Once I bought a car with bad fuel pump as well, couldn't start the next day after I got it, I was pretty pissed as well, can't be previous owner didn't knew
@@starrp8951 Let's see how much you diva after traveling 1000 miles to get your "mint condition" road ready ride, pay full asking price for it, breakdown in 8 miles, find hella problems, spend more money fixing, spend like 10 hours on the side of the road soaking F-N wet in 30 degree weather while dealing with a total douchebag dumbass seller. Yeah I'm betting you'd be Diana fuckin' Ross right about after you backed down the bridge. I thought he kept a incredibly good attitude about the ordeal personally.
@@Steve_Just_Steve well said. He had to sit and wait. Looking back at the advertisement of "perfect condition ".Also getting a text while broke down those plates are not legal. Anyone would have a hard time not turning into a bitch. He did well. He's also lucky, the police didn't force tow it and fine him for the false plates.
@@Steve_Just_Steve Sorry, but I feel like part if this is on him. Did he not even look at the tires before leaving? Could he not get a temporary tag from the dmv to put on the new truck? He said he didn't even try to get a lower price...why not?
EDIT, I just watched the rest of the vid, apparently the actual sellers were not that great Do some research on the name and town. You will find it belonged a small concrete company owner by the name of Billy Lee Schmaltz. He passed Aug 10 2017 at the age of 83. You can pretty much bet this truck was sitting since the mid 90's / 2000''s and was likely sold off only after the widow came to terms with things. Google map the place and you will see a small fleet of trucks slowly sinking onto the ground at the long since closed business.
I realize this is not Roadkill, but this episode has to be the MOST O.G. Roadkill of any episode of any show I've seen. Love your attitude when things go sideways. Thoroughly entertained and my sides ache from laughing! Looking forward to what you do with this truck, and all upcoming FG and FSM activity!
You stayed amazingly calm, Mike! I don't know if I had stayed that composed after having to deal with that seller guy! Love the truck, to me as a German that thing is just so much 'Merica :D
@@Karmy. not helpful? The guy could have walked away the second the transaction was done, instead they made several runs to town. When you buy old gear you take the chance, if you want a new warranty then pay the new price tag. I have all used vehicles, I've never once expected someone to pay for repairs or give me money back after the fact. Check it out thoroughly and include problems in the negotiation, the seller owes you nothing after the check and title changes hands.
Let's change this around, I once got a clean 1992 sunbird for $500 because of a blown transmission. It turns out a coin had fallen into the center console and jammed the shifter, should I have contacted the seller and paid them more because the vehicle was in better condition then originally thought? As is means exactly that, for better or worse.
You should make a TV show where you try to get vehicles from point A to point B that you buy off of Craigslist from shady people. lol I would TOTALLY watch it!
You guys and the fans are the best. You interact and actively engage the fans and the fans dont murder you on the side of the road and maybe arent a**holes.
Nice to see Mike get pissed off. As normally nothing gets to him. People should be more honest. Enjoy your truck you seem to be very happy with it. Just put your stamp on it
That's what he gets for taking someone on their word especially on a buy and sell website...god damn you would think he was a noob at buying old junk lmfao...
I feel bad for the lady in the comments from the last video that said this truck belonged to her uncle... I bet her uncle was a much better man than the seller here, considering how well he took care of the truck.
I'm thinking the same thing she was so happy they got it and no I bet she fills bad. But who ever the sellers are karma's a bitch they'll get there's if they don't make it right with these guys.
Yeah, but you also have to make sure to not get in too deep. I buy parts and cars from US from time to time and in some situations you can go really bad, really, really bad. Knife, gun, dirty diaper, the whole "nine yards".
If you have a shop press, take the plate, fold it in half, press it. Then keep folding it and pressing it into as small of a cube that you can. After it's as small as you can make, drill a hole through it and add a "GOLD" chain to it to make a necklace. Then ship it back to then in a box with postage due. And a big thankyou card for all of the "help" they gave you. LOL
General Cigar there are times when, if you have the $ and the item is worth while, you don't hammer people on price. Especially when the previous owner of the truck died Aug 10 2017 and the family has to deal with selling off assets.
Mike Finnegan the only guy who could laugh the whole time on a trip like this. I realize that's all you could do, but even I am not that even tempered. Good on you bro!
EDIT, I just watched the rest of the vid, apparently the actual sellers were not that great The actual owner ran a small concrete business and passed Aug 2017 at 83. You can pretty much bet the truck had been sitting since the mid 90's / 2000's
What was the good story ... " hey we paid way to much for this piece of shit truck then broke down and were stuck on the side of the road for the day". Wow amazing story.
You know when you haven't had a beer in forever and then you have one and forgot how freaking delicious it is? It's been a year since MT took Roadkill off UA-cam... This episode was freaking delicious.
