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Originally Posted by Hersbird
In the 80s nobody even knew what the real prices were. Dealers would slap a ridiculous sticker on the window of their own making and then when they were 50% the customer thought they were really getting it done..
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Our credit union always had a black book my dad would reference before buying something
Needless to say they wouldn’t loan you more than the thing was worth.
Anyway he paid $3500 tax title license for a leftover 5.7 fully loaded diesel pickup back in 1981, would have to dig but most pickups even back then were more than $5000 even with a 3 on the tree.
4 years later they have him a free goodwrench motor and he disposed of it in 1990 for $2500