Need truck advice
Well Ive found another Dodge truck to look at. This time its a little older and needs work going into it. I found a one owner 98 reg cab with 180K miles. This truck has been sitting since 2009. According to the owner the truck would stop on him while driving down the road letting him sit. Once cooled down it would restart. He said he lost faith in it but never got it fixed and moved on to another vehicle. He is not someone who can work on his own stuff so he's finally decided to let it go. The interior is in very good shape, the body looks very good from the pics. It has the a towing package, 3:55 gears and is an automatic. I go look at it Thursday night as thats the first night he can be around so I shouldnt have someone beat me there! I told him I would take it as long as there is no frame rust or its worse than the pics he sent me. I will need to do some brake work but thats cheap. I have a spare 318 should it be a major motor issue but Im guessing something electrical. Its about 25 miles from me. Hes asking $1500 and will not move from that. When I ask about seeing it he originally said Saturday afternoon if the guy looking sat morning didnt buy it so thats why I pushed for Wednesday and that really didnt work for him so he said he could switch stuff and meet me Thursday.
Heres what was posted in his add, the truck is covered with mildew so it will need a good bath!
So what do you think about this one. I think with a few repairs and tire replacement I could have a decent truck. If it doesnt work out I should be able to part it out and at least get my money back out of it.
Rod
Well Ive found another Dodge truck to look at. This time its a little older and needs work going into it. I found a one owner 98 reg cab with 180K miles. This truck has been sitting since 2009. According to the owner the truck would stop on him while driving down the road letting him sit. Once cooled down it would restart. He said he lost faith in it but never got it fixed and moved on to another vehicle. He is not someone who can work on his own stuff so he's finally decided to let it go. The interior is in very good shape, the body looks very good from the pics. It has the a towing package, 3:55 gears and is an automatic. I go look at it Thursday night as thats the first night he can be around so I shouldnt have someone beat me there! I told him I would take it as long as there is no frame rust or its worse than the pics he sent me. I will need to do some brake work but thats cheap. I have a spare 318 should it be a major motor issue but Im guessing something electrical. Its about 25 miles from me. Hes asking $1500 and will not move from that. When I ask about seeing it he originally said Saturday afternoon if the guy looking sat morning didnt buy it so thats why I pushed for Wednesday and that really didnt work for him so he said he could switch stuff and meet me Thursday.
Heres what was posted in his add, the truck is covered with mildew so it will need a good bath!
So what do you think about this one. I think with a few repairs and tire replacement I could have a decent truck. If it doesnt work out I should be able to part it out and at least get my money back out of it.
Rod
