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Questions to ask before first purchase?
Well, I'm a bit of an amateur, so here goes. Could I get some advice on what to ask about a truck in this age range. Assuming that I can see most of the issues myself. I am also assuming this will be an Ebay purchase. Very rarely do I see a 67-72 Chevy on craigslist or anywhere else near me. Thanks
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
Apart from the obvious stuff like is there rust in all the usual places, it does depend on what your after, do you have a particular Truck in mind?...a stepper,fleetside, short or longbed, which year body style do you prefer, also are you looking for a daily driver or a project. If you have more of an idea of what you want you can narrow your questions down a bit and what to look out for.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
Looking for a long bed, 4x4, daily driver. I don't know enough about the year differences, but I really like the 67-72s
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
Well i'm no expert so others may chime in here, do you care if it's a numbers matching 4x4? has it been a workhorse all it's life? if so maybe there has been a lot of wear & tear on the engine and drive train, has any of that been replaced over the years? mileage? how many owners? major accidents?
Rust areas...the bed, cab corners, rocker panels and cab floor where it meets the kick panels etc...67-72's all had different front ends and all had different trim packages this is something you may want to research a bit.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
What is your budget? Spend all of your budget on as solid of a body as you can. Most people can learn how to bolt a new bench seat in, or install a new motor, but body work seems to be the biggest challenge.
If you have $4,000 to spend, look southwest. But a solid $3,000 truck from Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, etc and have it shipped back. If it has a solid body you can plug away at the other problems as you get money. That body work is easily the most expensive part.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
I'm willing to go up to the $6000 plus range for the right truck. I'd like to find one as original as I can. When I read all of the engine specs, I do get confused about what is original and what's not. I would be happy buying a truck from the West, but I wouldn't trust buying one on craigslist. Thanks for your help.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
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If it makes you feel any better about having to buy your Truck from miles away and having it shipped, then just take me as an example, I bought mine on the strength of a video I saw of it in a dealership in Illinois then had it shipped all the way over here to the U.K ![]()
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
I would definitely buy from a dealership, but I would never send money to Joe Schmo in Idaho. Thanks
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
It's "Buyer Beware", for anything automotive. There are honest sellers, and there are others trying to get rid of their problem.
Have you looked at this site and checked out the trucks for sale? I'm not going to say that you wouldn't end up with a problem, but most of the members here are gonna shoot straight. Complete, running trucks in good condition (physically) are not necessarily cheap, but you get what you pay for.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
[QUOTE=snyder66;4507197]I would definitely buy from a dealership, but I would never send money to Joe Schmo in Idaho. Thanks[/Q
I live in Idaho!! Buying on Ebay isnt the best idea as your buying site un seen. You need to spend a month doing research and once you have a few within the distance you are willing to drive, you go on a road trip and bring a friend that can help disect the truck with you. I bought mine in Oregon after a (2) month search and looking at 5 trucks. None of which were closer then 50 miles of me. I towed mine home even though it was drivable, since it was 500 miles away. Dealership for a purchase of a 67-72? Here it is now!!!!
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
If you want one that is out of reasonable travel distance, call on your truck board buddies to go check it out for you and report back. You will get good feedback since the person looking will give you the real scoop without sugar coating anything.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
over the years with old cars i've found if you ask questions that over 75% of the time the answers you get are lies or exagerations
nothing compares to crawling under a vhicle and seeing feeling for yourself
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
Take Jerry's advice on a long-distance purchase. I have looked at a truck for a boardmember from Canada, and a boardmember from California looked at a truck for me. Both times we saved each other a lot of hassle. People on this board do this exact thing quite regularly.
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Re: Questions to ask before first purchase?
Look in the classifieds here on the BB.Most of the sellers will be up front about what the truck needs,they usually aren't watching Barret Jackson except to see what fools pay for stuff and your research is just a click away.
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