Originally Posted By: Kira
Hello, My friend's 1995 Dakota rusted horribly. The frame broke in 2 places. He power-washed the breaks and adjacent areas so any prospective buyer could see where it needed to be fixed. The engine ran fairly well. He sold it, with the plow, to the first party who showed up. Was it not worth selling to a "person"? Kira
I don't want them coming back. Believe me if it had half a chance I'd sell it to someone who needed a ride to work or whatever. The frame has already been welded where the spring hanger rivets pass through. Now the crossmembers that go up and over the gas tank are shot. The oil light comes on at low idle. Something in the transmission is no good, output bearing probably, so it eats output shaft seals and sprays oil everywhere.
Passenger door doesn't open, the radio's dead, it leaks antifreeze. Battery nearly shot. Tires pretty poor. Hood is held closed by a piece of strapping metal and self tapping screws. The engine runs fairly poorly and doesn't respond to tune ups.
If I put it on craigslist the "wrong" people would show up, the types with no skills and little hope who would not do anything to it and it would quickly die. Then it would be a "hot potato" and I'd hear about it.
