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Hea ryan, After all the sweat equity, money, smashed knuckles etc, what would your asking price for your truck be? A strait clean M1031 went for $7200 bucks a month or so ago on GL. Those guys on ebay are flippers, they pi$$ bomb some paint on a truck they paid under three grand for and try to sell it to the poor slob that "just has to have it" for stupid money. My truck for example is a completely rust free M1031 that the PO put a lot of work and money into. Banks turbo, 700R4 trans, spin on fuel filter, a brand new flat bed, premium tires, and a decent paint job. When my truck was delivered here, my friend, who has had a body shop for 30yrs was shocked at it's condition, calling it "mint". Oh a few dings in the hood that looked like hail damage. I did have to rebuild the tranny and have added a Fisher snow plow, fan driven trans cooler, external spin on trans filter, Shift Works console mounted floor shifter, bucket seats-free, The doghead mods, and I just fabbed a 4in tube bumper on it Friday. My $6000 truck that you must have seen in the classifieds on our web site back arround September, is now in dollars and cents a $10K+ truck after all the added work and money I put into it. Price a 205 transfer case for that truck if you needed one, big $$. Will I get my investment back if I was to sell it? Absolutely not. I would not take a dime under $8500.00 for it even if I was living in it. I'll probably have this truck till the day I croak. It's not only flea bay with big numbers, I saw some smashed up parts trucks that were missing parts on GL last week that went for just under three grand. Now that's crazy. The pickens are getting slim, it all depends on how much you want one of these trucks. BTW, I get better fuel milage with my 1031 than I do with my S15 Jimmy. Take care, WCP.
You know, I am not sure the price of diesel will change the value much. Most f the folks buying a CUCV buy them to fill a specific need. That could be for a truck you can run off biodiesel, waste oil of some sort, or just a tough old truck you can beat on. I think the value is in the axles (trucks) and the engines. They are simple and work, parts are generally cheap and easy to find.
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in 30 seconds. I smiled and told the kid to double what he has in his hand and come back in a few years and I might let it go.
I was offered $4,200 more than I paid for a 1028 last week and turned him down The kids face went from
I want to know who taught these kids this cash in hand trick, waving like a Chinese fan, thinking it makes any difference..?
