Truck question
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Teeaichsee
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IT would have to look practically new and run like a champ for me to invest that much money on a high mileage engine, if it wasnt maintained properly the transmission and the engine could be on thier final days not to mention the brakes and all the periphials like the alternator and water pump.plus if it has an AC that compressor has seen better days i bet, its right at the mileage where things start to go bad, depending on the loads it has hauled after 200k miles the wheel bearings and rear axle could be in poor shape
Unless he can provide all maintenance records with receipts I wouldn't touch it. Look for rust also.
I drove my old 1998 Dodge Ram until it reached 346,000 miles. 5 speed manual transmission. Only reason I got rid of it was the main computer board was acting up and Dodge stopped making them nor were any in the after market. Mechanic said if the board died, I would be stopped immediately and the truck would never start again. Didn't want that in 105 degree Texas weather on a freeway.
Donated it to Dallas Can Academy who sold it to Mexicans who took it to Mexico. My mechanic said they would strip all the pollution shit off it and put a regular fuse box on. Then drive it for another 300,000 miles. They wanted the manual transmission for diving up and down the mountains---presumably carrying bales of you know what.
Donated it to Dallas Can Academy who sold it to Mexicans who took it to Mexico. My mechanic said they would strip all the pollution shit off it and put a regular fuse box on. Then drive it for another 300,000 miles. They wanted the manual transmission for diving up and down the mountains---presumably carrying bales of you know what.
weaponoffreedom
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Camshaft phasers of that era are a big deal. They run for a long time, but when they fail, it is rebuild time, if you can find someone to do it.
I would pass, long story short.
Look for a GM truck, 2000-2006 namely 2500 or 3500, with the 6.0 gas engine. 1500 is ok also, but the 2500 are beefier.
If it were a tundra no that's just getting broken in, but on a Ford? Yeah have fun replacing the tranny in 6 months and the engine in 2 years.
Tranny was just replaced. A long with both front and back ends.
Teeaichsee
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i got a feeling that was a landscaping truck that drug around a heavy trailer thats why the rear end and tranny was rebuilt, I would want to see the date and warranty of the repairs. it seems it started giving the owner fits and he now wants a more dependable vehicle lol and the ultimate fix to a vehicle is getting it a new owner. used cars are always a coin flip so just go with your gut feeling.
weaponoffreedom
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yeah i would still walk, thats all i got faggot
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