'74 RR...not selling, just looking for advice

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DiscoveringTheDisco

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Whatdya people think of this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...ory=6295&item=4561210372&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

I'm soooo tempted! I spent some time living in Kenya and my brother-in-law had one just like it...except in Safari Green, of course! It's only about 1.5 hours from me and this same guy just sold a '71 Series w/plow for $3750.

What would one expect to pay for a fine old piece like this? I really don't have an idea and can't seem to look up a value (NADA/KBB)...NADA only lists the Series in '74. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks...Jon sends.
 
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Jammer

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HMM.

I have a lhd turbodiesel like this. Mine was converted I think. I would not take $10k for it. Mine is a 74. I think the one you are looking at is worth $5-8k range. a friend of mine bought one in NY last year from a guys collection he paid about $6500.00 for it. It had about 55k on it. It had a high performance V8 in it. But it had some rust on it The truck you are looking at seems to have had a lot of work done to it.

Regards,

John
 
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DiscoveringTheDisco

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Tempting...to say the least!

Yes, oh yes! I'm not so sure about the 3.5 w/carbs though...easier to tool on I suppose. My '95 DI does need a buddy.

Were you also watching the Series he had posted last week? Listed it three times...1st time, few bids, reserve way too high...2nd, not a single bid...3rd, lowered the reserve to lowest NADA and it went. The Fisher plow setup on it was worth near that.

A day and a half to go...I guess I'm still watching...
 
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syoung

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The only one, huh... he must not have looked very hard. There's quite a few of them around. Problem is that most of the people who have them aren't posting on the major L.R. forums and stuff.

It would take a pile of $ to get me to part with mine... and from the pics of the one on eBay, it's not the nicest one I've seen although the miles he claims are quite low.
 
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DiscoveringTheDisco

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who knows? maybe we have a winner...

I don't believe most of what he has in his listing; only one in the US, we know that's not true...33,000 original miles, not sure if I believe that...extensive restoration/refurbishment, uhhh not really...runs great, that's to be seen...and his pictures (on both sites) suck...but I do like the truck...and the price is right, so far.
 
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syoung

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The more I read the part about "extensive restoration/refurbishment" the more it makes me giggle. Repainting the wheels and changing the fluids isn't restoration. Look at the rear door frame- it's a gonner. Front fenders- gonner. It appears to be an easy fix, but it'll take $4K to make it a $6K truck. Unfortunately, there's a limited appeal when it comes to selling one. Makes you wonder if the chassis paint was to conceal a problem... the sills also go out on these things and you can't see it from the outside.
 
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