Buying a 2006 Columbia, $18000, good deal?

Read what you wrote. A dozen year old Columbia for 18k! I couldn’t do it for that truck. I love Acerts and they are tough (imo), are the 8 new tires caps or virgins? Yes, it will take ELDs. A bit beat up but fully DOT legal to me begs for constant inspections from the DOT cops. Just my 2 cents.....

 

Does he have paperwork from the rebuild? If it was recently rebuilt, seems like a good deal.

 

In My Opinion— that is an 8-9000 dollar truck. You have million mile rears, million mile trans, million mile etc. The only thing that is fresh is the engine- that is if he has receipts to prove it. What other records does he have on the truck?

 

He could have given it a Krylon rebuild if there are no records or receipts to prove it. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.

 

In frame alone will cost that much, if you invest another 10 to 15k in it you will have a solid pre def truck, with whatever cat had as egr. But it won’t be Cali legal, your friend is bsing about the carb reversal

 

Oceanfront property in Montana?

 

Razor- I agree that an in frame will cost that much. If I understand you correctly if he invests another ten to fifteen thousand he could have a pretty solid pre DEF truck. Ok, then why not just spend the 28-35000 now and buy something that’s worth a dang, like an older but super solid KW or Pete? Again, this is my opinion and I don’t have all the answers, but I would spend the money listed above on something that isn’t a recycled washing machine with a Cat in it.

 

Is it a good deal? It has potential to be, but other posters did make mention of significant drawbacks. If the engine was rebuilt, you're not too far from a tranny rebuild among things