What a disappointment !

[Gone-Camping]

Old PU's around here can usually be had pretty cheap! I bought my first one for $700 USD, and the second one for $200 USD...
 
Give me a little more to work with Birol, I'm sure we can locate a nice one for ya. Considering what ever the exchange rate is, how much do you want to spend (In U$D of course) maximum, I know you want cheap as possible but where do you cap the price.... I just sold one last year for $300, it had some problems but was still usable...

[Gone-Camping]

Just FYI doing a quick search...
 
1987 Viking $1500 - Woodbridge Virginia (Near Wash DC)
http://www.rvtrader.com/index.php?page=out&id=32150
 
This one is too new for ya, but cheaper...
1990 Viking SP235 $1195 - Marion NC
http://www.rvtraderonline.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/3/5/8/69942758.htm
 
1986 Coleman Newport $1000 - Conyers Ga.
http://adcache.rvtraderonline.com/3/5/6/69536756.htm
 
1984 Vangurad $500 - New Castle, Indiana
http://adcache.rvtraderonline.com/3/4/0/70130340.htm
 
1878 Coachman Sun Puppy $750 - Merrilleville Indiana
http://www.rvtraderonline.com/caddetail.html?/ad-cache/3/3/4/70594434.htm
 
Too many to list them here, just go to www.rvtraderonline, and do a search, enter price range of $1 to $_?? and you'll get a bunch of em, I didn't bother entering a locality so that I'd get maximum results... There's one listed right here in Norfolk Va for $123, but no picture or defining description was available...

[birol]

I think I can spare 500 usd to pay for the PU. I am after a 10' box with big beds if at all possible. Would love to have a furnace/fridge Don't care about caseette toilet now that we have a Portapotti But if it has the shower/cassette toilet combo, yummy, might even pay another hundred or two for such a lovely one.

Since I will have to drive down and get it, 500 is the maximum I will probably be able to go, Ok maybe 50 or 100 more if it is especially a nice one. But travel costs money gas costs money, food costs money (Nope, I don't eat at home I only eat while travelling  :eyecrazy: )

Say if I have to drive down to FLA, that would set me back around 150 usd in gas money, 1 night at a cheapo motel (Would I be able to sleep in the back of the minivan ? Would that be safe/recommended ? It is big enough with no back seats to take an air mattress !  so that 500 would fast become 650, plus food and incidentals, around 750 or so. (all in USD). I would love to stick to those mid thousand figures, I know it is not much but I am sure there will be something in that range. After all I have 80+ dollars in the pocket already for it so I am itching


I think any canvas repair (requiring replacement) is out, as they seem to cost close to a thousand bucks, minor mechanical stuff, I should be able to take care of myself ! Oh yeah, remember please 1988 or older

Oh yeah, it neds to have   title .....

[Camping Coxes]

WOW,,, Check back in a few days, maybe they will change their mind....

We bought our first PU for $200.  It was a tent on wheels basically.  We decided to upgrade and set our price at $1500.  After looking at what we could get for $1500 vs. what we wanted, we realized we had to be willing to up our price.  We found a beatiful small PU in excellent condition in our city, but she wanted $4000 for it.  We could buy it new for that!  So we just watched her ad for a while.  It went from $4000 firm to $4000, OBO.  Then $3500 firm to $3500 OBO.  When it got there, DH called her, reminded her who he was, and offered her $3000 cash that day.  She took it, and even delivered it to our driveway because our electrical plug was a different type than this trailer required.  
 
I'd do the NADA guide comparison that's suggested.  If necessary, go by and ask the details on the model, year, etc.   When we bought our current camper I did that NADA comparison to make sure we were paying the right amount, and it was exactly in the right range, which told me the seller probably used it to price it.  Can't argue with the facts!

[birol]

I couldn't go and check the model and so on, today hopefully I will be going that way and will not all the info I need.

[JemJen24]

that man was obviously insane!!! Heck...for $3000 you can find a huge, nicer, newer, used one!  Craziness.  :eyecrazy:

[birol]

Chceked it yesterday, no brand information ? I am stumped .......

[birol]

This PU is still sitting there waiting for a sucker to pay 3,000 for it ! HA !