Found a terrible abuse of an 80 down the street from me and have been struggling to find the owner for some time. In the months it's taken me, kids have knocked the back windows out, stolen the radio, the battery, and the wheels and tires. When I first started looking at the Cruiser it had all this stuff on it. Now the owner (the 80 was his parents' who died in what I figured was an abandoned house) is ready to sell, after I noticed a UHaul sitting outside (finally!) and was able to approach him. Hispanic guy, maybe late 40s, who just says make him an offer.
I'm fairly mechanically inclined and not a rich guy by any means, but I'm aware of everything that could possibly be wrong with a vehicle that has 180,000 miles on it and no apparent service records.
Has no lockers, will need driver side rear passenger windows replaced (both) and the rear cargo window replaced on the same side. Will need a battery too, but I don't really care about the radio.
Wife and I are gonna use this for a camping rig, not looking to do anything crazy, that's what our WJ Grand Cherokee is for...
Question is, what should I offer the guy?
Looks like KBB rough is $2,000 but I ain't thinking anywhere close to that.
Just looking for a potential opportunity here, any advice would be appreciated.
I'm fairly mechanically inclined and not a rich guy by any means, but I'm aware of everything that could possibly be wrong with a vehicle that has 180,000 miles on it and no apparent service records.
Has no lockers, will need driver side rear passenger windows replaced (both) and the rear cargo window replaced on the same side. Will need a battery too, but I don't really care about the radio.
Wife and I are gonna use this for a camping rig, not looking to do anything crazy, that's what our WJ Grand Cherokee is for...
Question is, what should I offer the guy?
Looks like KBB rough is $2,000 but I ain't thinking anywhere close to that.
Just looking for a potential opportunity here, any advice would be appreciated.