PO's son wants it back

[88Lt1wagon]

Originally Posted by oem4me

If you sold the truck to the guy without gouging him, you would instantly qualify for gentleman status. There are no t-shirts or ribbons or prizes that go with earning that title. It is it's own reward, so to speak.
What the fellow is after is something that cannot be found anywhere but with your truck. No offense please, but if you paid $650 for it not too long ago, my guess is a replacement that was in similar or better shape could be found easily enough. When arriving at a price you should definitely compensate yourself for your investment. If the guy thinks he should get it for what you paid ...well, he's a little late.

He's way late for my original price, even if I wanted to get rid of it I'd ask more than that, I got the feeling his dad just wanted it out of his driveway, originally I was told he was asking $1500. I think market value is about $1500-2000, but it's hard to say because there aren't a lot for sale right this minute, the prices are all over the place, and most of them in similar body condition don't run or have an I6 and a flatbed.

I have learned a lot since owning this one, so I could probably do better on my next one. When I originally set out to get a pickup I was looking for a '69-72 Longhorn, but my uncle told me about his friend who was trying to get rid of an old truck. Of course he also said it wasn't rusty, which is way off. He lowered the price every time he told me about it, so eventually I had to go look at it.

When he (the son) rolled up to my house he asked if I bought the truck in Burbank (which I did) and he also knew how much I paid for it, so he's not some random guy looking for a classic fixer-uppper. There's a guy a couple blocks down with two in better shape than mine, I'd think he'd badger him first.

I don't know, this truck needs A LOT of work, it's not just rust, it's dented all over. Plus, I'd rather have a '61 hood, dual headlights, AC, all the bells and whistles, you know? If I'm just going to change everything anyway, why not start on a cleaner slate? I could fix one of my dad's trucks in the meantime, until I find what I want, or another awesome deal like this one was.