Hi guys, Im new here. Im looking to pick up an idit and would like to get some opinions on 2 trucks im looking at.
First truck is a '90 F250 ex cab with a dealer installed ATS, 5 speed (ZF i think?) 4wd with 3.54 gears. XLT Lariat interior, everything works. Its in excellent condition, brake lines and suspension/steering joints are all new. Just over 200k on the engine, almost no blow by. Fuel screw and waste gate actuator are untouched, oil and coolant changed often. Everything looks like it was really well cared for. The seller is firm at $3400
Second truck is a '94 350 crew, factory turbo, auto trans, 4wd, unknown gears. Only 85k on the truck and less on the motor. The seller has had it for the past 15k miles. He bought it as a basket case and fixed it up. In his own words, it has a long list of things hes fixed, and a long list of things he hasnt. Nothing looks horrible underneath it, but its clearly all original stuff. Oh, it has a plow mount too which is a minus in my book. This seller is asking 3300 and seems negotiable, I figure 28-2900 or so.
There are only 3 idit's within driving distance of me, and the third one is a pos, so its down to these two. The first truck is very close to ideal for me, but I feel like the price is too high for what it is. The second truck is right in my price range, and if it turns out to be crap, I can easily part it out and make my money back. What do you guys think?
First truck is a '90 F250 ex cab with a dealer installed ATS, 5 speed (ZF i think?) 4wd with 3.54 gears. XLT Lariat interior, everything works. Its in excellent condition, brake lines and suspension/steering joints are all new. Just over 200k on the engine, almost no blow by. Fuel screw and waste gate actuator are untouched, oil and coolant changed often. Everything looks like it was really well cared for. The seller is firm at $3400
Second truck is a '94 350 crew, factory turbo, auto trans, 4wd, unknown gears. Only 85k on the truck and less on the motor. The seller has had it for the past 15k miles. He bought it as a basket case and fixed it up. In his own words, it has a long list of things hes fixed, and a long list of things he hasnt. Nothing looks horrible underneath it, but its clearly all original stuff. Oh, it has a plow mount too which is a minus in my book. This seller is asking 3300 and seems negotiable, I figure 28-2900 or so.
There are only 3 idit's within driving distance of me, and the third one is a pos, so its down to these two. The first truck is very close to ideal for me, but I feel like the price is too high for what it is. The second truck is right in my price range, and if it turns out to be crap, I can easily part it out and make my money back. What do you guys think?