1993 Ford ranger 4x4 900,000mi what do Ya’ll think?

[I support common sense]

I stumbled across a barn find This truck is a 1993 4x4 super cab xlt truck with a 3.0 Vulcan and a 5 speed manual. Seller claims it drove when he parked it a year ago. The tires are flat and dry rotted the interior has some tears, the interior is red, which is rare I think. it’s got some heavy rust, though not near as much as it would be in the rust belt, so it’s still usable. The engine was replaced at some point and so was the transmission, but the odometer read 900,000mi from what I understand the engine has 500,000mi on it and the transmission is around 600,000mi. The exterior has dents scratches… the tailgate is broken and the windshield has a big crack. The fellow is asking $1,500 for it. I nearly choked. That sounds very high. I would post pictures but I don’t know if the seller would be fine with that. It runs and idles rough until it stalls, the seller says you need to run it hard and break it back in. It was parked for a year before we started it. What’s your opinion? Maybe it would make a good candidate for a v8 swap? If so I would like to make it daily driveable for now until the swap. What kind of a counter offer do you think sounds reasonable. It’s in rough shape I think. I could drive it out if what he says is true, assuming the tires hold air. I’m thinking $600

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Scrap value, maybe plus $100.

 

[I support common sense]

Scrap value, maybe plus $100.

The trouble is convincing him of that. He seems to think it’s a relic.

 

[sgtsandman]

If everything he told you is true, I agree with Alwaysfloored. That is a standard, run of the mill Ranger that is in very rough shape. It's not worth $1,500. It will take a lot of money and work to make it road worthy again.

 

[SenorNoob]

Then pass... Way too many Rangers around here to chase one in particular.

If you want a 5.0 swap candidate cheap, find the nicest body in your budget with a bad engine/transmission. Go get one of these:
HAUL-MASTER 5000 lb. Capacity Adjustable Tow Bar
and one of these:
KENWAY 12V Magnetic LED Towing Light Kit
and tow it home yourself. Just take it slow and careful. I towed my truck home with another 88 with the 2.3. I did have dad in it for brakes tho...