Would you be turned off by this rust? (1 Viewer)
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Yes.
For $2,500, no.
For anything more, yes.
For anything more, yes.
DoughNut
SILVER Star
I think the seller is way off base. 27k and no rust is still a solid pass for me.
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Yeah the diesel and 5spd manual are definitely the only reason it's listed so high. If it was a gasser in this condition I'm guessing it would be 5-10k
It's funny because you forgot a decimal point in that asking price. It looks like you said $27k when I'm sure you meant $2.7k ($2700).
At $2700, that would be a pass for me, engine and trans don't matter. That rust is atrocious.
At $2700, that would be a pass for me, engine and trans don't matter. That rust is atrocious.
DoughNut
SILVER Star
5k at most and it better have an extensive service history.
Yes
The rust on the undercarriage doesn't seem all that bad. However the amount of body rust is really bad and would take a ton of time and money to fix. Diesel, 5 speed or not, that amount of rust is a deal breaker. $27k is stupid expensive.
hoser
SILVER Star
He's high but everyone else here is low. The drivetrain is probably worth $10k in itself.
The shock is literally falling apart, don’t walk, run away.
I'm nauseous.
RUN!
ramangain
Clarksonian disciple
Looks like the undercarriage itself was well-maintained to keep rust at bay.
I'd challenge the seller to show pictures of equivalently priced/sold rigs in those areas of concern. Every time the seller gives you a dismissive statement about any rust, give him one of those good, long, poker face stares to send a clear message you're not signing up to his statement. Every time. If he doesn't get the message, then you don't want to deal with the person in the first place.
Also ask for proof of when the last time the AHC fluid was flushed and replaced. Judging by the look of that shock, I'd want the proof to any statement made.
I'd walk, but to each his/her own.
You aren't the owner looking for a short-circuit way to get a value on your rig, are you?
I'd challenge the seller to show pictures of equivalently priced/sold rigs in those areas of concern. Every time the seller gives you a dismissive statement about any rust, give him one of those good, long, poker face stares to send a clear message you're not signing up to his statement. Every time. If he doesn't get the message, then you don't want to deal with the person in the first place.
Also ask for proof of when the last time the AHC fluid was flushed and replaced. Judging by the look of that shock, I'd want the proof to any statement made.
I'd walk, but to each his/her own.
You aren't the owner looking for a short-circuit way to get a value on your rig, are you?
And then you add in the cost a clean 100 to swap it in to, the cost of transmission and the cost of the knowledge and labor to pull it all off... Maybe that $27k rust bucket isn't such a bad deal after all.
On a side and somewhat off topic note...other than the cool factor what would you really be gaining with a 1HD vs a 2UZ? The better fuel economy is irrelevant when you add in the cost of the conversion, IMO.
