I won't be getting the Nite
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I won't be getting the Nite
Well, it turns out that the '92 Nite SuperCab that I'd been hoping to get won't be mine after all.
I had a long conversation with my aunt (who is selling the truck), my wife, and myself, and we're all in agreement that I don't need to get out of one truck and into another which will need some work.
My aunt's son-in-law had a mechanic check the truck over, and it will need a new fuel pump (the rear tank is dead) and a new oil pan ... it's cracked. Plus a few other things. The estimate came to more than $1500.
One of her son-in-law's friends wants to buy it for $1500 and he is able to fix it ... and, since I'm disabled
and not able to do that kind of work anymore, I'm OK with it.
I am still considering selling Red, because one of the wife's co-workers needs a set of wheels, plus he's willing to pay what I'm asking.
So I may well be without a pickup for a while. But don't worry, I'm still going to get a newer, roomier F-150 at some point. It won't be the one I really wanted, but it'll be the right one.
I'll keep y'all posted on what happens.
I had a long conversation with my aunt (who is selling the truck), my wife, and myself, and we're all in agreement that I don't need to get out of one truck and into another which will need some work.
My aunt's son-in-law had a mechanic check the truck over, and it will need a new fuel pump (the rear tank is dead) and a new oil pan ... it's cracked. Plus a few other things. The estimate came to more than $1500.
One of her son-in-law's friends wants to buy it for $1500 and he is able to fix it ... and, since I'm disabled
and not able to do that kind of work anymore, I'm OK with it.I am still considering selling Red, because one of the wife's co-workers needs a set of wheels, plus he's willing to pay what I'm asking.
So I may well be without a pickup for a while. But don't worry, I'm still going to get a newer, roomier F-150 at some point. It won't be the one I really wanted, but it'll be the right one.
I'll keep y'all posted on what happens.
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Well, it is better to find all this stuff out before I drop my money on something I'd have to put in the shop before I could even drive it home. THAT would suck. Not to mention I'd probably incur enough wrath from the wife to have to live in it for a month or so based on the repair estimate.
I can't say I'm not depressed about it. That would be lying. But I know it's going to be well taken care of. I just wish I'd known all this up front before I got my hopes up. Aww, it happens I guess.
I can't say I'm not depressed about it. That would be lying. But I know it's going to be well taken care of. I just wish I'd known all this up front before I got my hopes up. Aww, it happens I guess.
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wow that is a downer, sorry to hear that. I was going to say the rear fuel pump is not a necessary fix if the front one still works. my 94 super cab has never run off the rear pump since i owned it. The oil pan though is a different story, must have ran over something to crack it....
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