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What type of receipts do you have that prove it is worth $4,000.00.


New seat, new top end, new radiator, new hoses, new carb, new front end, new brakes (calipers, rotors, drums, etc), new tires, new shocks, new clutch, new driveline, new lights, new starter, new windshield...
I think that's most of it.
Beyond appearances (which place this vehicle in above average condition in any case) the mechanical refurbishment of this truck clearly brings its value into the $4K range.

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If they are for maintenance repair items, those things do not add value.


Simply not true.

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That would be saying that because I have $45,000.00 tied up in my rig it is worth $45,000.00,


Nope. Saying that repair items add value is not to say that the resulting value must be greater than or equal to the amount of the repairs.

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I do not so think maybe $12,000.00 at the far out most.


Undoubtedly less than the investment! Such is the way with most old things.

Doug