NewLeafca
08-21-2010, 07:50 PM
Well got the news on my truck today. It is as I feared, a blown head gasket. It will cost around $2100.00 to fix it. My old truck is a 1992 Ford Ranger. It is not a bad truck but I think the towing has put more of a toll on it. The body is in great shape and I have been the only owner of the truck. I was thinking of getting something else before my ordeal happened and now am thinking maybe to do just that. So have been looking at some used trucks that are more of work trucks. Just wanted some opinions from you guys.
First up is 1980 GMC TRUCK with utility bed. It has a 350 engine in it and is 4 wheel drive. haven't looked at it closely but will on Monday so don't know much more about it. They are asking $900 for it. Here are some pics of it:
http://images.craigslist.org/3n33m43o95V45O65W5a8j0571e46d074a12a4.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3md3oc5V65W25X4a8j983f9b0302841e9f.jpg
Next up is a 1993 Ford F-350 that has a V8 GAS (460 ci) engine. It has a manual 4 speed transmission and is 4x4. It has brand new tires (under 200 miles)saw the receipt from Firestone don't know if the warranty will transfer, rebuilt carb. It use to belong to the fire department so I am thinking that all the maintenance was taken care of. This truck only has 64,000 original miles. They are asking $2600 for it. I did a test drive and it ran great my mechanic did an inspection on it and he said it looks solid. Not crazy about the color but here are some pics of it:
http://images.craigslist.org/3k53mc3l55V15Z15X5a8j86c1d1ad4e1218cb.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3m63o93l35V45T45W2a8j359fc0b8c8cf174a.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3n53oa3l15Y65U65R0a8j19d67d07bc5e1c78.jpghttp://images.craigslist.org/3n53oa3l15Y65U65R0a8j19d67d07bc5e1c78.jpg
The other one I was looking at is a Ford F150 1997. It has a V8 in with 190K miles on it. They are asking $2000 for it. Again my mechanic did an inspection on it and said it was in good shape. He thought the 93 Ford above was in better shape engine wise. Here are some pic of it:
http://i34.tinypic.com/8wb3v7.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/ibwc42.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/255mfjp.jpg
What I was thinking was that if I could get a decent truck at a lower price I could use more money to get better commercial equipment to replace my stolen equipment. I can probably sell my Ranger for $700-$900 here in this area even with the blown head gasket. I was looking into getting a truck with some tool boxes and the sides to store some of the equipment in.
However with the recent theft of my stuff I am wondering how secure these boxes are on the side of trucks. Is there anyway to beef up the locks on the side cabinets on these trucks?
Just wanted some thoughts on all of this. Talked to the John Deere dealer today and he is putting together a package for me of some good used equipment. He asked how much I had to spend on getting my equipment replaced right away. So I told him and he said by Monday he would give me 3-5 package options to get me back out there and making money. So will see what happens.
First up is 1980 GMC TRUCK with utility bed. It has a 350 engine in it and is 4 wheel drive. haven't looked at it closely but will on Monday so don't know much more about it. They are asking $900 for it. Here are some pics of it:
http://images.craigslist.org/3n33m43o95V45O65W5a8j0571e46d074a12a4.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3md3oc5V65W25X4a8j983f9b0302841e9f.jpg
Next up is a 1993 Ford F-350 that has a V8 GAS (460 ci) engine. It has a manual 4 speed transmission and is 4x4. It has brand new tires (under 200 miles)saw the receipt from Firestone don't know if the warranty will transfer, rebuilt carb. It use to belong to the fire department so I am thinking that all the maintenance was taken care of. This truck only has 64,000 original miles. They are asking $2600 for it. I did a test drive and it ran great my mechanic did an inspection on it and he said it looks solid. Not crazy about the color but here are some pics of it:
http://images.craigslist.org/3k53mc3l55V15Z15X5a8j86c1d1ad4e1218cb.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3m63o93l35V45T45W2a8j359fc0b8c8cf174a.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3n53oa3l15Y65U65R0a8j19d67d07bc5e1c78.jpghttp://images.craigslist.org/3n53oa3l15Y65U65R0a8j19d67d07bc5e1c78.jpg
The other one I was looking at is a Ford F150 1997. It has a V8 in with 190K miles on it. They are asking $2000 for it. Again my mechanic did an inspection on it and said it was in good shape. He thought the 93 Ford above was in better shape engine wise. Here are some pic of it:
http://i34.tinypic.com/8wb3v7.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/ibwc42.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/255mfjp.jpg
What I was thinking was that if I could get a decent truck at a lower price I could use more money to get better commercial equipment to replace my stolen equipment. I can probably sell my Ranger for $700-$900 here in this area even with the blown head gasket. I was looking into getting a truck with some tool boxes and the sides to store some of the equipment in.
However with the recent theft of my stuff I am wondering how secure these boxes are on the side of trucks. Is there anyway to beef up the locks on the side cabinets on these trucks?
Just wanted some thoughts on all of this. Talked to the John Deere dealer today and he is putting together a package for me of some good used equipment. He asked how much I had to spend on getting my equipment replaced right away. So I told him and he said by Monday he would give me 3-5 package options to get me back out there and making money. So will see what happens.