Accidental purchase
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Accidental purchase
Well, looks like I bought another truck last night - sorta' by "accident".
It was on eBay and the bids on it just didn't seem to be going very high, so I thought, what the heck, I'll bid on it. Imagine my surprise when actually won it!
Its an 86 F250 Supercab 4x4 Dually with a 4-speed and a Banks Turbo. California rig, so it isn't a rust bucket. Only thing I don't especially like about it is the red interior. I bid $2,050 on it won the bid at $2,025.
Here's a link to the auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AME WN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260056436443&rd=1,1
After I get it home I'll be selling either it or my 2WD - probably the 2WD if the "blowby" (CDR?) and "tranny growl" the guy lists aren't easily correctable.
Like I said, I didn't really mean to buy it - it just kinda' happened....
So, what do you guys think? Did I do good - or screw up?
It was on eBay and the bids on it just didn't seem to be going very high, so I thought, what the heck, I'll bid on it. Imagine my surprise when actually won it!
Its an 86 F250 Supercab 4x4 Dually with a 4-speed and a Banks Turbo. California rig, so it isn't a rust bucket. Only thing I don't especially like about it is the red interior. I bid $2,050 on it won the bid at $2,025.
Here's a link to the auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AME WN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260056436443&rd=1,1
After I get it home I'll be selling either it or my 2WD - probably the 2WD if the "blowby" (CDR?) and "tranny growl" the guy lists aren't easily correctable.
Like I said, I didn't really mean to buy it - it just kinda' happened....
So, what do you guys think? Did I do good - or screw up?
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I was looking at that same truck yesterday afternoon! I had no plans to bid, was just part diggin'. I would keep the truck thats in better shape though. If you decide to keep the 2wd, see if you can swap in the turbo. Good buy in my opinion!
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Originally Posted by 2jhanna
do you need someone to tie your hands down ?
Originally Posted by 2jhanna
i did not think that you could a 250 dually !!
Originally Posted by 2jhanna
the parts should be worth at least $2000.
Originally Posted by bc6.9
Great find....and your the guy that didn't wan't a Turbo!
Originally Posted by Spectramac
I hope you did OK. Looks like a halfway decent ride. I wonder why he doesn't know how many miles it has?
Originally Posted by Spectramac
Road trip?
Last edited by CheaperJeeper; Nov 30, 2006 at 12:31 PM.
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hey, you want to hear what a buddy of mine just did tuesday.
he bought a motorcycle in iowa off ebay, flew up and drove 17 hours back to texas on the bike.
he bought a motorcycle in iowa off ebay, flew up and drove 17 hours back to texas on the bike.
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jeepers looking at the pics of int that could be a sister truck of my 85 same everything except mines a auto same seats my armrest sota came off so just took all of them off and if i had known you was lookin for another truck i could have gave ya a good deal on one of the ones i am having ship down here but hinsite is 2020 both of them will be ariving here sunday did't cost anything the neibour was up there and brought them back on trailer he hauls a parkinglot so cheep is me
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no, that is a F250 that someone put a dual wheel rear under, and a dually box on. look at the front wheels. it still has single fronts on it. so you will have to carry 2 different spare tires.
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
no, that is a F250 that someone put a dual wheel rear under, and a dually box on. look at the front wheels. it still has single fronts on it. so you will have to carry 2 different spare tires.
I'm hoping that's the case, because I was wanting to swap the axle from mine into this one so that it would have 3.55s front and rear. Otherwise I'm gonna have to regear the rear end on the one I just bought....