picking your brains...

looking at a 2002 f150 supercrew with the 4.6l full load, 2wd, 65000 miles, for $16968 canadian. does this sound reasonable...or good?? anybody got some history/complaints/brags about them?? i drive like a grama ...

sherm...

 

Where you at in Saskatchewan, Sherm?

My 02 was a Supercab 4X4 with the 5.4 engine and it went back on the lease in June of 2004. At that time my salesman friend told me it would sell at auction for about $21K (with under 50 000 km). I would say that $17K is way high for the truck you are referring to, particularly because 2wd's do not seem to hold their value as well as 4wd's. Try starting them out at about $12K and see how they react.

Also there were often problems with brakes, pasticularly the rear ones. Mine were getting close to worn out.

 

i'm in yorkton, trucks at royal ford...its in super visual shape...going to test drive it tomorrow...

know of murray stromberg?? thunder&lightening auto?? anyway...he's a good man in my books...will have a look at it for mechanical probs... i'm thinking to start jewin at 14 maybe...

 

A good thing to do, is to use online Black Book trade in tools as a rough guide of what the dealer would pay for that vehicle. If the vehicle has 65000miles (104000km) then it will automatically be classified as "rough" and therefore the dealer would pay the lowest value in the blackbook range regardless of the options the vehicle has or it's condition (mint physical condition means nothing when it has over 100,000km, although they will say otherwise when they try to sell it to you). Based on what I just said, the price they would pay for that truck would be $9100. With average certification costs and 20% markup the price bigdavewilson said (12k) is pretty much dead on for that vehicle. However, if you live in a big market like I do (Toronto area), there are so many uneducated buyers that will pay too much for high mileage vehicles, that if you get it for 13000, you did pretty good...

If you want to play with a blackbook tool, you can use this one through GM's site. HTH.

http://www.gmcanada.com/english/financing/appraise.html

 

I just bought an 02 F150 Supercrew about 3 weeks ago in Winnipeg. It has a bit more mileage on it - 147000K but it is relatively clean for its age and it is the Lariat trim model so it has leather etc. Lots of bells and whistles. It is the 5.4 and 4 wheel drive. Quite a nice truck. I paid $16,600 if that helps.

 

thx for all your input...have the truck for a test right now...seems extremely tight...drives great, guess i'm sold on it really. going in tomorrow to talk numbers with them. has the 4.6l and 2wd, so its exactly what i'm looking for really. appreciate any more comments...will let you'se know how dealing goes...

 

Well good luck on buying it hopefully it works out good to hear you find what you're lookin for

 

just to say that i bought the truck...the numbers suited my requests...looking forward to enjoying it for a long time...maybe post some pics...

 

I'm pretty much straight North from you at Sandy Bay. Can't say as I know Mr. Stromberg, but I trust you got him to check out the brakes. Other than that the 02's are good trucks and the 4.6 is a long lasting motor. You and that truck will do just fine.