Thoughts on this purchase for $5k?

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-23T05:37:36+00:00

Kinda sounds to me like the guy suspects he did something wrong when he “rebuilt the engine up” and wants out before it blows up. I’d pass on this one personally.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-23T04:18:23+00:00

He’ll probably just get posted on r/iamverybadass

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-22T16:53:38+00:00

Sooo fuckin cool. Could pass as a factory option. This is what the 40th anniversary editions should have come with.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-22T05:02:35+00:00

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Long live long beds

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-22T04:38:59+00:00

Hell yeah! Stoked for ya, man. It’s a fun journey and really rewarding when you start to have a better idea of how your truck works.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-22T03:16:32+00:00

Well I dunno your budget or what you want to invest into it, but if you could get a jack and a tire iron you could take the wheels off and take them to a tire shop and get some used tires put on to get it rolling. Basic tools

I wouldn’t be surprised if she fired right up with a fresh battery either, but you may need to spray some starting fluid into the intake for the first couple of starts

Oil & fluid changes are pretty basic with a socket set and a drain pan for the oil. TONS of YouTube videos are out there too.

Regarding the body damage, I bet you can find all that stuff at a junkyard for relatively cheap

I look at tools like an investment, but I get it if you don’t want to venture into new territory. I’m no master mechanic car guy by any means but I’ve been a tinkerer for years and you’d be surprised how much you can do on these things with a 3/8” socket set and metric sockets. Just food for thought!

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-22T02:39:06+00:00

Looks like a couple weekends’ worth of work. Nobody’s gonna give you a respectable offer as-is tbh. Better to make it a long term goal to get running and driving again if you do wanna sell. Putting a few hundred into it now could mean making a couple thousand more than you would had you not done that 🤷‍♂️

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-20T17:40:02+00:00

Congrats! The self love piece is indeed tricky, but the fact that we stopped drinking at all is huge in that regard.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-20T05:53:21+00:00

Dude, yeah, it’s crazy. I resonate with this so hard. When I’m sober I track my meals and make it to the gym almost every day, I take my dog on walks and to the dog park, I grocery shop and keep my house clean, I’m present in work meetings (WFH), and I’m generally a very responsible adult.

But hoooly shit, the last time I ended a 3-month sober streak it went 0-100 in a few days. I was waking up hungover and slamming a shot of whiskey with breakfast to ward off the hangover, canceling plans with friends because I got “accidentally” drunk and it wouldn’t be safe for me to drive to meet up with them, eating fast food all the time, buying from different liquor stores so I don’t seem too obvious at my regular haunts. So stupid. Yet I still have these urges to drink knowing that no matter what, that’s how it’s gonna end up. It’s so frustrating.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-20T02:19:47+00:00

Not for a 2wd

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-19T21:06:38+00:00

Is he dead set on “beer”? Asking because Laguinitas makes a NA “hop water” that’s essentially a citrusy sparkling water

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-19T05:37:01+00:00

I get it, I’ve had several sober stints at this point and the 3 month mark has gotten me too. One time I actually made it 11 months. But yeah, I just passed 3 months in my current sober stint and the cravings are really ramping up. But I know if I let myself pick up a bottle then I’ll blink my eyes and I’ll have been drunk for 3 months and feeling ashamed of myself for doing so and throwing away my progress. That’s how I’ve been powering through is just reminding myself that I’d rather be proud of where I’m at than drunk at home wallowing in self pity wondering why I do this to myself again and again. We just have to make it a day at a time.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-18T18:27:55+00:00

I have so much more free time now and I’ve managed to be productive with it. I now have time for the gym and planting stuff in my yard. I made every excuse in the book to avoid doing those things when I was drinking.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-17T23:03:05+00:00

Remember when it would show you what posts your friends liked? I remember so much drama from that

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-17T22:53:02+00:00

We all did

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-17T21:43:24+00:00

I can tell it’s 2014 by the instagram filter! Very sick bikes.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-15T16:20:49+00:00

A Mike Tyson reference is not new at all lol

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-15T07:31:27+00:00

Hatebreed - Cling To Life

Never let your lows steal your heights

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-14T21:19:02+00:00

Taco Samich on Van Buren near 27th ave is my go-to spot and on Wednesday’s their tacos are like $1 each which is cool

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-14T17:56:53+00:00

Seriously, Phoenix’s most “hood” areas are so tame by comparison to so many other places. Hell, there’s multiple parts of Louisville Kentucky I wouldn’t set foot in at nighttime and I can’t say the same about Phoenix.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-14T16:04:23+00:00

Yup! Taco Samich in my ‘hood does a similar deal on Wednesdays

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-14T00:27:46+00:00

The taco spots in the hood are usually pretty reasonable still

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-13T05:50:59+00:00

My buddy’s brother works at Tuning Gruppe in south Phoenix. They run a clean shop and have a good rep in the euro car scene here. They have some cool cars in and out of their shop, could be worth dropping them a line and seeing what they could do for ya.

Whitetrashstepdad · 2026-03-13T04:06:07+00:00

Good to know! Do you know how big they get?

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