[Howard]

Here is an example of the differences of sellers.
A couple of weeks ago GT & I went for a drive to check out a couple of trucks. First stop was an F60L in good nick but missing the engine. The owner had stars in his eyes & asking Price $2800. It stayed there. I will hit him up later...
Stop #2 just 2km down the road was a Chev C15A in pieces. But was ours for the taking. Gratis. In the end I offered to do some work on his 4WD, value about 200, in return.
Jo (Mrs HH) got her F15A for S.F.A, as the owner was very keen to see it back on the road again & realized that it was only going to rot into the ground at his place.
So yes, it depends on the seller. Are they selling it to bolster their superannuation, or are they keen to see something get fixed.
Generally, I have found that the more the owner cares about the truck itself, the less it will cost you if your motives are genuine.
That's my two bob's worth...
HH
And, yes, keep the partner involved.