well.. I'm have an 05 5.4 fx4, and honestly I love the ford SD's however, I'm not a fan of the 5.4, anyways I"m looking into an '08 6.4 psd, and I found one but it's got 185,000 and thats a lot of miles for the year.. most likely it's mostly high way, and I know that for a diesel it's just been broken in, but is buying this truck a bad idea due to all of the miles? the dealer wants 21,000 I think for it.. seems reasonable, and the truck inside and out looks imaculate, any input would be appreciated... thanks

-josh

 

thats a mighty large price to me, we picked up my dads 08 F350 crew cab long bed 4x4 6.4L for 22k with only 83k miles

 

Wow well the one I'm looking at blue books for 25000

 

main thing is if you like it and want it go for it, jus check everything out on it before purchase, try and see if they have any proof of work done on the truck (which is something we should of done), we had both front calipers go, lower rad hose go within a month of getting the truck, so jus check everything as you never know how the previous owner treated it

 

You can determine Hwy versus Idle by dividing the Miles by the Hours. The higher the number the more likely it was Hwy driven, lower numbers represent higher idle hours.

Not sure about the price. I punched mine up on KBB with 25K miles and the worth was $32K. You can punch that truck up with options on KBB and get an idea if they are screwing you or not. Assuming you trust KBB's calculations.

If the truck was/is maintained properly, it should give you plenty of more miles. There have been numerous posts of these trucks in the high 200K range completely stock and 100K range with tuning. So the truck has allot of potential to get high miles. Have an oasis report pulled and verify all the TSB's have been taken care of to get a better idea of what to expect.

 

Thanks Shaun... I did most of that already, I did test drive it.. Truck is in good shape but the dealer lifted it a few inches and put wide 35's on it... It pulls bad to the right which is most likely just an alignment but the tires bein really wide they rub a lot... Trucks looks good and drives good for the most part, but he didn't want to make the numbers right.... So I walked... Think I'm going to go for a stock 08 I really want one... Just stil prices high... I really wish the 6.0 was a better motor... Hell I'd be in heaven if that were the case.. Thanks everybody

 

there is nothing wrong with a 6.0 jus find one thats been takin care of, do the essential mods to reassure you of any problems, ive owned my 6.0 longer then my dad has had his 6.4 and he has paid more out of pocket then i have cause of his having some problems.

now im not hating on the 6.4 i love how quite and smooth his sounds and runs, and i love that big ole front en lol, makes people move out of the way lol

also to me and my butt dyno(lol) the 6.0 jus feels to pull harder, all this is jus from my opinion

 

Ya.. Well I heard the 06 and 07 weren't that bad with the issues... But how. An you really tell if it's had the goods done already ya know... I mean what can you do really to avoid your head gasket or injectors from going ya know... I would love to have one I'm just worried that it's going to empty my pockets..

 

any diesel is goin to be pricey to repair

 

Well I understand repairs are expensive... But I don want to buy a diesel that is is known to have the same major problems... That would bring smart... So if I m ow that a certain.motor has common but major issues I'm not going to buy it... Makes sense right?

 

You also might want to post in the 6.4 forum theres lot of help there to ..

 

to each there own, i knew the dangers and i still got one, guess im a dummy lol, but mine only has a AFE intake, stock other then that, but i dont rag my truck either

 

Well ya... And I understand that... I'm just trying to be smart about it is all... I am considering an 06 or 07 6.0 though... Just worries its going to be a pain to have.. And I wouldn't mind it so much but the parts are expensive even if indoc the work my self... Like the injectors... So I don't know we will see I guess..

 

I just bought a Lariat 6.4 super crew short bed 4x4 for 17.5 160k miles. I have the same slight doubts of a used vehicle, I took the to dealer and had them run codes, all came back clear. Then I drove from Ft. Worth to Okc. got 21 mpg at 60-65 mpg. Mine has a slight seep of motor oil coming from on top of bell house, but not pooling on top of motor any where. My real question is if Z Max, Motorkote, or Hot Shot Secret would maybe increase the legnth of my 6.4. I am not worried about a little oil seep honestly, but if your specifically NOT wanting a long bed, you will def. pay more for short beds.

 

Okc huh, I'm actually from Enid but am stationed in Virginia right now... Truck around there are def more reasonably priced rather then where I'm located on the coast... I've looked at other places with in 4 hours away but it seems as soon as I find the. They are gone just as quick... I'm planning on getting one still they are just a beautiful truck inside and out in my opinion..