What is a fair price to charge to sell a 1987 4X4 Chevrolet Fleetside Truck?

Question

I have 1987 4X4 Chev. Fleetside pick-up-truck that I am trying to sell. Heavy 3/4 ton with a new motor and transmission . Everything from the grill to the transmission has less than 6,000 miles on it and put in less than 3 years ago. Paid more than $8000.00 to have all the work done on it. 95% tires and brakes. Would be good job or snow plow truck.
Needs some body work but is mechanically sound.
Need to get rid of it because it is an extra vehicle that we don't need.

Answer 1

A 20 year old truck is not going to bring a whole lot of money. The fact that it needs body work is really going to hurt the value. Some body work could mean that it has some minor scratches and dings, but with that vintage Chevy, it is more likely that there is a rust problem!

Without seeing the vehicle, I can not put an exact figure on it, but I would guess that the truck would be worth in the $2000-3000 range in good running condition. . If the body was in very good shape, it would be worth more, but the cost of the body work will most likely exceed the increase in the value, just as the $8000 worth of work does not increase the value of the truck by anywhere near that amount!

Answer 2

I would try to ask 8k for it but I don't think you'll get it. If the 4x4 still works, that will help. Realistically if it is everything that you said and typical 80's Chevy body rusting probabally 4-6k is more realistic. Good Luck. Try putting it on autotrader or maybe even ebay and see what happens.

Answer 3

Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) or NADA (www.nada.com) can give you some really good insights to the range of what you should get for your truck.

There are anomalies so I check Craigslist, Ebay, as well as the local papers to see what they sell for.

Answer 4

5k