Report this forum post

I love the "I got a good deal on the internet" trucks or the "This guy I know, knows this guy who can get you a deal", we call them "Restorations in a can" trucks, high hour,low maintence scuff and squirts.
A few I had to go out on had a beautiful paint job, but you open the hood and the truck was never even steam cleaned or blown off.
My company makes a ton of money off these types of trucks when I get to fix them, then on the other hand, when our used truck dept. sells a unit in my area, I go through it with a fine tooth comb and fix everything they didn't fix or thought they'd slide on while the truck is still under our warranty program, keeps my customers happy and keeps me working for them and the Used equipment dept. never knows the difference.
The dash recall program was also done through Nissan on the early LO1-LO2 series trucks, I got the honor of doing about 105 of those that year. Most of them had some type of marking about the hour difference, but I'll bet more of them didn't.

I had a guy call the shop and wanted me to meet him at another location, come to find out he was looking at buying a mid 80's Yale from another company.
I spent about an hour looking it over and told him the bad news,but I saved him from making a costly mistake by buying the truck. And yes, I've been burnt by buying off the internet also,so I've learned my lesson too.
  • Posted 13 Jan 2012 09:01
  • By roadtech
  • joined 2 May'09 - 81 messages
  • Ohio, United States

This is ONLY to be used to report flooding, spam, advertising and problematic (harassing, abusive or crude) posts.

Indicates mandatory field
Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
Fact of the week
In Germany, the 9th of November is sometimes called Schicksalstag, the "Day of Fate" because it has been the day for several major historical events, including the horrors of Kristallnacht in 1938 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Upcoming industry events …
February 5-7, 2026 - Mumbai, India
April 14-16, 2026 - São Paulo, Brazil
June 9-11, 2026 - Johannesburg, South Africa
Latest job alerts …
Muncie, IN, United States
Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY