Looking at a f250

[Ama]

Well i looked at it, except for a few small rust spots it seems pretty solid. Maybe im stunned by how sweet it looks and im not seeing the problems .. man it was great driving that size truck

[BassOverflow]

Originally Posted by BiggG

I gave $4,200 cash for this 1 owner Silverado Z-71 LS w/ 92,XXX back in July and other than funky fuel gauge sending unit I'm very pleased with it.

That's the deal of the century there. Trucks here are super expensive. i could turn that one around and sell it for 8k easy here.

[limotinted]

Originally Posted by Bladerunr

Sparkplugs are done is in fact a MAJOR red flag. Do some reading on this!

I know a couple of people who went down this road. The short version...

If you don't know what yer doing on a 97 - 2003, you'll prang the threads in the aluminum head as you remove the plugs (theres only five threads).
Since there is no way to properly torque the new plugs into the damaged head... The plugs will come loose in the next few thousand miles. They eject with some force, and frag the COP, and sometimes denting the hood. Thread repair "in frame" can be done, but they don't last. Cost is about 200 per jug. Ultimately you're gonna replace the heads, and that might not be so bad.

BUT

You gotta pull the Cab to get the heads off!!

^^^^
THIS
Buddy of mine went through this exact scenario with his not too long ago. Ended up dumping way more than the truck was worth into in to fix. Also, that one looks to be pretty overpriced for the miles/age

[Ama]

i guess im probably best off finding a southern truck and bringing it up to NY, and casey if you're reading this, shut it!

[BiggG]

Originally Posted by BassOverflow

That's the deal of the century there. Trucks here are super expensive. i could turn that one around and sell it for 8k easy here.

Yepperssss......bought it from a female co-worker who was buying a brand new truck. She wanted $5,000 for it but after some haggling I bought it for $4,200. **** thing passed the brutal MD State & Emmisions with flying colors. The book on it was just over 10K back in July. I thought about selling it but it runs great plus everything works so it made more sense to me to drive it for a year or 2 and then unload it.

[parkinglot]

Originally Posted by Ama

i guess im probably best off finding a southern truck and bringing it up to NY, and casey if you're reading this, shut it!

Or a Chevy.....

[Ama]

Originally Posted by parkinglot

Or a Chevy.....

Here we go, lets start a car brand thread, that should go over as well as the car tire debate!

[LASTCHANCE]

I was going to but thats like politics and religion never ending.

[Ama]

Originally Posted by LASTCHANCE

I was going to but thats like politics and religion never ending.

You got that right

[daboy_57110]

Get yourself a 7.3 ford diesel if you want a ford 250. I picked up a 2007 GMC 2500HD with the duramax this summer and couldn't be happier.


Of course like with anything I just couldn't leave it bone stock.