I bought my truck about a year ago from my mom and put over 30,000$ into it.. she only sells to me for 4000

 

Umm.... What?

 

is it screwed up she would only sell me my truck for some bull price... if i wanted to buy it from her.. she'd charge me 6000 what she paid for it in start.. when it only had 445k miles.. now its at like 475 and its worth a lot less.

 

your mom is a little delusional if she really thinks she will get 6 out of the truck, i just dont see it. but as far as 21K extra i dont really think that will play much of a role in the price. since it has over 100K already.

maybe she just doesnt want to sell it yet

 

Maybe shes just got a few screws loose. j/k

 

Hell I wouldnt even consider that truck for $3K 2wd trucks really dont sell for alot of money.

 

Not going to happen...tell her to try and sell it and laugh while you keep driving it for free

 

Which blue book value are you using? The seemingly favorite Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) always seems to come in way high. Try Edmunds (www.edmunds.com) or NADA (www.nadaguides.com) - getting from $1400 - $2500 sale value. Or call your local bank.

Consider what you have put into it. Even if you put on all the miles since it was purchased, the maintenance costs alone are over $0.10 per mile. She should take this into consideration.

Some of the performance and general maintenance stuff you should eat as part of driving it - but the bigger stuff like brakes, water pump, exhaust - should figure into the sale price since it came out of your pocket.

Or, just slap a For Sale sign on it for $6K - heck, if you get it - wow. If not, it should serve as a reality check. Either way, you should get something back for the larger dollar maintenance costs.

 

But on the other hand there is NO SUCH THING as paying to much for a good ford.

 

6 Grand!!! I traded my old truck which looks identical to that but it was white. They gave me $1500 for it. 130,000 miles on it, and in good condition. Im glad I bought my 05' STX.

 

$6k? She's out of her mind. That generation of Ford trucks are everywhere, and as such, sell for dime-a-dozen prices. I bought my truck, '93 XLT every option, 351 motor with top end rebuild, flawless auto, 4wd, minor rust, and 125k miles, super clean interior. Paid $1800 for it.

Supersport is right, 2wd is a major "real-world" deduction off trucks. While on bluebook 4wd adds value, people really expect that and will only pay less for 2wd.

Tell her to try and get 6k for it. Come back in a few months, act surprised it didn't sell, and offer her $2500 tops. Go to a dealer, you'd be lucky to get more than a grand for it.

Tell her to look at want ads...see what these trucks are really going for.

 

she thinks some man that loves older trucks ganna fall in love with it and pay extra for it... yah... wtf? she dont know ****.. if she ever trys to sell it.. ima be like "aight ima take some crap I put into it then.." pull the tires radiator exhaust.. exhaust manfiolds and gaskets.. air filter fuel filter oil filter plugs cap rotor wires radiator cap lol... pull the break lines.. then ima go drive my gas outta it until its down to 1/25th a tank (owned.) and see how it feels to be a bitch... and im only 47 so i dunno why she is doing this to me. i love my truck and she thinks of it as her own investment.....

MAN I HATE HER geeze

 

judging from your post, she shoudn't sell it to you. she has put up with your sh*t for 17 years, and because she wont sell you the truck for what its worth, you call her a "bitch"... WTF?!?
i understand you have done a lot of stuff to the truck, and i agree that she is crazy to think 6K, but nonetheless, it is HER truck, that she lets you drive.

good luck to you.

 

Just kick her in the nuts. That'll show her.

 

my only argument to that is that.. #1 I never treated her bad.. and #2... if she sold it somewhere else.. should I get money out for fixing up "her" truck? She says those are just maintenence prices you know.. like "everyone has to get their cars fixed when stuff happens" but.. its not my car.. so if I wanted to drive it to school and work and college 30 mins away that she signed me up for my senior year.. I have to pay all the money I make working and put into her truck that she will in the end make money out of it. I don't get it..
why would I put all my money into a car that im only going to drive for 2-3 years then lose all I put in for that other stuff..