Looking for a “project” fleet, ranger, etc.
#1
Posted 12 October 2020 - 10:55 PM
#2
Posted 29 October 2020 - 12:46 AM
#3
Posted 29 October 2020 - 02:10 PM
Sorry I dont have one for you... but some advice..
Check your local Craigslist regularly.. sometimes they just list them as pop up camper...
Also check facebook marketplace..
I got mine for $500, but had to be completely redone (a big project, but well worth it)..
If you are handy don't be afraid to get a junker, pretty easy to work on...
good luck
#4
Posted 29 October 2020 - 02:59 PM
#5
Posted 29 October 2020 - 03:11 PM
Hey BBZ, thank you. And yes I do this of every hour of everyday. I always see good deals on hawks and grandbys but I can never find a eagle or a fleet. Thank you tho I appreciate it!
You will find one... patience...keep looking.
#6
Posted 29 October 2020 - 05:33 PM
Hey BBZ, thank you. And yes I do this of every hour of everyday. I always see good deals on hawks and grandbys but I can never find a eagle or a fleet. Thank you tho I appreciate it!
Are you using SearchTempest to scan multiple lists?
I am haunted by waters
#7
Posted 29 October 2020 - 06:21 PM
#8
Posted 29 October 2020 - 06:34 PM
Same here. Mine was listed as a pop-up truck camper; picture told me what it was.
#9
Posted 29 October 2020 - 08:39 PM
#10
Posted 04 November 2020 - 12:57 AM
Took me about a year to find mine and I drove from SoCal to Boulder, CO for it. Paid $4500 and it was in fairly decent shape. You'll find many more deals on the ones that don't fit your truck unfortunately...i know that problem well. I also wound up with an 8' model and kinda wished I had held out for a 6-6.5" model...missed out on one by a couple days in southern Colorado. It's painful...there are often junkers for $500 in Colorado, if you can weld or want to learn and have a garage and some workshop tools, it can be a great deal. My advice is go cheap if you can rebuild yourself completely. If you get something that appears to be in pretty good shape, you will start to find all the skeletons over the following years which is ok, but frustrating and costly when you thought you paid extra for something in good shape. If you're driving more than a few hours it's a significant cost when you go look at one, so be pretty sure you're ready to buy. There's a lot of info here including a use camper alert thread...i kept an eye on that too. If you want to do any more technical off-roading, I'd honestly be a bit apprehensive of one of the older ones without going down to the frame and doing some weld work. The older ones only welded one side of the joints which in my opinion is a terrible idea and asking for problems. FWC factory told me they all cracked with that design and they no longer do that.
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