looking at a 94 need your thoughts

[stlbill]

My neighbor has a 94 w 147k miles Newer leather, lockers, loaded. The body has some rust on running boards. Overall I would give it a 6-7. The negatives the speedometer bounces around, the gas gauge doesn't work, the hood latch won't open the hood. The car has been sitting for almost two years in a garage so it will need a tune up and be tires (he has smaller tundra wheels and tires on now but has the actual wheels a and tires at home.

He is asking 3500 for it. Looking for daily driver. What's your guys thoughts.

 

[Nonprophet]

Buy it! $3,500 is pretty cheap for a low mileage 80 with lockers.....

 

[floridan surfer]

Yep, get it! Those are all EASY fixes too.

Pat

 

[DSRTRDR]

I would drive it first and find out whether the brake and power steering systems still work properly

 

[stlbill]

Brakes grinding noise while driving.

 

[doublebuck]

Offer $3000 and see what he says

 

[thatcabledude]

I'd buy it.. I hope your daily commute isn't very far though.

 

[stlbill]

Daily commute is 15 miles, mostly highway.

I am going to have a buddy inspect it and see what issues it has and how much I am look post purchase in repairs.

 

[tromz]

Buy it!! Add 7 grand in mods and repairs and ya got one sweet cruiser

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[stlbill]

I took the lc to my mechanic today to have him look it over and he said not to buy it. Needs brakes, hood cable, speedometer, fuel gauge, said lots of rust underneath and would take 2k right of the bat. Here are some pic of it. Let me know what you guys think for 3500 as a daily driver.

 

[stlbill]

 

[BruceFZJ80]

Know what you're getting into, if your going to be paying a mechanic to work on it you're going to make him rich. But if like to wrench you'll save some coin and eventually become obsessed. Owning these trucks is a labor of love. Don't worry about the running boards cause you'll take them off sooner or later if u do buy the truck. With that said I think its a good price but is it for u? Where are u located

 

[DSRTRDR]

wild animated guess: St. Louis

 

[DetroitStyle]

Here's what I've learned.

Either get an EXTENSIVE service history (which this likely doesn't have) or plan on spending between $1000-$3000 to address repairs and PMs

 

[stlbill]

Anyone in St Louis area that can come take a look and let me know their expert opinion

 

[mudbludger]

For me, the rust would be the major concern, the rest is easily fixed.

Can you snap some photos of the rusty spots?

I thought that interior looked pretty good, brakes are cheap and easy fix you can do yourself.

 

[stlbill]

The major rust spots are running boards, above windshield there is a little, the tail gate lip and inside one fender, the bottom didn't look horrible to be looked like surface rust on exhaust.

 

[DetroitStyle]

The major rust spots are running boards, above windshield there is a little, the tail gate lip and inside one fender, the bottom didn't look horrible to be looked like surface rust on exhaust.

My running boards were a bit rusty... I pulled them off and it was nice and clean underneath. There are a lot of California, Colorado, and southwest guys on this board. They really don't know "rust"... That having been said, I bought an '85 Toyota pickup that spent 25 years in Arizona... and the underside was a thing of beauty. From now on, when I'm looking for a used car/truck... I'll pay for a plane ticket and buy something from a rust free part of the country.

 

[DSRTRDR]

yup, that plane ticket is a good investment in the long run

 

[JCruse]

I got kinda lucky. I bought mine last winter from New Jersey, BUT, that guy had bought it from California just a year before. So I got a nice rust free body and very little surface rust on the underside, frame only. Now I'm just worried about what the salt air will do to it and when.