She wound up buying this 99 S-10 with about 154k miles. 4.3l V-6, auto (she wanted a stick…but not a show-stopper), 2wd, A/C, extended cab, shell, bed liner, new tires. This thing is nearly immaculate for a ’99. No rust, 1 or 2 small dings, no tears in upholstery, no cracks in dash, no fading in paint. It was a freakin’ find for $1900 and she paid cash for it on the spot. It books between $3500 and $4600. Why so cheap? It had a problem with the brakes. While braking, at about 5mph or so, the antilock system would kick in. The owner thought maybe the antilock module(s) were toast and that could be costly. I figured even if she had to dump another $1000 into it, she’d be below book and with the condition it was in buying was a no-brainer.
While talking with the owner we discovered that about a month prior someone had wanted to buy it and gave him a $100 retainer. He hadn’t heard back at all, so he listed it again about 15 minutes before I saw the ad and called him. He also had someone else coming to look at it, and someone else that offered him $1000 over the phone (loser), so I told Hannah to plop down the $1900 asking price, get the title signed over, and let’s get the hell outta here. Which is exactly what we did.
Wonder what was wrong with the brakes? The left front wheel speed sensor was bad. It also had a bad upstream O2 sensor (unrelated to brakes, obviously). There were a couple other nit things it needed, but about $300 later, she’s got a bitchin’ little truck. Runs and drives like a dream. If I didn't already have a truck, I'd have kept this one myself.
Feast your eyes:
