I may have found a truck!!!

[rjppunk]

Didnt even test drive it, the auto shift arm was snapped in half, the floor boards were rusted out and i could see the ground below, the seats were ripped up, the center arm rest was half snapped off, there was undercarriage rust, the oil filter was rusty, and the under side of the hood was all rusted. It took 5 mins to find all that so I walked away....

 

[truckmanson]

so you are saying it is basically a "katrina survivor cleaned up and resold"

 

[rjppunk]

i pulled a 3" by 1" piece of rust out of the floor on the drivers side and saw my feet underneath, so basically yeah

 

[bmxryder]

Didnt even test drive it, the auto shift arm was snapped in half, the floor boards were rusted out and i could see the ground below, the seats were ripped up, the center arm rest was half snapped off, there was undercarriage rust, the oil filter was rusty, and the under side of the hood was all rusted. It took 5 mins to find all that so I walked away....

how do you snap the shift lever??? hahaha

too bad that deal didnt work out for you though that would have been a sweet truck.

maybe you should hit "dezertrangers.com" and try to pick up a truck off there that somebody needs to get rid of quick and selling for cheap. i see that all the time on there.

 

[rjppunk]

thanks I'll check that out

 

[rjppunk]

Well hopefully this one will be better
http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/998782997.html

 

[rjppunk]

emailed the guy and this is what i got

This 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0 Liter V6 4 WD, with 71,174 miles runs and drives excellent. Its unbelievably clean and excellent condition. The price that I hope to obtain is $3100 with shipping and handling included. I am selling the car because my platoon has been sent back to Iraq and I have no use for it anymore plus I want to buy another car in several months. The price is low because I need to sell it before 5th Feb.

You will not have any problems with registration since the car is still registered in Virginia (VA). This car meets all environmental regulations in the US, there is no need to pay any additional taxes, just only the price for it. You will get from me the manuals, keys along with all the additional documents needed for registration.

I want to take the opportunity to assure you that this deal is 100% legitimate, the financial part of this deal will be managed by the eBay's buyer protection program (They are acting like a third party in our deal). Which means that you will have a 15 days inspection period before buying the car.
If you want to complete the purchase please send me your, Full Name and Shipping Address and I will notify ebay that you are selected as my buyer and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure.


Click on the link below for more info & pics about the car.
http://fordrangerxlt.page.tl/

Please email me soon if you want to move forward and let me know if you need anything else.

 

[rjppunk]

Kinda sounded wierd but I may just be skeptical because I've heard of people getting ripped off before

 

[4LO 4.O]

You can find some good deals from soldiers getting deployed, I picked mine up from a guy getting deployed 2 years ago.

He had it listed for $5,000. I offered 4 grand and he said he really needed the 5, I told him I wasn't paying over 4 and walked away. He called the next day and asked if I was still interested and he would take the 4.

That one looks like the same color as mine also.

Good luck and I hope it works out for you.

 

[rjppunk]

just wanted to make sure it didnt sound like a scam because the ads listed in ri and the trucks registered to virginia

 

[4LO 4.O]

That's probably where he was stationed at, military guys get moved around a lot and unless there going to be there over a year they aren't required to register it.

My nieghbor is stationed here from Tx, and he is only gonna be here for 6 months, after here he's going to Va, for 6 months. he said if he can keep it where he changes states every year he'll never register it in another state.

 

[rjppunk]

he's stationed in hawaii the truck is 3100 bucks with shipping included, it was posted on a rhode island craigslist ad and its registered in virginia....

I'm located in Fort Shafter an US military base in Hawaii getting ready for Iraq, the car is here with me if you can come to pick it up will be great, if not shipping is not a problem, because is included in the price.
Address and pickup info.

Capt. John Burnett / [USASOLS] United States Army Special Operations Logistics Squadron

U.S. Army, Pacific Attn: APPA Building T100 Fort Shafter(in Honolulu), zip: 96858-5100, HI.

Shipping info; It will be shipped by plane with US Air Military Cargo because I have some connections with US Airborne Division and the shipping it will not cost you anything. You will get it to the nearest airport in your area and then it will be trucked forward to your home address. It will take around 2-3 days until the vehicle will be delivered to your home address. All documents, title, manuals and bill of sale will be provided along with the car.
Payment info; For the payment I would like to use eBay's buyer protection plan as a third party . They will keep your money until you get the vehicle and will release it to me after inspection period is over and you agree to keep the vehicle .

To eliminate any concerns you will have 15 days to inspect the vehicle before committing to buy, eBay will release the funds to me ONLY after inspection period is over and you agree to keep the unit.

I'll start the official procedure, and eBay will contact you about this. If you are interested in buying it just mail me back with:
- Your Full Name - Required by eBay (You'll receive important guidelines + instructions from them.)
- Your Shipping Address and Phone Number - Required by the Shipping company (They will call you with delivery/pickup instructions 1 day before arrival of parcel)

Again I want to point out that because I am going to Iraq, I am after a fast transaction, with no delays. That is why I decided to lower the price, to avoid wasting time with negotiations and find a buyer as soon as possible.

Thanks, hope to do business with you soon!


it sounds fishy

 

[93STX]

what are you gonna do?

 

[4LO 4.O]

Yeah, that does sound a little strange

 

[rjppunk]

Well I want the truck it looks clean has low miles and its a damn good price but that sounds sketchy... has anyone ever used ebay buyers protection before? Does it protect the seller?