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Mar 28, 2012 | 08:00 AM

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fun_on_road_daily

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Did I overpay?

I bought a 1998 ford f150 2wd straight cab long bed 4.6L 5spd manual, it comes with a campershell and carpet. I paid $2000 for it, some people have said I overpaid, granted I had to buy tires for it, but it came with the orignal rims so I didnt have to buy rims. But it runs like new, and it passed california smog, I feel like I stole it. What do you all think, did I overpay?

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Mar 28, 2012 | 09:19 AM

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In this market, anything that does not need body work or other repairs sells for that much. Granted, its not an extended cab automatic, but reg cab long beds, especially with a V-8 stick combo are rare. You got what you wanted at an agreed upon price. Be happy with your purchase!

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Mar 28, 2012 | 03:45 PM

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Furyus1

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$2,000? Pfft - that's a fair price in my book, based on your description...

If it had been $20,000 then, yeah, that's a bit too much :P

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Mar 28, 2012 | 04:08 PM

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sounds decent to me,if ti runs good and is in decent shape. Hard to find a good running truck around here that isn't a rust bucket for less then $2500.

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Mar 28, 2012 | 04:41 PM

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It really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. It only matters what you think!!!

That having been said...I don't think you got hurt.

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Mar 28, 2012 | 04:43 PM

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MisterCMK

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A running, driving truck without rust for 2k? Sign me up.

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Mar 28, 2012 | 05:35 PM

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It doesn't sound like a bad deal to me.

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Mar 28, 2012 | 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fun_on_road_daily

I bought a 1998 ford f150 2wd straight cab long bed 4.6L 5spd manual, it comes with a campershell and carpet. I paid $2000 for it, some people have said I overpaid, granted I had to buy tires for it, but it came with the orignal rims so I didnt have to buy rims. But it runs like new, and it passed california smog, I feel like I stole it. What do you all think, did I overpay?

Don't second guess yourself, you did just fine. Two years ago I sold my '88 F-150 4x4 for $2200.00. It had some rust, paint was dead, had a blown rear axle, the clutch needed replacing and it needed tires. She ran like a top and under the hood was like factory as well as the interior. I had done a lot of work to it over the years to keep it running well.

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Mar 28, 2012 | 07:35 PM

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Does it fit your needs? Did the price leave you hurting? Then it's a deal.

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Mar 29, 2012 | 12:51 AM

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Thanks for the replys, I probably shouldnt worry about what other real life people said, after all this is California Im living in.Ive got a saturn if I want fuel economy but its nice to have something bigger then that ranger I had, plus I can have a real boat now. If the boat is too big to be towed by the f150 then chances are I cant afford the boat anyways.

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