercarriage out of all the Midwest trucks I saw. Decent interior. Needed new tires. No rust at the rear hatch, body was excellent, with the exception of rust at the rear rockers in front of the rear wheels. Pass
2002 Midwest 100 - 220k miles, asking $6k, had the nicest interior out of all the cruisers I've seen, needs new tires, busted CV, original owner had new engine under warranty at 40k miles! Decent exterior, no more rust than the $8k one. - Might be the one
Of the SoCal Cruisers $8-10k were all in the 1998-2002 range, all of the undercarriages were nice, no rust, but the interior were not good. They were a lot more cracked up, the $8k one had tear in the drivers leather seat. Passed on all the SoCal Cruisers I saw. Sun UV really ate them up exterior and interior wise but nice not having undercarriage rust.
