New Here and Having issues buying an 87 silverado
 

I have been looking for a clean 81-87 silverado 2wd swb for a couple months now. It's hard finding anything decent in Connecticut or surrounding states. I found a pretty clean 87 silverado 10 min from my house a week ago. It's the color I like (black), has very minimal rust, strong running fuel injected 350, the 700r4, cold a/c, and all the silverado options in working conditions. Test drove the truck and it ran/drove great. I got the seller down to $2500. Gave him a refundable deposit to hold it. This truck is at a small used car dealership/repair shop, and the owner of the business is actually selling it for someone he knows, it's not his truck, he is doing someone a favor. The truck is still registered and plated with connecticut plates. I call him up and ask who to make the Bank Check out to. He says CASH ONLY. Ok, so I ask if he will write and sign some type of receipt to prove of the cash I am giving him. His answer was no. The way he will do it is "give me title, bill of sale from the owner, keys to truck, I register it myself, if any problems registering, I get money back you have my word". I don't want someone's word when making a $2500 purchase, I want written proof. Here is the other issue, it's plated with CT plates.... it has a Florida title! Owner of the business claims the title is in his friend's mother's name who lives in Florida. What the heck, how does it have CT plates and registration sticker with a Florida title?! So I ask if he is unwilling to sign on paper that I am handing him $2500, if he, as the seller, register it for me, and I even offer to pay him for those services. He says no. How can I give someone $2500 cash, with no "receipt" no written signatures, without knowing it will register fine at the DMV? I am super dissapointed after finding the truck of my dreams literally 10 min away and now I can't buy it because of shady business. What you guys think? I am NOT going to pay for this unless I get a damn signature that I am purchasing from him. This way, if it doesn't register at the DMV, I have proof I bought it, and he will have to pay me back! :whine:

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Welcome to the board from Northern PA. Sounds like a sweet deal. I can't blame you for being disappointed and cautious at the same time. Sounds kinda shady to me as well. There just could be some poor soul in FLA that is looking for his truck. I think I would talking to my local police department with the plate number or the DMV with the VIN before I layed down any cash. Just my two-cents worth...

Re: New Here and Having issues buying an 87 silverado
 

Welcome to the board from West Tennessee. Keep your money in your pocket and keep looking.

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:agree:
:welcome2: from South Texas.

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Welcome from FT Worth TX.

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Welcome to the board from South Mississippi!:D

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Welcome to the board from Texas

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Welcome to the board from New zealand

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:welcome2: to the board

i would take the plate number and the vin to if possible and see if the police can do a run on it and see whats up but dont tell the guy with the truck youre doing and see what happens, or get your refund back and keep looking

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welcome from chicago :metal:

your pal mark

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Re: New Here and Having issues buying an 87 silverado
 

Sounds like a descent deal, but I agree that you should check it out with the police, or DMV first. Welcome!

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Welcome to the board from Maryland....
Good luck...I hope all goes well...Personally I agree with Ron586....keep your money & keep looking....

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The dealer came to his senses. The paperwork actually does jive after he showed me what he had in person. He was now willing to sign off that I am buying it from him, and that I will get my money back in the event it does not register at the DMV. So for now, lets hope it registers! I'm sure it will

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welcome from WA

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That's the truck. Pretty damn clean, plus it's fuel injected, big plus. Overdrive, big plus for me. A/C blows cold, and I'm not use to all these luxuries the silverado offers coming from a 1978 ford f150. The truck runs and drives really nice. It has working dual tanks, good for long trips. Only problem areas are some rust developing on the rocker panels, and I notice the strip underneath the bed, where the bolts go through, the piece that actually makes contact with the frame, is rotted, I have to repair that but the inside of this bed is super clean. I also need new tension springs for the tank doors..... no biggie.

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:welcome2: From West TN :hi2: