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Wow, diesel in a Windstar.

The only way to justify that effort would be... well, there is no way to justify it. The cost in time and money would never be recovered. Of course if it is a hobby, that is another matter.

I don't drive that much. a $1000 Metro makes sense because if is a 2X over the Windstar (my previous primary vehicle) and I would be able to show a profit in about 1 year.

I've had the Metro for 2 years now and I don't think I've needed the cargo capacity of the Windstar 5 times since. So the Windstar is OUT.

I've had full size pickups including a 427 C20 CST Longhorn with a variable pitch TH400 with AC too (the option label on the glove box was full - something like 22 options. And while I've used full size pickups, I already know I don't need that capacity. So a little pickup would be perfect. I'm still hoping this 93 long bed S10 is still available but I think it is gone. If they are a good deal, they are sold literally minutes after they are listed on CL.

Still, I was supposedly the first guy to see this 1999 that looked good and that was 2 days after it was listed. So why didn't someone show up right away? Was it because its a slow time of the year, or were they able to successfully interrogate the owner to determine the poor condition of the truck? I don't know.