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Hello All
I found this forum since I'm in the process of buying a "fixer upper". Hi my name is Louis and I'm a cheap car/truck addict 
My username reflects the price...$125.
I hope you folks will be my support group.
The truck: 1989 2wd 4.9L 5spd
Thanks!
-Louis-
My username reflects the price...$125.
I hope you folks will be my support group.
The truck: 1989 2wd 4.9L 5spd
Thanks!
-Louis-
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Welcome to FTE, the number one Ford truck support group! Congrats on your new ride.
Be sure to visit your local Connecticut Chapter https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum118/
Be sure to visit your local Connecticut Chapter https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum118/
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Originally Posted by Fomoko1
Welcome to FTE, the number one Ford truck support group! Congrats on your new ride.
Be sure to visit your local Connecticut Chapter https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum118/
Be sure to visit your local Connecticut Chapter https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum118/
I'll have to find a section to start a "Craziest Buyer Experiences" thread somewhere.
Oh well, if I don't get this one, I'm sure there are a few more out there to choose from.
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::Stands up:: "Hi My name is Jeremy, and I too am an Addict" ::sits down::
Welcome to FTE Louis! Glad you found us! If you really want to feel like more of the family, make sure you join your local club (towards the bottom of the page on the main forum screen).
Hope you get as much useful information as I have from here! And feel free to contribute about anything you are knowledgable about.
Welcome to FTE Louis! Glad you found us! If you really want to feel like more of the family, make sure you join your local club (towards the bottom of the page on the main forum screen).
Hope you get as much useful information as I have from here! And feel free to contribute about anything you are knowledgable about.
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Thanks Guys,
Well, it looks like I'm still truckless. Here's the rest of the story:
The truck is kind of a beater, but not too bad. The guy is selling it because he can't get the hydraulic clutch to work. I went to look at it figuring I would eventually figure it out. It wouldn't be my daily driver, so I wouldn't be in a hurry. As I find out later, the catch is that the owner has a DUI which means he has to have a breathalyzer tied into the ignition of any vehicle he operates. By law he can't remove it and he let the activation expire so now he can't start it, either. In order to sell it to me, he has to have it removed by the private vendor. This means he has to pay to have it towed to the vendor (about 40 miles) AND pay the vendor $300 to have it removed plus get his replacement vehicle to the vendor to have the device installed so he can drive it.
He has decided that he can't afford to sell it for the original price he listed on line, so I have given up. I can't blame him for wanting more, but I think he should have thought this out a little more completely before listing it.
The search goes on!
-Louis-
Well, it looks like I'm still truckless. Here's the rest of the story:
The truck is kind of a beater, but not too bad. The guy is selling it because he can't get the hydraulic clutch to work. I went to look at it figuring I would eventually figure it out. It wouldn't be my daily driver, so I wouldn't be in a hurry. As I find out later, the catch is that the owner has a DUI which means he has to have a breathalyzer tied into the ignition of any vehicle he operates. By law he can't remove it and he let the activation expire so now he can't start it, either. In order to sell it to me, he has to have it removed by the private vendor. This means he has to pay to have it towed to the vendor (about 40 miles) AND pay the vendor $300 to have it removed plus get his replacement vehicle to the vendor to have the device installed so he can drive it.
He has decided that he can't afford to sell it for the original price he listed on line, so I have given up. I can't blame him for wanting more, but I think he should have thought this out a little more completely before listing it.
The search goes on!
-Louis-
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