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I thought since the last thread is now gone id post it up for him. I believe he just wanted an H1 for under 22k and didnt really care of mileage?

But just thought id post it up for a friend.

Here is what ive found so far:

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ype=b&num_records=&cardist=878&standard=false: Its a fixer-upper but i think you should be able to offer 15k for a reasonable price.

http://ocala.craigslist.org/cto/2527737853.html Might be a scam

Another rough shape one:http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/2564347899.html


http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2530084266.html- Another one, might be sold but seems in good condition

Thats all i could find on craigslist in every state and area.

Hope to get you into an H1 soon!
 
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Trevon

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Haha! Just found this, thought about making it again but since I'm probably a few months from purchase I was holding back! I have been checking Ebay and quite a few craigslist places every day day though (and search tempest helps a lot). A couple decent ones on Ebay going for what seems to be a good price so far but they have reserves... Would really like to get one ASAP, just waiting on money(pretty much broke at the moment but will have no more bills soon!), if the right one comes a long I may be able to swing it but I don't know how likely that is. That 94 Doesn't seem too bad, and if that one weren't a scam I would definitely try to jump on it...

To try and help narrow it;
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You got the price right, if it were a decent wagon I would consider trying a 24-25 range if possible
Definitely prefer a Wagon, then 4 dr hard top, 4dr soft top, lastly a pickup (I wouldn't mind a pickup but I run a lot of people around and only having 1 seat would probably get old)

Stipulations:
Want it to be a decent quality; running, no rust, body damage (usual stuff I guess). Gas mileage doesn't bother me and I would prefer it to be my daily driver.

I like the suggestions, want one ASAP but wont be back in the country for a little while and unless a purchase is available in a couple areas of the country where friends or family is, it will likely have to wait till I'm back. Seems like your already putting in some work HII, lol its appreciated I just really don't want to cause anyone work so far from when I'll be able to make a purchase! Thanks everyone!?
 
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Trevon said:
Haha! Just found this, thought about making it again but since I'm probably a few months from purchase I was holding back! I have been checking Ebay and quite a few craigslist places every day day though (and search tempest helps a lot). A couple decent ones on Ebay going for what seems to be a good price so far but they have reserves... Would really like to get one ASAP, just waiting on money(pretty much broke at the moment but will have no more bills soon!), if the right one comes a long I may be able to swing it but I don't know how likely that is. That 94 Doesn't seem too bad, and if that one weren't a scam I would definitely try to jump on it...

To try and help narrow it;
Preferences:
You got the price right, if it were a decent wagon I would consider trying a 24-25 range if possible
Definitely prefer a Wagon, then 4 dr hard top, 4dr soft top, lastly a pickup (I wouldn't mind a pickup but I run a lot of people around and only having 1 seat would probably get old)

Stipulations:
Want it to be a decent quality; running, no rust, body damage (usual stuff I guess). Gas mileage doesn't bother me and I would prefer it to be my daily driver.

I like the suggestions, want one ASAP but wont be back in the country for a little while and unless a purchase is available in a couple areas of the country where friends or family is, it will likely have to wait till I'm back. Seems like your already putting in some work HII, lol its appreciated I just really don't want to cause anyone work so far from when I'll be able to make a purchase! Thanks everyone!?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HUMM...226?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cbc11e192: i think they wanted 24-25k for it nice condition
 
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There won't be many decent trucks in that price range so you will need to be set up to move quickly if you find one. I'll look in SoCal but prices are generally higher here.
 
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You'll probably have an easier time with 30-35k price range finding a nice truck, any truck in the 20-25 range will need some work which will put you at the higher price point after a few months of debugging and playing catch up with maintenance. I've seen a few older 92-95 Non turbo soft tops go for 20-25, and those tend to have less issues than the mid 90's turbo trucks.

I know there was a few 2003 border patrol surplus trucks on ebay for around 20k, but if they are like other ex-border patrol trucks I've seen, they'll need a bit of work to get into daily driver condition.
 
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I saw one of the border patrol trucks up at the dealership getting a lot of work done to it. Like Kurt said, it got bought cheap but by the time they are done with it they could have spent more and gotten a nice truck to begin with.
 
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Trevon

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What is usually wrong with the border patrol trucks? Government vehicles may be "well maintained" but they aren't treated the best in the first place...

I've emailed a dealer in Edgerton, WI about they're K10's. They had two up on ebay for 22,000 and 20,000. One had a good interior, but the exterior had weird panels, the other one and an excellent looking exterior but a couple pieces on the dash were cracked/broken.

I asked if they get them in often and if they're usually that price, he told me to call them when I am more ready to see what they have, and if they don't have anything they would look for one.

I also still plan on giving Blair Outlan a call. Some say he has some higher prices, but from everything I've found he knows his stuff pretty well and I have hopes he could find a decent truck for me.

I would prefer a nice interior to start off because I'm gonna be finishing the interior on my car soon and that gets pricey quick! lol
 
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Not all but many of the Border Patrol trucks are driven hard and put up wet. Most I have seen needed lots of work. usually the interiors are beat up pretty good also with lots of holes in the dash and console pieces. Some of these aren't even made or available anymore and if you find them they get expensive real quick. You can buy one and drop a lot of money in it real quick. I would not buy one that you did not personally inspect.
 
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Kurt said:
You'll probably have an easier time with 30-35k price range finding a nice truck, any truck in the 20-25 range will need some work which will put you at the higher price point after a few months of debugging and playing catch up with maintenance. I've seen a few older 92-95 Non turbo soft tops go for 20-25, and those tend to have less issues than the mid 90's turbo trucks.

