The truck from what he said has been maintained well and had many recent updates. These trucks do rust and this one is showing some rust on the body from the pics. I don't have a truck at the moment and this one is cheap. I have it at the mechanic for inspection today. We have emissions testing in my area. Annoying. http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/4687170578.html
Nice box size! Should fit lots of wood. If its a 4x4 then yea! If not, then you will need to decide if you want to haul in the winter and where you plan to haul.
5 speed rear wheel drive. I won't be offroading or going into the woods. My trees are all easy to get to.
Decent price if it's in good shape. I prefer 4wd trucks myself, even if there aren't any plans to get it dirty. Stupid things like wet grass or 1" of snow will stop a 2wd truck if you don't have enough weight in the back. 4wd also retains resale value for whenever you're done with the truck.
I hear you. This is pretty much going to be a firewood only truck. So, I'm hoping to have a lot of weight in the back most of the time. And this thing could lose all value in 5 years at this price for all I care.
Asking $ 1695, Probably take 1500, ? ? Deduct the price of any work the mechanic says it'll need & make an offer. Could unload it for 1500 pretty easy if it don't work out.
I've had a series of the old Fords, although most were late 70's, and loved them. Mostly easy to fix myself (I'm cheap) and I would pay between 1400 and 1800 and could sell for about 1500 after 3-4 years...always went with manual because it is a lot cheaper to do a clutch than an automatic transmission. I liked 2 wheel drive, but I did have to keep some weight in the back, even though it rarely snows here in Atlanta, it can get slippery with the heavy rains we can have. Not a lot of downside on that truck being that cheap.
1500 is where I would want to be with that. Look the frame over real well and also the spring shackles.
