Looking at a couple VW Diesels....

[tjts1]

Originally Posted by ps2fixer

I fail to see the major rust on the truck in that listing, it probably was repainted so the little photos don't show well, but they do hold a value around $3500-6000 depending how good they are. Ones that need work are around $1000-2000 of what I have seen.

Thats about $3500-6000 more than they're worth. The only thing that keeps them in that range is lack of supply and a tiny group of fanatical customers. Otherwise they're just like any other 30 year old economy car. Worthless.

[ps2fixer]

Originally Posted by tjts1

Thats about $3500-6000 more than they're worth. The only thing that keeps them in that range is lack of supply and a tiny group of fanatical customers. Otherwise they're just like any other 30 year old economy car. Worthless.

Your right, I should be going for a 30 year old non-economy based truck... how about a 1978 Ford Truck with a tiny 460 engine. It must be the better pick, it has a huge price tag too!

:: 1978 Ford Crew Cab 4X4 Show Truck - Flemings Ultimate Garage

Joking aside now, how can you bash a small vehicle that holds a value due to being a little rare and gets good MPG figures? That would be about like me saying the new hybrid cars are junk because they should be 100% electric.


Anyway, show me a better priced pickup that gets 30mpg+ that you wouldn't consider junk and not cost over 5 grand in great working shape. Also no electrics since I have a long way to drive to work and I can't afford them batteries for that type of range. Oh it has to be fairly reliable, so that throws out most 2000 and newer trucks (in my opinion). The main ones I know of that are similar are:

Dodge Rampage
Ford Ranchero
El Camino

Most of them can't hit 30mpg, I would be better off going with a 1992-1996 Toyota Camry Wagon stick with a 2.2L and get around 25mpg maybe 27mpg with a few small mods and have it last 300k+ miles.

[ps2fixer]

Checked the trucks out.... just was a big scam. Guy kept saying 1 had surface rust and is a solid body and the second has a "soft drivers floor board". Well the truth of it is, the first one has holes rotted though several places but might be enough metal to hold it together for a year or 2 of driving (after fixing) and the second you couldn't drive it if you wanted, the entire underneath is GONE, the floor boards on both sides are completely gone, the seat mounts are though the floor...

Photos showed good side of the blue one where there isn't so much rust and the second the sides look good but inside the truck tells the true story. Guy wouldn't come off from $2500 either, way too much for completely rusted out trucks.


Anyway, I'm going to look at another in my area, it has better photos and looks good for about the same price but this one is drivable.

Thanks for all the tips so far, I got to see ALL the bad on both of the last 2 trucks lol.