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These are the only pictures I have, unfortunately, taken from far away (it wasn't me) and are out of focus, but you get the general idea. The owner is a friend of an acquaintance of mine, and the truck is located about 500 miles away (so that has to be factored in too in the buying decision).
It is a 1992 D250 Cummins with automatic transmission and 249K miles. Truck has had only two owners and current owner has purchased the truck in 1993 with 16K miles on it.
This is what I was told about the truck:
Negatives:
- Acceleration away from a stop sign is very slow, even with the pedal all the way down (but I think this is typical of all 1st gen Cummins trucks that weren't turned up. This was the comment made by my acquaintance, who drove the truck but who is not used to driving a Dodge diesel in stock form from that era).
- Some neglected things like shock absorbers, paint on the cab, leaking axle seals at the hubs that require some money to be put into it. Paint on upper sun-bearing surfaces mostly shot and down to primer in many areas. Roof of cab and hood/cowl have surface rust. Two-tone white/blue needs redo.
D70 rear axle will need TLC for either wheel cylinders or outer axle seals (based on seepage on the brake drums, hard to say which).
The truck shows its age for wear and tear and for not living in covered environment.
- Camper shell is old. Several stress cracks in fiberglass and left rear corner broken out near tailgate.
Positives:
- Tires in good condition with a lot of thread left, 265/75-16. LE package...A/C, PW. Has a (worn out) camper shell. It is stock and not hot rodded. Tow package and trailer brakes. Moderate mileage at 249K. Trans had some work at 204K miles in 2004. All gears available with no hesitation to shifting.
- All power accessories work: windows, radio. Has trailer brake unit in cab. All gauges function. Poly bedliner in reasonable condition. Sliding rear window on cab.
What's your take? Would you go for it at $1,800? How much would it cost to repair the problem with the rear axle? I know it's hard to say without looking at the issue, but can something like that be so expensive as to kill the deal? And would you drive the truck in that condition to take it home before fixing it? (500 miles)
My main concern are the rear axle issue and the rust problem. If I could treat the rust cheaply and cover those two areas (hood and cabin top) with some white rustoleum, perhaps it could be livable. After all, we are talking about a dodge cummins at less than $2K. I know, I know...still a 4x2 auto...
Please let me know what you think of it.
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