should i buy this truck?

[wildpony1986]

i was recently going to work one day and i found a 1978 F-250 4wd with a 400M and a C-6. the guy told me even though it has a 3" lift it has never seen off road...he wants 3500 for it...should i buy it at his asking price or should i try and get him lower?

 

[Blue Goose]

Not seeing it, it's kind of hard to for me to say.... What does the truck look like cosmetically (interior/exterior)? Tires? Mechanicals?

 

[wildpony1986]

it runs, no dents,white with a blue interior,no rips in the interior and it looks all original, it has a np205 twin stick with a dana 44 up front and a ford 9" in the rear.the only thing its missing is the tail gate

 

[m78]

Would it be easier to fix that one up, rather then converting the truck that you have to 4WD ?
Then what can you get for yours if you sell it ?

 

[wildpony1986]

it would be easier to fix that one up but i don't think i could ever sell my 77 because my granddad who past away recently helped me buy my truck...i was just wonderin if it would be a good buy at that price or should i try to jew him down?

 

[nobodyspecial]

you never offer to buy for the original asking price.

For example, he might be hoping to get 3000 for it, so in anticipation of people giving him a lower offer, he has raised the asking price to compensate for that. someone now may offer him 3000, and he will say well... I was hoping to get 3500 but 3000 will be ok.

You think you got a good deal, and he got what he wanted for it originally.

 

[5.0Flareside]

its hard to say. 3k sounds a lil high unless the truck runs like a bat outa hell. does it have a lot of rust.. if your locatied up north and it dont have a lot of rust it probably is worth 3k. but down here even if it runs great its probably no more than a 2k dollar truck. its all regional.

EDIT: from my memory i think you said you live in GA. if you do its not a 3k dollar truck probably. 2k would probably be a good starting point to haggle from. i would go tops 2500 but this is a blind guess without seeing or driving the truck.

 

[nobodyspecial]

Notice the words "For example" I didn't say it was worth 3000.

 

[wildpony1986]

yes im from georgia and no it has no rust and the truck is very very strong...

 

[5.0Flareside]

yes im from georgia and no it has no rust and the truck is very very strong...

do you got any pics?

 

[wildpony1986]

not yet but i will post them in the next few days when i go by it again

 

[5.0Flareside]

ok. kinda anxious to see this truck. if it looks as good as it sounds it should be a nice truck.

 

[polarbear]

its hard to say. 3k sounds a lil high unless the truck runs like a bat outa hell. does it have a lot of rust.. if your locatied up north and it dont have a lot of rust it probably is worth 3k. but down here even if it runs great its probably no more than a 2k dollar truck. its all regional.

EDIT: from my memory i think you said you live in GA. if you do its not a 3k dollar truck probably. 2k would probably be a good starting point to haggle from. i would go tops 2500 but this is a blind guess without seeing or driving the truck.

I'd need more info, but $3500 sounds pretty strong for that truck. Like with all projects, you'll wind up spending a heckuva lot more than you planned by the time it's done.