Buying a Truck

[iego]

Hi,

I couldn't find the general automotive thread.

Is this a good deal on a truck?

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/...826845134.html

Very close to me, and at a price I can afford.

I kind of feel I should wait, and get my perfect truck, but an F250 for $8000 is a pretty good deal, no?

Thanks

-John

[sniper7]

I’ll preface by saying I’m a Chevy guy, but being as this is a 7.3 motor I’d say it’s a pretty good deal on one of the best engines ford ever made. Stay far away from the 6.0. People will say anything to sell them and some diehard will defend it, but it is the biggest POS ever made.

I’d caution with the pipes and emissions if you are in a testing area, see if it has been chipped, I’d highly guess it has.
See when the recent alignments has been done, and front end work. Lifted trucks will have alignment issues more often and harder on the front suspension as well.

[iego]

Yup, thank you. When I saw it was a diesel, too, it just sounds like the truck everyone wants. I'm a single guy, so I can live with the single seat arrangement.

Think I will throw him an offer. Thank you.

-John

[ray1970]

200,000 miles might not be excessive for that engine but keep in mind unless it was well maintained everything else on the truck may be in rough shape.

Also, just food for thought, but if the mileage is correct that means this truck was driven less than 10K miles per year. Diesels in general don?t like a lot of starts and stops and short trips where the engine doesn?t get up to operating temperature.

I?d be less worried about a five year old truck with that kind of mileage because at least you know most of it would be longer trips and highway miles.

Good luck.

[Great-Kazoo]

Ray beat me by a few minutes.


Here's the first warning sign
Fun ( as in he liked to off road the shit out of it?) good truck has a 8 inch lift on 37s haven?t had any problems with it (was he expecting any)?

IMO NO. I am real leery of any vehicle that's been lifted and also the mileage. While that diesel still has many miles on it, the chassis, drive train etc is @ the 200 K mark

Was the lift done at home, or a shop. is the drive line angle correct, how about the alignment not that it's been offset (if it has) by the lift. Maintenance records, are there any. I am amazed how many people sell vehicles with absolutely zero service records. Do they not save them, or has the vehicle been neglected mechanical wise.

[iego]

I called the guy, and he was in Oklahoma. Said he just bought a new truck, and didn't need this truck (basically fed me what I asked him.)

Said he would call me when he came back to Denver, but, this story doesn't jive with his craigslist story, so I guess this is a no.

Thanks, ya'll.

-John

[ray1970]

Also, just more to think about.

If that lift has been on there for a long time the actual mileage could be greater than the odometer shows. The larger tires have a larger diameter and thus travel further with each rotation. Unless it was regeared (which I doubt) the actual mileage could be up to 25% higher (based off a factory 31? tire versus a 37? tire in regards to the difference in circumference). That would mean the actual mileage would be over 250,000.

[Great-Kazoo]

I called the guy, and he was in Oklahoma. Said he just bought a new truck, and didn't need this truck (basically fed me what I asked him.)

Said he would call me when he came back to Denver, but, this story doesn't jive with his craigslist story, so I guess this is a no.

Thanks, ya'll.

-John

Another CL scam. I found a good deal on a 4x Tacoma. 1st reply sounded good. Then the, i'm stationed on the mainland, scheduled to rotate back overseas. I have a shipper lined up and bank than can handle the paperwork set alarms off like crazy.
Which came after i asked, where in the Prescott area you located?

[Wulf202]

I own the same truck in green. Without all the bolt on bullshit with about the same miles

I could tell you tons about it but it's so cheap it screams scam. There's tons in aftermarket parts I see. The power stroke badges are missing, notice the holes on the fender?. The truck has been repainted. If it's an early 99 engine it's worth much less. If it's got blowby in needs rebuilding. The interior on 99s are slightly different than. The other years, his dash looks a bit different from mine on the center console area. These trucks are hard on front end components and a lifted one is worse.

I've been seeing tons of ads in heavy equipment for sale where its half of what it should be price wise but when you contact them they can't meet because of some bs and you just need to send a check

[iego]

Yup, the one thing I think I have learned about buying a truck, is that there are a bunch of trucks out there.

if a deal isn't perfect, forget about it.

-John