Mazda enthusiast needing help with Pickups!

I always just tell people, "i really hate to lowball you but i have owned a few of these and have a good idea what theyre worth" before i offer them half of what theyre asking.

Normally they know its not worth that much and this wont oiss them off.

The devil is in the details. DO NOT believe the owner, whether he means to or not he's not telling the whole truth. As a car owner you "get used to" certain quirks in your older cars - I know I have. This truck needs some work regardless of what he's put into it. Probably why he's selling, because it needs more.

And remember people always throw out a number they would like not necessarily what they'll take.

A seller can never go up and a buyer can never go down once negotiations start. Determine what you are willing to pay and don't go above it. Start at %50 of that number and clearly state your "concerns" about the car explaining that's why you are offering X.

Once you make the initial offer don't say a word during the pregnant or awkward pause. First one that talks looses.

I used to sell cars, honestly, during college breaks and made a lot of money telling the truth. People are willing to overlook things or understand where you are coming from if you are honest.

That means you need to be honest too, tell him exactly why you are offering X and you aren't trying to steal the truck. You can even say you like it but at the end of the day it's only worth X or X + 1...

Good luck, it would be a great truck to play with.

I'll be trying to take a look at it this week so we'll see if it's something I want to dive into. It's hard to tell from a phone conversation what it REALLY needs. Like I mentioned, it has been listed for a long while so it seems like this guy is having a tough time selling and might be willing to take a crazy low offer just to get it out of his storage space.



Yeah I realized that after I made the thread. There seems to be no online community for these 70's Pickups, with the exception of the Ford Courier forums (same platform, different engines).

I recently got a '77 Toyota long bed the the owner said had only 89,000 miles too. But the problem is that after getting into it and going through a lot of headaches it seems that it probably rolled over once or even twice! IMO Get a newer one. I've also got a' 92 b2200 that has been great for the last 10 years.