Hi I'm looking at a 1996 1ton dually with a 12v and 4wd. Its for sale for 12,900. Any thoughts? I own horses and need to be able to trailer them around. It only has 130k miles on it. Do yall thibk its a good buy or not

 

that's to much for a 17 year old truck, Heck I only paid $19,999 with zero tax back in 2003 for a new 2002 x cab 24V SLT 4x4 with 4 miles on it-- I sold it in 2006 for $14,000 on trade for a Dmax (don't ask)

 

and then there is a guy like me who turned down 14000.00 for my 95 12 valve . A friend has a 06 that I do like. Might some day but never buy new !

 

12 valves are turning brutally expensive.

If you buy it, you better figure on being married to it.

And I turned down 15K for my Greenie with 170K on her......

 

lots of rust free 4x4 x cab 12v's on Seattle and Portland craigslist right now for 6-9K and single cabs for 4-5K even a brown 1998 quad cab 4x4 12v for $9,999

 

Rust free is not all they must be to be a great truck. I look after my truck as I do my wife. I don`t put off anything for later;I like to fix what it needs when I see it needs it. I have never sold anything and ever hear a complaint about it.I sold a 92 ranger club cab 4 liter std to one friend and when I called him to give him the list of parts I added from when I bought it . he had sold it for more $$ than I asked.I found out it when through three guys and was driven another 100000 kl by the last owner.I never in my 62 years sold anything that I knew need repair and pass it off to someone .

 

Exactly, under promise and over deliver.

 

Man, I wish I had a way to get those puppies back here cheap..........

 

speaking about that, I have a customer who makes a TON of money doing exactly that- all he does is transport and resell nice clean used rigs up north. His normal route is Vegas & LA up to the great lakes area. He is one of those guys pulling a huge gooseneck full of cars with a 4th gen RAM.

 

I paid $4500 for my rust free 96 4x4 2500. Keep looking. I sold my 03 4x4 3500 quad cab for $15k with 109000

 

is your Kubota a T1600? I have one too, but the mower deck has seen its better days

 

I think it is all in the eye of the beholder, and what a person wants and willing to pay for an item. I have also turned down good money, $15,000 for my 95 "spotless" 4x4 with 45,000 miles.. Most will say and argue that is way too much for a 2nd generation, but if that is what someone really wants, so be it. I don't like to "beat" someone up for what they want, and willing to pay. Good luck with your decision.

Jim

 

Except for the easy to work around catalytic converter these were some of the last vehicles built in the US without a bunch of smog crap.
Plus they are simple.
Makes them worth a lot and getting more expensive every day.

 

copenhagenangel...2 months ago I paid exactly that (12,900) for my '97 12 valve 3500, extended cab, 4x4, 5 speed manual, 130,000 miles....if the truck you are looking at is a single cab or an automatic I would say it is somewhat high on price