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Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at 10:13 AM

“Ice Cream Truck People”

A youtube video tour around Vista, CA, with a shot of the King thrown in the middle:

Posted on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at 10:13 AM in Thinking of Buying? | 20 Comments » | Print Print You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Reader Comments: 20 Responses

  1. Who was the person that was with you at the beginning of the video?

    It’s nice that the mechanic correctly diagnosed your truck’s problem within a few seconds.

    François Caron | April 30th, 2009 at 10:55 am

  2. Isn’t this clip like eating desert before dinner?

    Congrats on finding a good mechanic, though. They are more useful that a good real estate salesman!

    Anonymous | April 30th, 2009 at 11:01 am

  3. (that was me, btw!)

    FreedomCM | April 30th, 2009 at 11:01 am

  4. He was a client looking at homes to buy in Vista.

    The best deal that we saw in North Vista was a 3-year old, 3,764sf bank-owned house on a half-acre with decent view for $620,017.

    Schools don’t test very well, but good country living otherwise.

    Jim the Realtor | April 30th, 2009 at 11:02 am

  5. That property in Vista looks great:
    http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-080084032-2501_Longmont_Vista_Ca_92084

    GameAgent | April 30th, 2009 at 11:39 am

  6. It’s a good thing my stitches have healed or else you’d be looking at a serious lawsuit (kidding).

    Yup, good mechanic. The only thing missing was “Hey, mister how much do you want? As is. Cash.” I guess $689 repair only but you correctly agree to both heads, resurfaced and retorqued for $1100.

    Rob Dawg | April 30th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

  7. Which puts the repair at about 5X the value of the truck. :)

    Kwaping | April 30th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

  8. Dang, his quote was $720 – am I getting ripped off?

    He wasn’t jumping at the chance to do a value job, he said he’d check it out first. My radiator was turning a little green, so he’s going to run it over to the shop, and probably end up with a new core, or just a good cleaning.

    Jim the Realtor | April 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

  9. Easy kwaping, I paid a whopping $700 for that truck, including the 350 V-8 out of a Corvette with a turbo 400.

    But all this time I thought it was a 3/4-ton, and he said it’s only a 1/2-ton, even though it’s got the heavier suspension. Did I overpay? I couldn’t find it in Blue Book.

    Jim the Realtor | April 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pm

  10. About the Shadow Inventory, I heard someone that spoke to Countrywide about a house owned by the bank. They said that the bank said that they were going to wait a year put it back on the market..

    Is that what’s happening to all the bank owned properties…

    m | April 30th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

  11. I don’t think we’ll ever know if they are holding back deliberately, or just buried with work and can’t move any faster.

    Let’s call it deliberate chaos?

    Jim the Realtor | April 30th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

  12. Jim,
    You have to think cultural significance. How much would the “Sanford & Son” truck sell for on eBay? My $689 was pot on. Do I win a cup of coffee? I bet you can tell him to take as long as he wants and within three weeks it is back for 5 large. That’s 5 large auto mechanic not 5 large realtor dollars. That or you can offer him add space in exchange for a discount.

    Rob Dawg | April 30th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

  13. ynaught1 left this on the youtube comments, which was my thought too – the minute George went to smell the exhaust, it was obvious that he knows what he is doing:

    He’s your guy.
    Smells the exhaust for burning oil or antifreeze smell

    Two seconds after poping the hood…
    Is it overheating? boom = new head gasket…worth the drive awesome!!

    Jim the Realtor | April 30th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

  14. Jim -
    You are giving away all the prime locations we scouted in “rural” Vista. I’m from Kansas and I haven’t seen chicken coops like some in Vista. I was expecting a banjo duel.
    Anyway.. Got back to KC and it is raining again.
    Thanks -
    Todd

    KC2SD | April 30th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

  15. Decent house & view, but pretty small yard for a 1/2 acre property.

    BTW, you’re not Earl Scheib’ing that thing because you’re afraid someone will steal it then, right? ;-)

    My 70 CST/10 had fat springs, too. Must’ve been some kind of heavy duty option on the half-tons.

    tj and the bear | April 30th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

  16. This video was solid. I love that truck.

    Can you post the details for George? I’ve been looking for a good mechanic. That was absolutely ridiculous how quickly he diagnosed the problem.

    Chrisg | April 30th, 2009 at 10:07 pm

  17. Yep, that is one cool truck, Jim! :)

    Glad to see you’re taking care of her.

    CA renter | April 30th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

  18. what do you look for in the mechanics’ office?

    timd | May 1st, 2009 at 8:25 am

  19. Maybe you and FreedomCM can see this one. Its about 1.5 miles from the holding pen.

    http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-090025183-1172_Robin_Vista_Ca_92084

    doughboy | May 1st, 2009 at 9:54 am

  20. Dang that was funny. I bought a half ton with heavy duty suspension from the Vista Irrigation District in bright utility company orange back in the 80s for a grand. Chevy 350 all vinyl inside. A total hose out. I used it for years and STILL got a grand out of it. I was remorseful over selling it. He still has it. I should try to buy it back….for a grand.

    oh brother | May 1st, 2009 at 12:49 pm

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