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They sent me some more photos of the underside and frame. Also, they had the shocks and breaks done. Thoughts?

Yup, I totally did, thank you! I have a hatchback so it wouldn't quite work.

Thanks for all your feedback everyone. I love the passion! So these folks are in Alberta, Canada. After some thought, buying a camper for the long haul is not in the cards for me. I really just wanted something to travel through the states for a couple of months this Winter, and then re-sell it. Like I said before, I have a Toyota Echo hatchback, and it plus a tent may be the route to go. Also, I just found this, haha: http://www.farmpunk.ca/convert-your-hatchback-to-a-camper-inspiration-from-tatamagouche-free-school/?fb_source=pubv1 That being said, I'm going to put this out there: I suspect a lot of you are in the States? If any of you are interested in buying this vehicle, but need someone to pick it up, perhaps there's an arrangement you and I can make? I could pick-it up, do my trip on the way to you, then drop it off to you. It's a long shot, but thought I'd put it out there. I'm an artist, and I'd be using the trip and camper to do research.

Thank you so much for your feedback, everyone! I know I want to travel over the next number of months, and the first time I saw the Chinook, I fell in love. But I also have a little Toyota Echo Hatchback that I love, and I consider travelling in that and just tenting. Two very different worlds! Your feedback has really helped. I'm still contemplating it. I have a very basic mechanical knowledge of vehicles right now, but I want to learn more. And I want my vehicle to enable me to go to meet new experiences, not become a hinderance financially and time wise. I've attached more photos.

Hi all, I'm glad I found this forum! I have a friend who is willing to sell me their 1976 Toyota Chinook. It has 68,000 kms. It was owned first by someone who babied it. And then another owner who put most of the kms on, then my friend. My friend lives in the West, I live in the East. So I haven't seen it in person, but have seen photos and I see no signs of rust. It looks excellent as far as I'm concerned. He wants $3,500 for it. It needs some stuff to pass inspection, such as a new battery, seat belts and windshield. About $1,000 worth of work. So I'm looking at $4,500 up front. This seems like a good deal. However, my concern is that it's an old vehicle, and Chinooks are rare - meaning if something goes wrong with it, will I have trouble finding parts and will they be expensive? The kms are low, and it's been well taken care of, but with it's age I wonder if I should take my money to invest in something newer, more money up front, but maybe not as many problems popping up in the long run. I'm curious to know your thoughts. Thanks! Lindsay