Oppopinions on my next truck?

"Birddog" (maintmgt)
08/14/2014 at 20:26 • Filed to: None

I just sold the "Project Scrap Value" Ranger.

After a lot of evaluation I figured going forward with all of my planned upgrades would have killed me. Physically, financially and in resale.

I felt bad seeing it go, it was a really good little rig.

But, I took a tidy 40% ROI. So I dont feel too bad.

Now..

Option 1 is a 1995 Land Rover with faded red paint and it's stuck in park.

Option 2 is a 1983 Jeep Grand Waggy from Arizona with a trashed interior and tune up work needed.

Option 3 is a 2002 Exploder that may need an engine.

I'm leaning towards the Explorer as I know I can turn a buck on it pretty quickly. But the other two seem like they could be a ton of fun..

Whaddaya think?

DISCUSSION (16)

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 20:29

I think your best bet is the Jeep. It's got a built in audience and unless you just go completely crazy, you should at least get back what you put into it...parts value anyway.

Nibby > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 20:32

http://www.f150online.com/forums/members… okay maybe not lifted or whatever but... my vote is for 92-96 F150/92-97 F250.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 20:34

I say flip the Exploder (figuratively), and use the new-found money on the Waggy.

Birddog > Nibby
08/14/2014 at 20:37

Oh man, if I found a short bed F150 from that gen I'd be all over a 1g Lightning clone.

Sadly, I'm in the rust belt.

Nibby > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 20:39

Yeah I am too. Look somewhere in like Virginia or something.

Birddog > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/14/2014 at 20:41

It's funny with Jeeps. The last one I had, 79 Cherokee Chief shipped to Illinois from Cali, was an impossible sale. And I took a big hit on it.

The Waggy may be different though. A different type of buyer at least.

Birddog > BaconSandwich is tasty.
08/14/2014 at 20:50

Now that's not half a bad idea!

I think I can pick the Explorer up for around $800, a used 4.0 for $600.. It'd be tight.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 20:53

I wish I had the skills/room/tools to flip cars like that. I had a roommate hydrolock his Cavalier. He ended up selling it for something like $500, when he easily could have gotten $3-4k had it been running.

AutoSavant > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 20:59

Wagoneer or Explorer. Who knows what's up with the tranny in the Land Rover. Then again, I don't know much about the Land Rover mechanicals to know whether it's worth the risk.

Birddog > Nibby
08/14/2014 at 21:01

I did that once. Believe it or not you have to watch rust there too.

Shipping is out of the budget for now though.

Nibby > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 21:04

gfsjnjgfdgnjkasn gFUCK YOU RUST

Birddog > BaconSandwich is tasty.
08/14/2014 at 21:14

The skill comes with tools and age. Space is another story.

Birddog > AutoSavant
08/14/2014 at 21:21

A quick search, oddly Doug DeMuro popped up too, shows it to either be a bad clip in the shifter or a bad brake light switch.

I'm shying away from the Rover because I've always wanted one. I'd be too tempted to keep it.

Birddog > Nibby
08/14/2014 at 21:24

Are you drinking High Life too?

Nibby > Birddog
08/14/2014 at 21:42

Stephen the Canuck > Birddog
08/17/2014 at 21:35

I swear the 4x4 sticker of the side of the bed is from a late 90s GM K1500.