@@TwoAMBlacktop If i go to the website right now the first screen to pop up is the subscription fee that you n which is $0.99 that is charged to your account today and after that it's $4.99 a month. All the new videos are locked.
Make more of these videos please Mike. You dont need roadkill or David F (sorry to say). These two ramptruck episodes were 100% what we want to watch on youtube.
Damn dude. Money no object, it would be awesome if you could just keep doing these awesome trash-roadtrip videos that vaguely resemble that one show you and David starred on
Needs a good repainting before it goes back to the douche seller. A couple rounds of bird shot with repaint if a nice silver color! Lead oxide I think its called. The shot will also peen the embossing for rigidity sake.
I live 3 miles from that bridge in Greendale Indiana and I to also almost died on that bridge. I had borrowed my sisters car and the passenger front tire and rim came off as came down the hill from Kentucky. That bridge is a very scary bridge to breakdown on! I just wish I would have known this when it happened I would have loved to help you out.
Wow what an adventure. This reminds me of the time I thought it would be good idea to buy a 66' C10 with it's "newly rebuilt 327" on Christmas Eve. The engine barely ran and smoked like crazy, the wiring was horrible, and the brakes didn't work. 300 miles from home, in a blizzard, the engine exploded quite impressively on the highway. No phone service, white out conditions. Turns out it's hard to find someone to haul you 300 miles in a blizzard on Christmas Eve night.
This stuff is more like the original Roadkill than, well, Roadkill is now. Those of you who have been watching the show since day one know what I mean. How can anyone down vote this? If Mike and Company were my neighbors, I'd be right in there with them helping and hanging out. So would you.
Fuck that skroadkill show the fucking dick takes a 69 Boss Mustang 302 blows the numbers matching motor on it by doing donuts before you get it home? I have absolutely no respect for motherfukers that don't respect cars make them hoof it
I've been following you and Freiburger for quite a few years. You guys create the most real and entertaining car content out there. It's fun, sketchy, and amazing. I wish I got to do half of the stuff you guys have done since roadkill first came on UA-cam. Keep up the good work.
I gotta say, you guys keep me motivated seeing you stay so positive sometimes, even back in the green hornet days. Im a 24 year old weekend warrior in the middle of rebuilding my late dads 78 F100, but none of my headaches seem to be half as bad as any of yours lol
$20,000 tape deck. Ha ha ha. You guys kill. All you needed was one more 5 gallon gas can and you could make the boat gas tank permanent. Fun show. Loved it.
Mike had his plate. And the plate wasnt even on the correct vehicle. He was just trying to make sure it didnt come back on him or thought about all this being filmed and put on youtube.
Seems like the seller went above and beyond. Any vehicle that old with that little milage is going to have some issues and fuel tank issues are usually top of the list
I guess, I thought the phrase buyer beware was coined for a reason. I purchased a mint condition convertible Mustang and discovered I could not run my headlights and windshield wipers at the same time. I held no animosity towards the seller as the vehicle was twenty five years old.
@@aronsingletary I agree I've bought and sold over 60 cars. Never went back to a seller but 1 time. Guy guaranteed no problems with the 4 runner and engine seized next day. He told me to go F myself! I only tell buyers my experiences with the vehicle and no guarantees once you drive off. Covers my ass.
yeppers w/ frozen cohonaa's ( ball's ) !!!! & more $$ to get it all going again....... what a trip..... i am betting the former owner pulls the tag off of it at the hotel ( since he is following u there...).......lol,lol..... or did u make it all the way home w/the tag.....???
@@TheWhatman21 I'm looking at my third too and the tank will need to be changed. One of the first things I did was change the tanks on my other two. I'm trying to stop at three but a 4th will more than likely be coming.
The gas station with the fireworks reminds me of when they stopped at a tiny place called Cottonwood along highway 43 in Alberta and picked up fireworks on their trip to Alaska in the ranchero, that were later fired off before the boarder.
Finnegan you always have my support! if you're ever around Indiana again me and my buds will do whatever it takes to help you, I'm sorry you had to deal with someone who felt the brake light warranty was best. I love what you and Dave have done for the motorsport community, you guys inspire me every day to keep my old dodge truck a goin.
Hey Mike. I never comment but I've followed you since roadkill. First off, I have high respect for the calm you kept during all of this. You are the bigger man. 2nd, I want to build a vette cart like roadkill did but I want to use a 01 or 02. And I want some old k10 with a enclosed 5th wheel trailer to haul it my goal is to do a mid 7's quarter mile. I'll never have as many toys as you, but I hope I can have as much fun as you doing it. Keep it up man. Please keep making videos. We all love it
Douglas Plum, you want to see what it takes to go mid 7’s in a vette cart? Go check out Cletus McFarland’s UA-cam channel. He’s already there. And it’s an awesome channel!!
