I think I might trade my K5....

[PhoenixZorn]

I found this truck about an hour from me, I'm seriously thinking about driving down to the dealership it's sitting at and trading my 70 K5 for it. It's a 1983 Diesel, TH700R4, AC, Power everything, and it only has (according to the ad) 10,500 miles on it... They want $3995 for it... what do you guys think? I could go in and trade them even-up for my Blazer and just finish paying down the loan... that way I'd not feel so bad about having a truck payment for a truck I can't drive. =)

 

[sandawgk5]

Being from California I would buy it just for the diesel and no smog. Other than that I cant help you much

Ira

 

[rjfguitar]

Has 110,000 miles for nearly 99% sure. Common sense says that anyway.

 

[chopped&bobbed77burb]

Being from California I would buy it just for the diesel and no smog. Other than that I cant help you much

Ira

We still have to smog a diesel up to 8640 gvw then after that no smog . How much rust is hidden on that blazer ?? My buddy in MI says 6 to 8 years is all a newer car will last up there with all of the salting of the roads . I would never trade a 1st gen blazer for a newer one unless it was to get out from under a real pos and get something nice . A car lot won't give you jack for your ride and then they want top $$ for theirs .

 

[PhoenixZorn]

My 70 was appraised at $8000 this year, so I'll go to the stealership, tell them I want $3000.00 cash and their Blazer in trade for mine... they'll laugh, I'll walk out, and they'll say wait wait wait... how about this offer......

 

[sandawgk5]

We still have to smog a diesel up to 8640 gvw then after that no smog . How much rust is hidden on that blazer ?? My buddy in MI says 6 to 8 years is all a newer car will last up there with all of the salting of the roads . I would never trade a 1st gen blazer for a newer one unless it was to get out from under a real pos and get something nice . A car lot won't give you jack for your ride and then they want top $$ for theirs .

Ya here in Cali it is no smog on any diesel but he also has a 70 which is smog excempt also and it is full convertable .

Ira

 

[PhoenixZorn]

Nevermind... the truck is gone anyway...

 

[Kyle Strong]

Nevermind... the truck is gone anyway...

You sell it?

 

[atho]

10k miles and the paint is that clean, and the emblems just happened to disappear?

why does it seem that everyone on here changes their projects like i change my underwear (once a month or so)

 

[PhoenixZorn]

My 70 is not sold... the white truck is gone from the stealership.

Atho, the 70 was never meant to be a project, it was meant to be driven as it was... but turned into a project about a week after I bought it. Now I have no money to put into it, and I need something I can drive year round and not worry about salt eating the frame and body off of it.