And yet he has it for sale for $7250.00

 

I might give a thou or so for that heap- provided I could crawl around underneath first for a while.
A cheap paint job (even when it covers dents n rust!) can fool the ignorant though...
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[QUOTE=rexblue;15445087]I might give a thou or so for that heap- provided I could crawl around underneath first for a while.
A cheap paint job (even when it covers dents n rust!) can fool the ignorant though...
I'll give you the benefit of a doubt and assume you are kidding, if not, this is my response:

This was a beat up old pickup I paid peanuts for. In order to get her back on the road, I wanted to make it look presentable, so when I drove down the highway it didn't look like a piece of garbage. It was rusted in the floorboards, had dents and a manual transmission. I have spent $5k removing the motor and putting new gaskets (including the head gasket), switching it to an automatic C6, a (yes) Maaco paint job (for $1k) and I painted the interior myself. I did not attempt to fix the 20-30 small dents that this truck received over its 49 year lifespan.

The arrogance of some posters denigrating this "restoration" is amazing. I'm a 33 year old full time lawyer with a 2 year old and 12 week old, so I don't have the time to tinker away like some of these posters may have.

And $7250 is a fair price for a truck that looks OK sitting in a parking lot, is reliable transportation, and had NO rust. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Nobody is getting fleeced, nor am I "hiding" anything. And the truck has a salvage title, by the way.

I'm selling it since my wife is damnation that my boys not ride in it. I don't need something I can't enjoy with my family. Why shouldn't I try to break even or make a small profit?

 

[QUOTE=Melnickta;15445515]
No, no it isn't. Especially when you say it has a salvage title. You as a lawyer should know that.

 

This whole thing went down in flames didn't it?

I think it is unfortunate. The OP's choices of wording....I bought it for "peanuts", "pig with lipstick" and what got him "Who says you can't make a profit building these?"

I think if he would have presented this whole project differently there would have been little room to question the motives of this deal.

I think he and the truck deserves the benefit of the doubt.

These days 10 grand or more is mentioned for a paint job. While I think some things should have been done differently on this little truck, it's really not that bad. Most of it is little things.

As far as salvage titles, that can be a PIA. It may have come off a yard and is really no reflection of it's condition.

I guess the lesson here is when you post something on the FTE choose your wording Carefully.

 

Your point is well taken F-ONE and I apologize to the board for my brusque manner. However, the OP did come across as a gloating yuppie kid with that comment about "making a profit" and left the impression that he had "restored" this truck solely to sell to some unwitting sucker for a nice profit. I found this to be offensive because I, like many other owners of antique vehicles anticipate spending many, many more dollars in restoration costs than I could ever hope to recoup if I ever sold my beloved old F-100. Such is typical of a true "labor of love".
His wife won't allow the kids to ride in this gem? Perhaps she knows more about this particular vehicle than the slickster lawyer chooses to reveal...
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Exactly what I was thinking.
After reading his threads I'll bet he's a hell of a lawyer, lies through his teeth, got to be a criminal lawyer.
His down fall is, this board sits in on this one as the jurors. We got the story before he had a chance to lay out his defense. As you noticed, just one lie after another.
At least we know the truth, and it comes with a "Salvage Title."

 

Nah, I'd bet ya lunch he's corporate, likely on the first rungs of the ladder on what will turn out to be a boring, non-fulfilling career- one contributing pretty much nothing toward society in general.
It's all about the bottom line to these types and if there's no profit to be made in doing a given task, that task cannot be worth doing.
Nope, I'll not call the kid a liar- he just doesn't seem to have a grasp of what genuine quality is, what's "real" if you will.
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Is that right?

 

Well give the lawyer the benefit of the doubt- since he went to all the trouble to install that fitted carpet (even though he neglected to reinstall the sill plates) surely he must have welded in new floorpans, right?
So, correct me if I'm wrong kid, what he MEANT to say was the truck HAS no rust, meaning of course that he fixed all the rust before covering it with a cheap paint job.
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[QUOTE=Melnickta;15445515]Pathetic. Do you call yourself a professional? I am, not only in my practice, but in everything I do from cars, to planes, to ships, to cameras. No excuse for shoddy workmanship unless one really doesn't give a damn. Nothing like a lack of ethics although I am not surprised given your description.

As far as value you are south of 5K for a grade 3 truck since you have a salvage title. Should any other buyer catch on the you are further south of 5K. Even more amazing than your price is questioning those who question your "restoration." Got news for you but those of us who do it to the letter are more than qualified to critique you.

As far as the comments go I think they were appropriate. Most all these forums are populated by devotees of the particular vehicle the forum represents. Flippers are generally not welcome nor are those who misrepresent themselves. If this had happened on my C body forum they would have ripped him a new one. The only thing worse on a C body forum is a demo derby guy who they would actually hang.

 

Caveat Emptor

 

I think this whole thing is unfair to the OP. I have seen real hokey pieces a crap for sale for many times his asking price.

I see no evidence of deception. I see nothing that warrants the assassination of character aimed directly or indirectly towards this gentleman.

Before I call a real living, breathing and feeling human being "pathetic" I'm going to have to have a hell of a lot more evidence than this.





Honestly it looks like an honest effort was expended towards this truck.


I think the real issue here is not the truck but the OPs communication skills about mechanical and business matters.

If he was the con he's been made out to be all you would hear on here would be "Great first effort!" or "We hate to hear Granpaw never saw his truck restored!" "So sorry you have to sell it to pay for the funeral". I mean come on.

His very honesty is what got him in trouble in the first place. Think about it.

Many folks that have above average intelligence have a hard time communicating especially off the cuff...they say too much, say what they think and leave themselves open.

Some of whats been said towards and about this fellow is simply shameful.

 

See post #24. He is lying through his teeth.

 

Restoring costs too much, but refurbishing it to make it look nice going down the road is what I like. I can appreciate my trucks without pouring a ton of money in them (I'm no vehicle flipper and don't try to con anyone) There is no such thing as a correct modification. To me a lot of it is butchery but that just my own opinion and tastes, not trying to offend anyone. Personally I don't care for flippers. They give as little as they can get away with which is cheating the seller. When one comes up my driveway they are sent packing soon after.