YT-1300
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I looked at a 2002 Mazda B2300.
-regular cab with 111,000 miles
-5-speed
-4 cyl, 2.3L.
The seller is trying to flip trucks and said this was his first one. Answered all my questions and seemed nice.
Asking price: $6,000
THE BAD
-It looked like it was a work truck at one point: it had holes in the bed rails that looked like there was a bed frame attached, and there were dents and peeling paint on the back of the cab where the third brake light is, as if stuff was leaned there. The bed liner was pretty beat up.
-The seals on top of the doors at the bottom of the windows were either gone or worn out, and the metal on the passenger side one was dented. Looked like it's been pried off, then hammered back on.
-The door handle on the outside was missing. The door opened fine from the inside.
-There was some tin foil on what I'm assuming is the AC unit. It was the component up by the passenger side against the fire wall. It had tin foil on one side. I couldn't tell if it was OEM. Is this normal? The AC seemed to work ok.
THE GOOD
-The cloth seats (60/40 bench) looked decent, as did the headliner. The floor was plastic, which is fine with me (easier to clean).
-It has a new radiator, fan and thermostat (the seller called it a thermometer) and either an aftermarket muffler or one with a hole, since it made a "buzzing" noise when I drove it.
-It drove and shifted fine. Clutch felt tight enough, and the shifter was only a little loose, but this is only the 2nd one I've driven.
-The undercarriage looked ok.
-Brake fluid was a bit dirty
-Oil looked ok
MY THOUGHTS
I think $6000 is way too high. Blue book is $2600-$4400 in fair condition and $2800-$4800 in good condition. Is the used truck market is SoCal so hot now that $6,000 is justified? This is the 2nd seller that told me he flips Rangers. I see these trucks all over, so I figured they were cheap and that parts were readily available, but are they getting, or do they have, some sort of cache now?
I was looking at a 2001 Ford Ranger with a 3.0L V-6, 5-speed manual with 131,000 miles that sold for $6500 ($7500 asking) that was nicer cosmetically than this one. High blue book in excellent shape is $6200.
Thanks!
I looked at a 2002 Mazda B2300.
-regular cab with 111,000 miles
-5-speed
-4 cyl, 2.3L.
The seller is trying to flip trucks and said this was his first one. Answered all my questions and seemed nice.
Asking price: $6,000
THE BAD
-It looked like it was a work truck at one point: it had holes in the bed rails that looked like there was a bed frame attached, and there were dents and peeling paint on the back of the cab where the third brake light is, as if stuff was leaned there. The bed liner was pretty beat up.
-The seals on top of the doors at the bottom of the windows were either gone or worn out, and the metal on the passenger side one was dented. Looked like it's been pried off, then hammered back on.
-The door handle on the outside was missing. The door opened fine from the inside.
-There was some tin foil on what I'm assuming is the AC unit. It was the component up by the passenger side against the fire wall. It had tin foil on one side. I couldn't tell if it was OEM. Is this normal? The AC seemed to work ok.
THE GOOD
-The cloth seats (60/40 bench) looked decent, as did the headliner. The floor was plastic, which is fine with me (easier to clean).
-It has a new radiator, fan and thermostat (the seller called it a thermometer) and either an aftermarket muffler or one with a hole, since it made a "buzzing" noise when I drove it.
-It drove and shifted fine. Clutch felt tight enough, and the shifter was only a little loose, but this is only the 2nd one I've driven.
-The undercarriage looked ok.
-Brake fluid was a bit dirty
-Oil looked ok
MY THOUGHTS
I think $6000 is way too high. Blue book is $2600-$4400 in fair condition and $2800-$4800 in good condition. Is the used truck market is SoCal so hot now that $6,000 is justified? This is the 2nd seller that told me he flips Rangers. I see these trucks all over, so I figured they were cheap and that parts were readily available, but are they getting, or do they have, some sort of cache now?
I was looking at a 2001 Ford Ranger with a 3.0L V-6, 5-speed manual with 131,000 miles that sold for $6500 ($7500 asking) that was nicer cosmetically than this one. High blue book in excellent shape is $6200.
Thanks!