What year ?
#12
01-06-2012 | 02:54 PM
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#14
01-06-2012 | 07:37 PM
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To my understanding its a toss up as to "what the good year is" as for any car eventually you will run into some sort of problem. How big? Hard to say. When I decided I wanted to get a diesel Ford it took me 6 mo of research before I finally pulled the trigger and I ended up with a 03 6.0 two days after i got it the hpop went out but I'm pretty sure the seller knew it was going out when he sold it to me.
What I did was I looked for one around 100k miles that was used lightly few-no mods def no chip and the owner had to be over the age of 30 reason being is in my head if the 6.0 was around 100k and still running it will prob run 100k or more. I didnt want one with a chip or any other mods because it told me the owner wanted to go fast so in my mind if the owner wanted a fast truck it prob was abused. And the owner being over 30, well, i figured a 30+ year old man would take care of the truck and be more responsible than a 19 year old kid. These are just my opinions and things that helped me now I'm a happy owner of an 03 f350 king ranch. Hope this helps
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When you do check one out though FLOOR IT if its really slow or shifts really hard or does anything out of the norm it might have a problem
What I did was I looked for one around 100k miles that was used lightly few-no mods def no chip and the owner had to be over the age of 30 reason being is in my head if the 6.0 was around 100k and still running it will prob run 100k or more. I didnt want one with a chip or any other mods because it told me the owner wanted to go fast so in my mind if the owner wanted a fast truck it prob was abused. And the owner being over 30, well, i figured a 30+ year old man would take care of the truck and be more responsible than a 19 year old kid. These are just my opinions and things that helped me now I'm a happy owner of an 03 f350 king ranch. Hope this helps
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When you do check one out though FLOOR IT if its really slow or shifts really hard or does anything out of the norm it might have a problem
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#15
01-06-2012 | 08:10 PM
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From: Fallon, NV
To my understanding its a toss up as to "what the good year is" as for any car eventually you will run into some sort of problem. How big? Hard to say. When I decided I wanted to get a diesel Ford it took me 6 mo of research before I finally pulled the trigger and I ended up with a 03 6.0 two days after i got it the hpop went out but I'm pretty sure the seller knew it was going out when he sold it to me. The previous owner probably did know the hpop was about done.
What I did was I looked for one around 100k miles Depending on where you live, any 9 year old truck may only have 100K on it, my 03 is under 95K that was used lightly unless you saw his trailer ball and load leveler, how do you know it wasn't used to tow a huge toy hauler to the dunes? few-no mods def no chip 6 Ohs don't have chips, it's either a module that hooks up under the hood behind the battery, or a handheld programmer. Either way, I challenge anyone who doesn't know me (ie used truck buyer guy) to prove it ever had a programmer on it once returned to stock. Stock exhaust doesn't mean stock truck, nor does 4" exhaust mean modified truck and the owner had to be over the age of 30 I was 37 when I bought my PSD in 06. While mostly a daily driver, it's been drag raced, mud bogged, off road played, and a string of 2nd/3rd place truck pull awards reason being is in my head if the 6.0 was around 100k and still running it will prob run 100k or more. I didnt want one with a chip or any other mods because it told me the owner wanted to go fast so in my mind if the owner wanted a fast truck it prob was abused. And the owner being over 30, well, i figured a 30+ year old man would take care of the truck and be more responsible than a 19 year old kid. These are just my opinions and things that helped me now I'm a happy owner of an 03 f350 king ranch. Hope this helps
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When you do check one out though FLOOR IT if its really slow or shifts really hard or does anything out of the norm it might have a problem
What I did was I looked for one around 100k miles Depending on where you live, any 9 year old truck may only have 100K on it, my 03 is under 95K that was used lightly unless you saw his trailer ball and load leveler, how do you know it wasn't used to tow a huge toy hauler to the dunes? few-no mods def no chip 6 Ohs don't have chips, it's either a module that hooks up under the hood behind the battery, or a handheld programmer. Either way, I challenge anyone who doesn't know me (ie used truck buyer guy) to prove it ever had a programmer on it once returned to stock. Stock exhaust doesn't mean stock truck, nor does 4" exhaust mean modified truck and the owner had to be over the age of 30 I was 37 when I bought my PSD in 06. While mostly a daily driver, it's been drag raced, mud bogged, off road played, and a string of 2nd/3rd place truck pull awards reason being is in my head if the 6.0 was around 100k and still running it will prob run 100k or more. I didnt want one with a chip or any other mods because it told me the owner wanted to go fast so in my mind if the owner wanted a fast truck it prob was abused. And the owner being over 30, well, i figured a 30+ year old man would take care of the truck and be more responsible than a 19 year old kid. These are just my opinions and things that helped me now I'm a happy owner of an 03 f350 king ranch. Hope this helps
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When you do check one out though FLOOR IT if its really slow or shifts really hard or does anything out of the norm it might have a problem
My point is that buying a used vehicle you should rely more on test equipment than assumptions.
#16
01-06-2012 | 09:09 PM
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Sorry for not being politically correct I ment tuner when i said chip... You are most certainly right though there are people at all ends of the spectrum a 19 year old kid could of taken better care of a truck then some one over the age of 30 and vice versa. Call me stereotypical if you would like what I said were my opinions but I call em as I see em. All im stating is be a cautious buyer and you will be happy in the end. If the truck looks abused then it might of been...
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01-06-2012 | 10:14 PM
#19
01-06-2012 | 10:39 PM
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From: Tifton Ga
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01-06-2012 | 11:46 PM
