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RE: When a Deal isn't a Deal: The saga continues...
We have been looking for a new farm truck for a couple months now. Hoping to avoid this. Wishing for all the best for you!
We have been looking for a new farm truck for a couple months now. Hoping to avoid this. Wishing for all the best for you!
As did I. Unfortunately, all the things wrong with it we're internal, and couldn't have been known ahead of time. I checked all the fluids before I bought it and everything checked out. Maybe a garage could have run it through more precise tests, but for the price I paid for it, a garage would have been cost prohibitive. Then again, they could have saved me $ in the long run.
I can promise you @bluerthangreen you would have either tried getting the guy down more or walking away if I looked at it. Or you definitely would have been aware of the lottery ticket you bought! Lol
@puddles don't mean to bud in , but what kinda truck you looking for? I can give you a few pointers...
Any advice you can give is welcome...We have looked at all kinds of things from 80’s Fords to 90’s tiny Toyo...Jeep, or Suburban...I guess that is part of the problem, too—we can’t decide or settle on what we really want and need from it. We will definitely take it to one of our mechanics to look at, first—no matter how good of a deal it seems.
Any an I mean ANY Toyota from the late '80s-early '90s that has the 3.0 liter v6 engine DO NOT BUY!!! I cannot stress this enough! It is nothing but a sinkhole for money. The 4 cylinder engines we're good in those years
GM is a good choice but there's a few issues I'd look for to hopefully avoid the issues @bluerthangreen had.
Early '80s Fords seem more reliable than later ... maybe jus my luck with a wrench but I've not had nearly as much problems out of '80-85 models
Jeeps are mostly good vehicles, but maintenance is the key to keep it away from the shop. An if you do end up in the shop be prepared for high dollar parts!
Thank you! This all sounds in line with what we were thinking...and why we are being so picky, even though we really need a truck to take the trash out...and the sheep to market.