I know there was a few 2003 border patrol surplus trucks on ebay for around 20k, but if they are like other ex-border patrol trucks I've seen, they'll need a bit of work to get into daily driver condition.
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Yeah I know that BP truck. Someone got it surplus and it needed ABS work and they decided to gut the TT4-ABS system and hacked something in with no proportional valve or any other safety feature. [It would have cost about 2000-3000$ to fix it properly assuming it needed all new parts].

Now the current owner has to replace almost the entire braking system and redo some of the wiring at almost double that cost. Otherwise it was a nice truck. It'll be a nice truck when its all fixed but it'll suck to have to to all that work because of some auto wholesaler doing a "quick fix" to make a quick buck.

As stated, the Border patrol trucks are work trucks and the interiors will show that with holes drilled everywhere for radio and equipment mounting. And the most expensive parts on an h1 can be the interior parts.

I've been looking for a decent driver side kick panel for years and I can't track one down unless I want to pay AMG $1100 for a new kick panel. I think I was bored one afternoon and looked up the price of interior parts and on average they are around $200 a part, assuming its still available. Cheapest is the little push clips for the kick panels at a few cents each and the most expensive are the dog house/engine cover parts which can run a few grand by the time you add all the small bits up.

I'm not doing the same mistake twice, the next used H1 I get in the future [whenever it is] will have a cherry condition interior. I already took one apart and had to redo a fair bit of interior work, its not something I'd like to do again :)
 
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Kurt said:
You'll probably have an easier time with 30-35k price range finding a nice truck, any truck in the 20-25 range will need some work which will put you at the higher price point after a few months of debugging and playing catch up with maintenance. I've seen a few older 92-95 Non turbo soft tops go for 20-25, and those tend to have less issues than the mid 90's turbo trucks.

I know there was a few 2003 border patrol surplus trucks on ebay for around 20k, but if they are like other ex-border patrol trucks I've seen, they'll need a bit of work to get into daily driver condition.
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That is true, as much as I wish I could, that is a huge jump. I just dont have the money for a $500+ a month car payment plus $200 insurance (if it'll be that high..). As I said I know I'll need a loan and I'm looking to keep it around 15k at the most. I may end up saving longer to make that less. Having some holes in panels doesn't bother me much, but one of them -- the panels didn't even match up at all. I figure I could probably fix some cracks or holes just by taking them out and fiberglassing, filling in or plastic welding and respraying it all with some textured SEM color coat.

Theres a satin black pickup on ebay right now that looks great (bidding is still under 20, but it has a Buy it Now of ~28 with a reserve..)! If all my bills were paid off (not many more) I would love to try and get a bid in on it... There was also a wagon in the same situation right now.

I have checked out California and they are all way more expensive there (worst state ever! :giggle:)

I still have hope for this, don't kill my dream just yet! lol. A good drivetrain and solid truck is most important to me.
 
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I found contact info for the ad, Call Pete with any questions @ 816-560-6332, crest auto group. I don't know if you know a dealer that can purchase from ove.com or not, but that looks like a good deal imo.
 
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you do need to log in to see the ad, Here is their description, maybe they have a website with the pics.
"1995 Hummer H1 HMC4 Four man hard top truck finished in black with grey deluxe cloth interior. This is a one owner truck out of Kentucky that has only 42,000 actual miles. One of our employees drove the truck back 540 miles from where we bought it without issue. Truck is a H1 so it has been off road, but not abused. The truck has been repainted black it was not this color originally, and could use some spots touched up. Truck does have CTIS but it is unhooked due to a leak in the lines. A/C has been upgraded to the 1997.5 system but the compressor is bad. Trucks radio location has been filled with a CB radio, but this was equipped with audio when new, and does have speakers in the truck, it will need a head unit if you want radio. unit is 100% AS-IS All Vehicles offered for sale on OVE from Crest Auto Group may need PDR, detailing inside and out, and alloy wheel repair. any scratch that will polish out or wet-sand out or has been touched up will not be listed in condition report. Bumper blends may be done if needed! Miles are accurate at the time of listing but please call to confirm mileage before buying as these vehicles are test driven. Call Pete with any questions @ 816-560-6332"
 
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Trevon

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Well, maybe its not that large of a jump after all. After playing around with a payment calculator, 30k with a decent down payment will bring the payments to around $400 at 7.5%, which seems doable to me. I will have to look into it more. If I go that route there will certainly be no room for a purchase before February so I have my set amount set aside. If I do jump to that price I would like to rule out 2dr's for now unless a great deal comes along, will definitely be eyeing more wagons as there are 3 on Ebay right now around that price range for buy it now, not bidding.

Joined the hummer market place today to and they seem to have quite a few decent trucks. I don't know whats been sold or not yet as it wasn't accepted or how actively trucks come and go, but everyday I'm watching..

If you have any suggestions let me know. I would like to get one that is up to date on maintenance, definitely don't want a large service bill thrown on a new-to-me truck within at least a year. I do all my own maintenance usually but it seems some H1 things require more experience.

EDIT: One more thing, there are some gassers out there with decent prices (as above) but I am somewhat convinced on a diesel. I don't know all the pros and cons yet between the two, just seems diesel is the way to go.
 
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Will you be wheeling it more often? Or will you be using it for daily driving and not so much 4-wheeling? If your going wheel it most often Id suggest the Trucks with the 6.5 NA engine. If its going to be mostly on the road and some off-roading then id suggest the 6.5 TD engine
 
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