V10, 23k miles, weldtec lift, smb power top, blank interior

[Grampswrx]

Found this under sport-mobile. Looks decent if you can stand the salvage title for theft. Would be a great base for a build if you are handy.

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...881027507.html

[BrianW]

I have a hard time believing there would be a salvage title if all that was stolen were the wheels...

[Grampswrx]

I agree but the doors are different too. Also, I wonder what the kbb value is of a stock 2008 econoline. I suppose a good tire and wheel set might cause an insurance company to throw in the towel, but who knows.

[carringb]

Stolen vehicles are often branded if recovery happens after the initial claim is closed and settled. Besides the insurance company not wanting to spend time doing a missing parts analysis, or try to guess how hard it was rode, it provides a was to make a vehicle go un-missing in DMV databases etc. And probably helps reduce fraud, otherwise it would be too easy to stash your rig a while...

https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/w...e-vehicle.html

So, this is probably legit but I'd certainly give it a VERY thorough inspection including mileage readings off the PCM (and make sure there's no VIN-discrepancy code stored in the memory.... clusters are easy to swap the the PCM knows).

[Grampswrx]

I wish the price was lower than it is, but the pop top and lift weren't cheap and the van has low miles, so its probably only about $8k overpriced. Anyone willing to look won't care about the salvage title.