That truck weighs a ton. Itd be smarter and cooler to throw the cummins from the OG ramp truck into this and then rebuild this engine for the smaller truck
Can't tell you how many times I've been right there, leaning forward hoping it would make some difference. One good thing is your "gas tank" is removable and even has wheels.
I got cassettes from Down, Municipal Waste, and Anthrax, all albums are from 2007 or newer. Lol works for me, my 02 DeVille has a working cassette player!
Just another way of enjoying your music... I know there isn't a real practical reason to have your music any other way than on some kind of SSD, but i have lot's of music on cd, vinyl and minidisc.
Wow! What a swell way to conduct business! Especially with a guy who has a lot of exposure, like mike, that could be a good person to have in your corner, for a variety of reasons. At minimum, a good friend. Instead, you'd rather let that greed take the wheel & stop you from acting like a decent human being. The dude just flew to your location, bought your niche market old truck for the price YOU wanted, then when you witness him a few hours later completely stranded on the road with said truck, you pull the old "you bought it, its your problem now" bs. You couldn't even be bothered to help diagnosis it, let alone grab a battery & pay for it with a tiny fraction of the 20k he paid you. I realize he has no legal obligation to help, once the sale is finished, but gd!!! Do you have any concept of decency or empathy? Money obsessed- scumbag douche bags! That's such a gross situation!!
i believe ol karma will come back around & get the former owner.... sooner or later very glade the guy's stuck in a freezing cold truck kept it comical & funny as they could.... thats the way to be a trooper till u both get home w/ ramp truck............ then fix all lil glitches & moving 4 ward
I totally agree. The guy could of helped with cost of the fuels system stuff, That was just so wrong. Idc how much money Finnegan does or dont have. This guy he purchased form is a greedy ass, Id like to know who he is. so id no to never purchawe form him. Or atleast know he a non caring greedy person. Crook for sure. Finnegan got a nice truck. i expected problems knowing t been sitting. My question is. it was so well kept. why wouldnt they have kept it started and good fuel in it,
From my perspective, there was no contract signed that involved a warranty. They could have inspected the truck better, haggled the price down, whatever, but they didn't. The owner sold them the truck as it was, which happened to be in pretty poor condition. But he didn't trick them by covering up what the truck was, they saw the truck with their own eyes. I'm sorry but expecting what's essentially warranty service on a private sale is more of a pipe dream than anything.
@@jamieround2072 Spelling and grammar errors, combined with lack of punctuation and general intelligence make this a completely non-sensical comment. I don't know why you'd take the time to write that when you should be taking your meds instead
Honestly you are lucky enough for the seller to return to even help in the first place! Most people wouldn't do this. Just simply because you are buying a used vechile. The moment the deal is made on something like this well.........tuff luck. So props to that guy for spending more time on running back and forward. I wouldn't be surprised If he asked for fuel money too or just the extra time he had to do for giving you a hand.
I remember the good old days your having. Tow bars, the mountains of central PA, 4x4 flat towing a 4x4 at night, in the rain and snow heading east during a Nor'easter. Takes someone like you to recognize your insanely cool ROAD TRIP!
Now that’s a real roadkill show! No camera crew behind. LOL
Dont u just love 275 traffic, i live near there i feel for ya
this is the best ROADKILL episode i have seen since they are not on youtube anymore
DarkItachi1 the app is free you know right? Premium is for advanced access and stuff like that
@@Matt_Lanzer_13 The app doesn't work in most places outside North America.
is it the motor trend app???
Random Google Name yes
@@Mcgoo1515 get a VPN.
This episode got it all. Laughter, anger, disbelief, excitement, adventure. Pure entertainment.
Nick Rutte pee-wee's adventure part 3
The guy giving you his dad's tape is the nicest thing on the internet today.
sure was. :)
No kidding, what a legend.
God Bless that man!
This makes me miss roadkill,love the truck great find 👍🏻
Still free on mtod
@@kyletilling2786 The newer stuff has lost its edge, IMO. This feels much more genuine and interesting.
Roadkill's great, and roadkill garage 👍
Kyle Tilling only free in the USA and maybe a couple other NA countries. Everywhere else you need to pay for it to get any shows at all on mtod
well not that dave is going to be on this channel hello new roadkill.
Alarm bells started ringing as soon as you said it had been sitting in a warehouse.
Roadkill free version!
I agree, but Finnegan showed a bit of his diva side in this one. lol
Once I bought a car with bad fuel pump as well, couldn't start the next day after I got it, I was pretty pissed as well, can't be previous owner didn't knew
@@starrp8951 Let's see how much you diva after traveling 1000 miles to get your "mint condition" road ready ride, pay full asking price for it, breakdown in 8 miles, find hella problems, spend more money fixing, spend like 10 hours on the side of the road soaking F-N wet in 30 degree weather while dealing with a total douchebag dumbass seller. Yeah I'm betting you'd be Diana fuckin' Ross right about after you backed down the bridge. I thought he kept a incredibly good attitude about the ordeal personally.
@@Steve_Just_Steve well said. He had to sit and wait. Looking back at the advertisement of "perfect condition ".Also getting a text while broke down those plates are not legal. Anyone would have a hard time not turning into a bitch. He did well. He's also lucky, the police didn't force tow it and fine him for the false plates.
@@Steve_Just_Steve Sorry, but I feel like part if this is on him. Did he not even look at the tires before leaving? Could he not get a temporary tag from the dmv to put on the new truck? He said he didn't even try to get a lower price...why not?
Well now you see why they lost their racing business
EDIT, I just watched the rest of the vid, apparently the actual sellers were not that great
Do some research on the name and town. You will find it belonged a small concrete company owner by the name of Billy Lee Schmaltz. He passed Aug 10 2017 at the age of 83. You can pretty much bet this truck was sitting since the mid 90's / 2000''s and was likely sold off only after the widow came to terms with things. Google map the place and you will see a small fleet of trucks slowly sinking onto the ground at the long since closed business.
interesting find bob. that in itself wouldnt surprise me. and would explain the condition of the truck. @@bobroberts2371
My guess is Billy took care of all the vehicles and after he passed nobody cared enough to take care of his legacy that he left behind.
I realize this is not Roadkill, but this episode has to be the MOST O.G. Roadkill of any episode of any show I've seen. Love your attitude when things go sideways. Thoroughly entertained and my sides ache from laughing! Looking forward to what you do with this truck, and all upcoming FG and FSM activity!
This guy is my hero. Mini trucks, ramp trucks, boats, and gassers. Doesn’t get much cooler than Mike Finnegan
Rides stand up jetskis too.
He is by far the coolest all around guy. And has best UA-cam channel out there
The way Dave "wears" his seatbelt drives me CRAZY
KtfoMustang makes you go ”why why why?”
@@betosgarage ooooof tough guy here!
@@jonasthemovie may as well not wear it.
Get in a wreck and he's going to be hating life
@@jamyers1971 IF he has one left to hate
My heart about stopped when you said the cops showed up right after finding out the plates were bogus. I'm glad they didn't give you a hard time!
You stayed amazingly calm, Mike! I don't know if I had stayed that composed after having to deal with that seller guy! Love the truck, to me as a German that thing is just so much 'Merica :D
I'd be extremely pissed knowing I paid 20 grand for a truck that barely ran and that I bought it from a not very helpful seller
Idda gone to jail in Indiana cause idda gone nuclear.
@@Karmy. not helpful? The guy could have walked away the second the transaction was done, instead they made several runs to town. When you buy old gear you take the chance, if you want a new warranty then pay the new price tag. I have all used vehicles, I've never once expected someone to pay for repairs or give me money back after the fact. Check it out thoroughly and include problems in the negotiation, the seller owes you nothing after the check and title changes hands.
this is true. @@jaydunbar7538
Let's change this around, I once got a clean 1992 sunbird for $500 because of a blown transmission. It turns out a coin had fallen into the center console and jammed the shifter, should I have contacted the seller and paid them more because the vehicle was in better condition then originally thought? As is means exactly that, for better or worse.
I was blown away when the seller wanted to take the license plate back as mike is broke down beside the road.... what a dirt bag.
Forgot the door slam tantrum
I hope Mike mails them back as slowly as possible
Send then back in an envelope full of glitter
Mail the dude a ransom letter and demand money for the plate lol
Buying a vehicle is a good excuse for no plates... show the bill of sale, go scott free, no problems.
I know that spot well! I lost a rear tire towing a trailer never been so COLD! Hahaha
Thank God for AAA!
You should make a TV show where you try to get vehicles from point A to point B that you buy off of Craigslist from shady people. lol I would TOTALLY watch it!
That's called Road Kill dude.
That IS what his show is!
@@classicstangbrn8964 Correction: that's what Roadkill used to be.
Armed Appalachian damn right
Bruce Nickens pretty sure he’s being facetious dude
You are a man of your word Fin.
i try. :)
And welcome aboard Dave!!
This reminds me of a certain brewery here and a cessna airplane. @Vagabondpdx
Hey Fin...make sure you guys are wearing your seatbelts correctly....I just had to yell at my boy to put his seatbelt on the right way.
You guys and the fans are the best. You interact and actively engage the fans and the fans dont murder you on the side of the road and maybe arent a**holes.
Nice to see Mike get pissed off. As normally nothing gets to him. People should be more honest. Enjoy your truck you seem to be very happy with it. Just put your stamp on it
Thomas Dunn roadkill stamp ?
