The fire truck was purchased for 3,000 dollars.
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The podcast passage says the hosts negotiated a fire truck down to $3,000, but its own words are not evidence, and none of the sources report the price the hosts paid.
What was said
… I'm like, yeah, sure, dude. Like, back in the nineties, it was over 400,000. They're like, we want, like, 60 grand. I'm like, well, I'm not giving you 60 grand for a fire truck. Have you seen my minivan? I don't have 60 grand. We got him down to 3000 dollars. Are you fucking kidding me? Yeah, Grant, we got a fire truck for three G's. How do you go from how many Glocks did you give him, Brandon? That's it. You know what? Don't stay in Iraq, and you you know it. First of all, that's enough. It says right here, Austria. That's where they came from. Said you guys were friends. …
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Context. The podcast episode listing (Podbay, Apple Podcasts) confirms only that the hosts 'Got ANOTHER Fire Truck' and gives no purchase price.[2][3]
Context. The Danville fire department history reports a 1938 fire truck purchased for $2,765 with a total cost of $3,629.85, a different truck from a different era.[1]
Context. The Kenmare Fire Department report describes a different truck bought for $77,000, and the antique-truck article lists a 1956 Seagrave pumper at $3,000 as a generic listing, so neither speaks to the podcast's truck.[4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORYdanvillein.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Our Craziest Deployment & Police Stories ft. Angry Cops & Joe | Unsubscribe Podcast Ep 281 from Unsubscribe Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbaypodbay.fm · not rated · cited for: context
- 3Unsubscribe Podcast - Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4City of Kenmarekenmarend.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5How to Buy an Antique Firetruck - MyCarQuest.commycarquest.com · not rated · cited for: context
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