1974 Chevy C10 Long Bed
Hey there Scotty, My Nino is offering my Aunt's Dad's old C10 for nothing. But it has essentially been sitting at his house for a undisclosed amount of time. He literally sent me the text a few days ago and it does look like it's in rough shape but he assured me that all its all stock and that it isn't really that hard to fix (supposedly). But the main thing I'm trying to ask is is it worth it? Since I am going to need something to drive to college with and I'm not entirely sure if it would be cheaper since he texted me only a few days ago so I don't really know what to ask either. He has already told me I would have to pay to get it from Arizona to California since it does not run. He also claims that he knows everything about the truck even what's wrong with it but he refuses to tell me. So is it worth fixing it up and using that or saving up for a used car?
Save up for a used car. Yeah, you need to pay for an old pile of junk ship to California like you need a a hole in your head. Those are projects cars. Not something you're going to be driving everyday
You need more intimate knowledge of how cars work than most of today's generation knows.
They're from the all-analog era, that means no fuel injection, etc. There is no computer-mediated troubleshooting available when there's something wrong with the car. The car will just die if there's something wrong with the air/fuel mixture.
That car has a carburetor, and anything could be wrong with it. They're easy to maintain, if you have the knowledge ahead of time. For an old car that has sat for an untold amount of time, the carburetor most likely needs to be rebuilt at minimum. Who knows, the motor could have locked up if it's sat for a long enough time.
I have a 1979 Pontiac Catalina that I bought from my father-in-law 4 years ago. I've fixed it up and I like driving it around during the summer months. It's also not my only car. I have a 2017 Mustang and a 1999 Ranger as well.
Focus on studies in college first, get a reliable first car, then you might think about that truck as a project.
@justin-shepherd good advice