Now these are the shows I miss. And on youtube where they belong..
mtod is cheap you broke baby
Maybe you should invest in a AAA PLUS road service membership.
Good thing you’re not into collecting and messing with vintage airplanes.
You shouldve told him ill sell u the plates back for 10k 💀😂
They were probably not valid anyway.
The cops didn't mind....
send it back with a COD of 5k
That's what he gets for taking someone on their word especially on a buy and sell website...god damn you would think he was a noob at buying old junk lmfao...
Do this!!!!
I feel bad for the lady in the comments from the last video that said this truck belonged to her uncle... I bet her uncle was a much better man than the seller here, considering how well he took care of the truck.
I was thinking the same thing...
I'm thinking the same thing she was so happy they got it and no I bet she fills bad. But who ever the sellers are karma's a bitch they'll get there's if they don't make it right with these guys.
Nobody ever describes vehicles accurately. Runs good, means runs good in my driveway, haven't drove it out of the driveway in 10 years.
so mint condition means worth a mint?
🤣
You both showed the main attribute required to get through these kind of "adventures", which is a bloody good sense of humour.Well done.
Yeah, but you also have to make sure to not get in too deep. I buy parts and cars from US from time to time and in some situations you can go really bad, really, really bad. Knife, gun, dirty diaper, the whole "nine yards".
Mail that license plate back with a few open containers of glitter.
haha!
Some acetone to get rid of all the paint off it too.
Gordon Wagner add some glue too
If you have a shop press, take the plate, fold it in half, press it. Then keep folding it and pressing it into as small of a cube that you can. After it's as small as you can make, drill a hole through it and add a "GOLD" chain to it to make a necklace. Then ship it back to then in a box with postage due. And a big thankyou card for all of the "help" they gave you. LOL
or a bill for the tires and the fuel tanks
Look on the bright side, it is a whole lot brighter than the dark side.
You two have a great attitude. 👍😎😀
Next purchase - fuel truck - plenty of auxiliary fuel storage! At 6mpg where I live this thing would cost 1 whole us dollar for 1 mile just in fuel.
Moral of the story: Always haggle, *no matter what*
General Cigar and 20k for that? Yea it’s cool square body etc etc. no way it’s 20 k cool
damagedbyus Try and find another truck in that condition of any year / make for $ 20k or less and get back to us.
General Cigar there are times when, if you have the $ and the item is worth while, you don't hammer people on price. Especially when the previous owner of the truck died Aug 10 2017 and the family has to deal with selling off assets.
@@bobroberts2371 I don't give a shit! Lol if a vehicle breaks down when you're trying to sell it to me, the price goes down period.
@@bobroberts2371 If that hunk of metal was worth any of what he was asking it would've been sold. August of 2017? Gtfoh dude
Mike Finnegan the only guy who could laugh the whole time on a trip like this. I realize that's all you could do, but even I am not that even tempered. Good on you bro!
it was like watching roadkill of years past
The two people who thumbs down this video are the sellers haha
The absolute BEST Finnegan's Garage ever. Keep it up boys!
You should redo the graphics to say "Shysters racing team"
Yes
Shitsters
EDIT, I just watched the rest of the vid, apparently the actual sellers were not that great The actual owner ran a small concrete business and passed Aug 2017 at 83. You can pretty much bet the truck had been sitting since the mid 90's / 2000's
I think it should be called "The Ultimate Behemoth"
Dude you ran out of gas at my exit. I hate I messed seeing the new ramp truck.
This episode of American Pickers was strange.
Now that was funny
LOL!!!
Thanks for all the advice on how to buy a low mileage classic. Glad you made it back GA in one piece.
This is how road trips should be. If nothing goes wrong, you don't come out of it with any good stories.
100% agree
You were talking about the pull out radios, My first car was a '88 Regal that had a cassette deck with the removable faceplate.
What was the good story ... " hey we paid way to much for this piece of shit truck then broke down and were stuck on the side of the road for the day". Wow amazing story.
Keep your stories - I'll keep driving
The "it's a powerglide" comment had me rolling!😂😂😂
Powerglide! Love those transmissions. 🥰 Also, George Strait. Real country! That truck is definitely a right laner.
Finn I admire your composure. I wish I could not loose my shit and laugh it off!
I love how Dave puts his seatbelt under his armpit like my 3 year old! Glad you guys survived the road trip. Keep up the fun work!
From watching you guys and roadkill keeps me on the positive side and in the mindset I can fix this and keep going. Awsome job.
You drove right by my house if I would of known I had fuel tanks tools an cassettes lol
need to follow Mike on twitter....
The pull up to the pump is the best.
Always an adventure with Finnegan. Love the content, sorry about what happened on the drive back. Shady seller for sure.
I don’t think I’d send those plates back if it were me
'well ya see sir.. the post office called me and told me they couldn't find my package after i dropped it off.'
