To buy or not?

[tobascofred]

Greeting all. New to forum and possibly new to owning a nice 1970 C10 Stepside. I just got home from inspecting it - drives well, minimal rust, all looks good underneath, minimal bondo found, drum brakes work incredibly well.

They showed an appraisal from 2000 for $9,800, are asking $9,500, I saw on Hagerty a valuation of $7,800 which I offered and said they would accept.

From folks who know alot more about this model and generation Chevy's, would someone clue me in as to whether this is a good deal or not?

Thanks in advance.

tobascofred
(friend of Bill W.'s)


From their posting -
"This truck is in amazing original condition, with minor rust, located in the cab corners and on the door sills of the cab.

This vehicle was appraised at $9800 back in 2000, and has pretty much been garaged since then. The odometer shows 75,258 miles (assuming actual is 175,258), with less than 4000 miles added since the year 2000. These miles were mainly to local shows and cruise-ins.

The VIN code shows that this truck originally left the factory with a six cylinder engine, however, at some point it was replaced with a 350 cubic inch engine with what appears to be a factory 4 BBL and headers. This truck also has factory air installed, but the A/C compressor is missing.

The build sheet is missing from under the seat, but the Service Parts sticker is still on the glove box door, which shows the fender mounted spare tire carrier as being one of the original options.

The interior and added exterior pieces reflect modifications that were most likely popular in the 80s, with no cosmetic updates since.

This truck runs and shifts good, and the fuel pump and power steering pump were both recently replaced due to fuel and fluid leakage.

The owner is asking $9,500 for this truck."