I bought my '97 for $400. yes..$400.
It had 274k on it and was really dusty and dirty inside from what I can only guess was from being used to haul push mowers/weed eaters around.
why I got it for $400? high mileage, needed all the maintenance except brakes and suspension (air suspension included, had new bags with receipt)
I had to replace: intake gaskets, metal pipe below the intake, spark plugs/wires, tires, ball joints, pitman arm, master cyl, headlight lenses, and left hand corner light. RR window was separated from the metal clamps that were GLUED on from factory. I also had to replace the front fenders and bumper that were damaged lightly along with the lf fender that was in pretty bad shape. for some reason the ac compressor and hoses were MIA, with a bypass pulley taking their place. I went to Georgia and got the fenders, bumper and ac compressor/hoses for $200. I charged it myself for just $75 (cost of R134) since I borrowed the stuff to vacuum and charge it. about 8k miles later the heater core popped and I got that changed another 4k later (today actually).
I still need to replace the radiator but leaving the rad cap loose has a bandaid over that that has caused no issue since I discovered the crack before I installed the ac compressor.
I am also having an ignition problem that I hope is just the drivers side coil pack going and not the truck eating a set of plugs every 20k miles.