Somebody else said send them back COD for whatever the cost of new tires and sorting out the fuel system is lol.
I would for $7000-$10,000 but nothing lower than that.
Send them back in pieces, one at a time, with creepy magazine letter notes
I'd tell em it fell off the truck on the way back home
You know when you haven't had a beer in forever and then you have one and forgot how freaking delicious it is? It's been a year since MT took Roadkill off UA-cam... This episode was freaking delicious.
Chancey Graves Roadkill is free on motor trend. You only pay to watch it early.
Tommy Huber all the ones on there are on UA-cam, the ones that aren’t you need the subscription which is piss
Diego Chavez you don’t need a subscription to watch, you don’t even need an account.
@@TwoAMBlacktop If i go to the website right now the first screen to pop up is the subscription fee that you n which is $0.99 that is charged to your account today and after that it's $4.99 a month. All the new videos are locked.
Make more of these videos please Mike. You dont need roadkill or David F (sorry to say). These two ramptruck episodes were 100% what we want to watch on youtube.
Damn dude. Money no object, it would be awesome if you could just keep doing these awesome trash-roadtrip videos that vaguely resemble that one show you and David starred on
I actually think Mike lives his everyday like this. Its amazing he has a wife and kids lol
I cant wait to see him rip the tanks out and backup camera install and probably transmission
I'd put a couple high velocity holes in the plate before sending it back
Needs a good repainting before it goes back to the douche seller. A couple rounds of bird shot with repaint if a nice silver color! Lead oxide I think its called. The shot will also peen the embossing for rigidity sake.
I live 3 miles from that bridge in Greendale Indiana and I to also almost died on that bridge. I had borrowed my sisters car and the passenger front tire and rim came off as came down the hill from Kentucky. That bridge is a very scary bridge to breakdown on! I just wish I would have known this when it happened I would have loved to help you out.
The long awaited part 2 lol u left us hanging, top work mate great vid
ha ha. i finished editing it today and immediately uploaded it.
Finnegan's Garage glad u got it home be good to see it sorted and running right
Wow what an adventure. This reminds me of the time I thought it would be good idea to buy a 66' C10 with it's "newly rebuilt 327" on Christmas Eve. The engine barely ran and smoked like crazy, the wiring was horrible, and the brakes didn't work. 300 miles from home, in a blizzard, the engine exploded quite impressively on the highway. No phone service, white out conditions. Turns out it's hard to find someone to haul you 300 miles in a blizzard on Christmas Eve night.
y i k e s glad u made it back home w/ the rig...... i almost can imagine it all on video......lol
You'd think Santa would at least air drop you some hot chocolate or something....maybe a crate engine.
irishauto And you didn't notice any of this during your pre purchase walk around?
@@bobroberts2371 Absolutely, but I was in love.
Seems every roadtrip with Finn is an unintentional episode of Roadkill...
This stuff is more like the original Roadkill than, well, Roadkill is now.
Those of you who have been watching the show since day one know what I mean.
How can anyone down vote this?
If Mike and Company were my neighbors, I'd be right in there with them helping
and hanging out.
So would you.
moparedtn I don’t think they want the help.... tbh
Disliked because you questioned it
Exactly what i said lol
I'd bring the untaxed mexican beer and the fireworks. Does anyone on Roadkill know how to use a match?
Fuck that skroadkill show the fucking dick takes a 69 Boss Mustang 302 blows the numbers matching motor on it by doing donuts before you get it home? I have absolutely no respect for motherfukers that don't respect cars make them hoof it
I've been following you and Freiburger for quite a few years. You guys create the most real and entertaining car content out there. It's fun, sketchy, and amazing. I wish I got to do half of the stuff you guys have done since roadkill first came on UA-cam. Keep up the good work.
thanks for watching, Mitch!
I gotta say, you guys keep me motivated seeing you stay so positive sometimes, even back in the green hornet days. Im a 24 year old weekend warrior in the middle of rebuilding my late dads 78 F100, but none of my headaches seem to be half as bad as any of yours lol
Amazing video you got of a nightmare situation. Glad it worked out for you in the end. Keep up the great videos, I look forward to them.
The seller probably filled the carb with fuel before you picked it up lol
@Clams McGee Do you? I have a 87 GN.
I wish I had a turbo buick! I had a supercharged regal a few years back. I love the logo.
Great chemistry. Enjoying this camaraderie. 💪🏻👊🏻🇺🇸
Mike and Frank from American Pickers
😂
WHAT A beautiful TRUCK.
Just needs TIRES, battery, 2 fuel tanks, fuel pumps. BUT YOU GIFTED, CASSETTE TAPES.
$20,000 tape deck. Ha ha ha. You guys kill. All you needed was one more 5 gallon gas can and you could make the boat gas tank permanent. Fun show. Loved it.
