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SkidmoreGarage · 07-25-2021, 10:49 PM

I think you need some more details to have an informed discussion. The real cost of restoring these trucks is the rust repair. If you don't know ALL of the rust areas, you are gambling. You could put 10k into that truck and have a truck worth $10k.

I think that the real price is somewhere between $2k and $3.5k. Those dents don't bode well for how much care the truck has seen. This means you will be chasing deferred maintenance. At an $8500 starting price, I would forget about it and keep looking.

07-25-2021, 10:49 PM	#9
SkidmoreGarage Registered User Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 335	Re: Found a 68 Long Bed But… I think you need some more details to have an informed discussion. The real cost of restoring these trucks is the rust repair. If you don't know ALL of the rust areas, you are gambling. You could put 10k into that truck and have a truck worth $10k. I think that the real price is somewhere between $2k and $3.5k. Those dents don't bode well for how much care the truck has seen. This means you will be chasing deferred maintenance. At an $8500 starting price, I would forget about it and keep looking.