pdqdl do you still have the same #
Phone number? Sure. It hasn't changed for 25 years.
pdqdl do you still have the same #
More than I wanted to pay... All diesels are high here. OBS trucks are reasonable, but are usually beat up pretty bad. Mine has 210K on the clock, a new turbo, clutch, hpop, lift pumps and A LOT of small issues/body damage and I still gave $8.5K for it...
If you think that is hi go look at a new one with all the options you are looking at. I would guess the cab and chassis is 40k+. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Ford-F...fc822e&item=200990818862&pt=Commercial_TrucksI'm looking at a 1999 4x4 F-550 with a snowplow, Heston dump bed with the salt spreader built in, live hydraulics on the engine, and a 7.3 diesel with auto. Only 49K, but he wants $21K for it. The truck is pristine, but that still seems high.
If I had the money, I would buy it, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
I kinda sorta wanted a diesel pickup for a long time. Then fuel price went higher than gas and like you said maintenance is crazy high.I refuse to pay more just to pay more... I like diesels, but the cost of operation vs the benefits, just don't pencil out... Not even close...
Just the cost of oil changes is astounding... Then you have the fuel, and don't forget the additives you need to run in it because of the low sulphur diesel...
Ugh....
If you think that is hi go look at a new one with all the options you are looking at. I would guess the cab and chassis is 40k+. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Ford-F...fc822e&item=200990818862&pt=Commercial_Trucks
When they first came out, that word was right... BUT.......Yeah, and that is with a POS 6.0 diesel engine. I understand those are worth much less than an older version with a 7.3.
Did you notice the "newly installed" engine. That is because they are all for sale "recently rebuilt" and "new injectors" and "new this" and "new that". The word on the street is: don't buy a 6.0.
I always hear the 20mpg thing tossed around, but nothing I've ever run got near that. What does your 6.0 get?Proud 6.0L owner here... 156,000 on the clock with original injectors, original head gaskets, original turbo, original HPOP... I did have to replace the Cam Sensor at 122,000 miles, and a leaking intercooler at 140,000. My next truck will be an EcoBoost Ford F-150, unless diesel decides to drop about $1.00/gallon sometime soon.
I am a big Cummins fan... just don't care for all that stuff Dodge bolts on around it... LOL! I had an OBS 7.3L in a 1997. I really miss that truck, mainly because I could still work on it.
The new 6.7L Ford built engines are supposed to be the Cat's Meow.... Just imagine how efficient a new diesel truck could be if the EPA kept their nose out of the manufacturers business. Diesel Particulate Filters STINK!
Plow + spreader = rust. Its there, I guarantee it, just gotta look harder.I'm looking at a 1999 4x4 F-550 with a snowplow, Heston dump bed with the salt spreader built in, live hydraulics on the engine, and a 7.3 diesel with auto. Only 49K, but he wants $21K for it. The truck is pristine, but that still seems high.
If I had the money, I would buy it, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
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Don't tell the EPA...
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