I like how the ad said 80% tread Michelin tires but the bad one was a uniroyal
Michelin does own Uniroyal, so technically ....
I talked to Newbern at Atlanta Motorama and he said there were 4 different types of tires on it.
I think my favorite part of the ad was that it said "maintained"
Must have meant to say "tires are 80% Michelin" lol
Can't believe you made it to the pump!!! That's crazy!!
I like how you and dave can get through it together so im pleased he's staying.
I'm really surprised the seller even answered the phone once you pulled out of the parking lot.
Mike had his plate. And the plate wasnt even on the correct vehicle. He was just trying to make sure it didnt come back on him or thought about all this being filmed and put on youtube.
Seems like the seller went above and beyond. Any vehicle that old with that little milage is going to have some issues and fuel tank issues are usually top of the list
@@aronsingletary where the seller went wrong was his add. He guaranteed you could drive it accross country😂 give taillight warranty
I guess, I thought the phrase buyer beware was coined for a reason. I purchased a mint condition convertible Mustang and discovered I could not run my headlights and windshield wipers at the same time. I held no animosity towards the seller as the vehicle was twenty five years old.
@@aronsingletary I agree I've bought and sold over 60 cars. Never went back to a seller but 1 time. Guy guaranteed no problems with the 4 runner and engine seized next day. He told me to go F myself! I only tell buyers my experiences with the vehicle and no guarantees once you drive off. Covers my ass.
Roadkill without the budget and without the film crew to save the day.
Fuck scrode peel
Only thing the crew does is parts runs for them in emergencies.
Emart 88, do you really believe that? Lmfao
Now that's a road trip. Great truck man, soo badass
Let's look at the positive. You now have a new gas caddy.
yeppers w/ frozen cohonaa's ( ball's ) !!!! & more $$ to get it all going again....... what a trip..... i am betting the former owner pulls the tag off of it at the hotel ( since he is following u there...).......lol,lol..... or did u make it all the way home w/the tag.....???
I just bought my 3rd square body. no rust, straight as an arrow good truck. exactly like u said the tanks rotted for sitting for 10 years
@@TheWhatman21 I'm looking at my third too and the tank will need to be changed. One of the first things I did was change the tanks on my other two. I'm trying to stop at three but a 4th will more than likely be coming.
"Just because you have some money... never pay full price."
~ Ancient Jewish Proverb
Great Vid! Glad you had at least 3 gears. Just paint D-bag under the name on the side of the truck until you get a real paint job.
Thanks for posting this on UA-cam man! I like this a lot!
I’ve never wanted to see someone buy extra gas cans more in my life. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I was literally saying it out loud from the first gas stop until the end of this episode. Holy s....
You can never have too many jerry cans
This is what roadkill should be like! This is more of a roadkill than newest episodes of roadkill itself and i love it
You scored on the cassettes!
jeremy jensen. I'm a dinosaur I still use casette tapes!!!
The gas station with the fireworks reminds me of when they stopped at a tiny place called Cottonwood along highway 43 in Alberta and picked up fireworks on their trip to Alaska in the ranchero, that were later fired off before the boarder.
I’m exhausted after watching that. I can’t wait to see more of the truck.
I wanted you to punch the dude when he asked for the plate back. Disappointed you didn’t.
But really happy you got on his ass! Lol
did you notice the guy slammed the truck door after finnegan said he was joking about coming and getting the plate
Heero yuy yeah dude. I would have been pissed. Lol definitely would have gotten out and had a talk with the dude.
@@TrailerTrashRacing time stamp?
240sx95 starts at 8:18
@@TrailerTrashRacing what a twot im surprised he stayed so calm
Tires and fuel system flush. not bad for a truck that has been sitting for the last 20 years. At least they came out to help.
Finnegan you always have my support! if you're ever around Indiana again me and my buds will do whatever it takes to help you, I'm sorry you had to deal with someone who felt the brake light warranty was best. I love what you and Dave have done for the motorsport community, you guys inspire me every day to keep my old dodge truck a goin.
Hey Mike. I never comment but I've followed you since roadkill.
First off, I have high respect for the calm you kept during all of this. You are the bigger man.
2nd, I want to build a vette cart like roadkill did but I want to use a 01 or 02. And I want some old k10 with a enclosed 5th wheel trailer to haul it my goal is to do a mid 7's quarter mile.
I'll never have as many toys as you, but I hope I can have as much fun as you doing it.
Keep it up man. Please keep making videos. We all love it
thanks douglas! Sounds like fun plan you have. good luck with it.
Douglas Plum, you want to see what it takes to go mid 7’s in a vette cart? Go check out Cletus McFarland’s UA-cam channel. He’s already there. And it’s an awesome channel!!
I'm watching a full ad. Love you man, you're welcome.
thank you!
This has been a crazy adventure. I’m so glad I’m watching it all.
Engine overhaul 😎 for the heck of it and machine shop for the heads 👨🔧🔧 I like the truck it looks unique and it's a classic truck 🚚
That truck weighs a ton. Itd be smarter and cooler to throw the cummins from the OG ramp truck into this and then rebuild this engine for the smaller truck
Best part of Monday. Great job Finn keep it up!
Can't tell you how many times I've been right there, leaning forward hoping it would make some difference. One good thing is your "gas tank" is removable and even has wheels.
Actually cassettes are making a little bit of a comeback. Some artists are putting out music on them.
I got cassettes from Down, Municipal Waste, and Anthrax, all albums are from 2007 or newer. Lol works for me, my 02 DeVille has a working cassette player!
That's retarded. By most measures cassette tapes are worse than reel to reel's and CD's.
@@erikkovacs3097 Never underestimate the market for nostalgia.
Just another way of enjoying your music...
I know there isn't a real practical reason to have your music any other way than on some kind of SSD, but i have lot's of music on cd, vinyl and minidisc.
Holy cow! You were in my neck of my woods! That tower in Richmond is Keen tower on Eastern Kentucky University's campus.
Go Colonels!!
Nice to see roadkill at least one member of it back on UA-cam
If it was me I would have gotten a couple of five gallon gas cans to go along with the boat tank.
I was shocked they diddnt do that..
Does this kinda bring back memories of the tire blow out in the gremmie?
this wasn't nearly as scary.
PTGD post dramatic gremlin disorder... be careful with his flashbacks
really surprised you guys made it through the night. Love that you met up with fans and had them on the show! Great episode!
Wow! What a swell way to conduct business! Especially with a guy who has a lot of exposure, like mike, that could be a good person to have in your corner, for a variety of reasons. At minimum, a good friend. Instead, you'd rather let that greed take the wheel & stop you from acting like a decent human being. The dude just flew to your location, bought your niche market old truck for the price YOU wanted, then when you witness him a few hours later completely stranded on the road with said truck, you pull the old "you bought it, its your problem now" bs. You couldn't even be bothered to help diagnosis it, let alone grab a battery & pay for it with a tiny fraction of the 20k he paid you. I realize he has no legal obligation to help, once the sale is finished, but gd!!! Do you have any concept of decency or empathy? Money obsessed- scumbag douche bags! That's such a gross situation!!
i believe ol karma will come back around & get the former owner.... sooner or later very glade the guy's stuck in a freezing cold truck kept it comical & funny as they could.... thats the way to be a trooper till u both get home w/ ramp truck............ then fix all lil glitches & moving 4 ward
I totally agree. The guy could of helped with cost of the fuels system stuff, That was just so wrong. Idc how much money Finnegan does or dont have. This guy he purchased form is a greedy ass, Id like to know who he is. so id no to never purchawe form him. Or atleast know he a non caring greedy person. Crook for sure. Finnegan got a nice truck. i expected problems knowing t been sitting. My question is. it was so well kept. why wouldnt they have kept it started and good fuel in it,
From my perspective, there was no contract signed that involved a warranty. They could have inspected the truck better, haggled the price down, whatever, but they didn't. The owner sold them the truck as it was, which happened to be in pretty poor condition. But he didn't trick them by covering up what the truck was, they saw the truck with their own eyes. I'm sorry but expecting what's essentially warranty service on a private sale is more of a pipe dream than anything.
You buy a 30 year old vehicle that probably hasn't been driven in ten years, seems like a buyer beware situation to me.
@@jamieround2072 Spelling and grammar errors, combined with lack of punctuation and general intelligence make this a completely non-sensical comment. I don't know why you'd take the time to write that when you should be taking your meds instead
Honestly you are lucky enough for the seller to return to even help in the first place! Most people wouldn't do this. Just simply because you are buying a used vechile. The moment the deal is made on something like this well.........tuff luck. So props to that guy for spending more time on running back and forward. I wouldn't be surprised If he asked for fuel money too or just the extra time he had to do for giving you a hand.
I remember the good old days your having. Tow bars, the mountains of central PA, 4x4 flat towing a 4x4 at night, in the rain and snow heading east during a Nor'easter. Takes someone like you to recognize your insanely cool ROAD TRIP!
Finnegans mobile garage 👍👍🇦🇺
Note to self, never buy anything from tweakers
tweeker is no longer politically correct...the less offensive term is "Methican Americans".
If it was a tweaker they would have pulled the battery and strip the whole truck of all it's copper wiring before selling it.
I bought from tweakers, put $454 down. Next day they took truck. Factory dually 1 ton suburban.
@@DHFHades Fuck "em
You guys are so cool together, your like brothers
You guys need to race all the rigs you guys have, like this, the ramp truck, and Harry Tow, maybe Bob and Tony's new land barge