I was looking through the Autoseller up here and happened to come across this little item which would catch the eye of any hardcore CTD nut... a 98 12V. Now from the pics it looked good but up close I happened to notice a few odds and ends that could help me get the price down if I begged and pleaded enough I figure. Keep in mind as well that this truck was worked a bit but was fairly well taken care of. The boxliner would make a person puke I know but that can be fixed. I happened to see a leak of oil on the tranny and transfer case but I'm not too worried or concerned there. The paint in the odd places could be touched up but that's not too big of a deal and can be done overtime. The weather stripping along the windows is completely shot and the brakes are pretty much on the way out. Other than those little bits the engine 'looks' great, the interior is mint and it's an all around sharp looking truck. Anyhow I went and took some pictures... Take a look and give me your thoughts.

Price: $19,995.00(Canadian)
Odometer: 262680 Km.

Status : Pre-Owned
Engine : 5.9 turbo diesel 12
Warranty : Not Avaliable
Financing : Not Avaliable
Body : Quad Cab
Transmission : Automatic
Cylinder : 6
Fuel : Diesel
Drive : 4x4
Doors : 4
Passenger : 6
Interior Color : Grey
Exterior Color : Blue
Options : Air Conditioning, Alarm, AM/FM Stereo, Anti-Theft, Cassette, Driver Air Bag, Dual Air Bag, Tow Package, Intermittent Wipers, Anti-Lock Brakes, Alloy Wheels, CD Player, Power Mirrors, Fog Lights, Cruise Control, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Power Seat, All Equipped, Keyless Entry, Power Windows, Tinted Glass, Tilt Steering, Tilt Wheel, 4Th Door, Flare Side, Short Box, Club Cab, Running Boards, Off-Road Tires, Bucket Seats, Power Locks

 

I suppose that's an ok deal. What's that price in American dollars...about $16k? I wouldn't be jumping up and down about that unless they went down a good bit in price, but maybe that's a good price for the area.

 

^^^For the area it's a bit hit yes, that's why I went and looked trying to find EVERY little thing I could possible to complain about. Hopefully he's bound to give in and come down another 2 grand lol

 

Nice Rig..

It go down here in south Tx for over 15K easily, and its a shortbox.. EVEN HIGHER.. id say consider and if it seems good, jump on it..

Tx

 

Keep in mind how close it is to your ideal truck...

I paid a little more than what most people would call a good deal for my truck, but I was thrilled because it was exactly what I wanted, down to the color...

If it is what you want (a 98 12 valve) it just might be worth a little more to you than it is to the next guy that could not tell you what a fuel plate is, or what to do with a star wheel...

Just my two cents.

 

I just sold my 98 12V 2wd club cab dually with 179 Kilometers for $16,000. Took all of 8 hours to sell.

 

I just bought my '98 12v 2wd quad cab dually with 226,000 miles (and a spare rearend and 5 spd transmission) for $6000. Took all of 20 minutes to buy!

 

What about the colour though? I think it looks pretty good with the chrome panels along the side and all but we also have to keep in mind it's baby blue. On top of that I dont think it would get a paintjob for a year or so, and even then I'm not a big person on colour change considering what the last guy did to my 93. Although on a positive note, it would look good hauling those PSD's behinds all over the parking lots

 

I personally like blue. My first CTD was blue, and my girlfriend's hemi 1500 is the same shade of blue.

 

1998 2500 Qcab short bed auto 75,000 miles (roughly)
2wd, interior Excellant, exterior Good.
$13,500 a year ago.

 

98 12v QC SB 4x4 manual tranny 140k miles Red sport

New tie rods, balljoints, brakes and seals

$13500 january 30 of this year.

I had to do a timing cover, steering box and will be rebuilding the LSD in the rear axle (because i want to) and doing front axle tube seals this year.

 

I have the oddest feeling that this guy wont drop below 19 grand but I'm going to shoot for 18 just because I'm up for a fight

 

Intense Blue- best color ever available!

 

Mike , i think if you really let him have it you MIGHT get him down , but i couldn't get him to come down 500 bucks on that 2000 he has for sale.

 

i bought my 01 24 valve w/ 130000 miles for $17,000 american and it is so clean it aint funny look in my pics