Fast forward a few years and Joe called me up and said he was ready to sell me the truck. We chatted and came up with a number that we were both happy with... He then told me that he had one more project on the farm to take care of before he sold it.
He called me a few weeks later and said that he got cold feet and decided not to sell.
This past Christmas (back when the world was "normal") we had a big family dinner at his house and he pulled me off to the side and said that he was ready to sell it. He then quoted me a number that was about half of what we originally talked about because the "truck needs some work".
I went a few days later and handed him some cash; then drove the truck home over an hour away.
It was in rough shape. Running on 7 cylinders, backfiring, exhaust leaks, gauges not working, etc...
I started with the important stuff.
Something doesn't look right:
