Help with my purchase
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Help with my purchase
Hey guys
I have no experience what so ever with the idi, any help will be greatly appreciated..
Anyway, going to go look at a non turbo 94 f350 cc 4x4. Has a 4" lift, good tires and nice rims. Xlt model. Overall from pics looks nice and clean with no major dents or scratches. I'd rate it a 7.5/10.
Here's the issues-original engine with 270k miles, and tranny has 100k since rebuild. It will start and move, but can't be driven because it needs vacuum pump, belt tensioner, and an idler pulley. The guy won't budge from $1500.00. is the truck worth the price as is?
TIA
I have no experience what so ever with the idi, any help will be greatly appreciated..
Anyway, going to go look at a non turbo 94 f350 cc 4x4. Has a 4" lift, good tires and nice rims. Xlt model. Overall from pics looks nice and clean with no major dents or scratches. I'd rate it a 7.5/10.
Here's the issues-original engine with 270k miles, and tranny has 100k since rebuild. It will start and move, but can't be driven because it needs vacuum pump, belt tensioner, and an idler pulley. The guy won't budge from $1500.00. is the truck worth the price as is?
TIA
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you better head over tonight with cash in hand.it's likely to be sold tomorrow.
crew cab 4wd diesel trucks are scarce these years and therefore generally run more $ than another other combo by a large margin.
if its solid,fairly clean,it's worth $1500 without an engine or trans imho.
the D60 front axle sitting under the front for example generally sell for 1k alone if this helps.
be handy with a wrench or pass it up though.if you have to pay for work done to it,it'll eat ya alive.
to help you get the idea of this combo,look for one using "searchtempest.com" (you'll have to search all of the US to find enough to compare) that'll show ya how difficult of a combo this is to find in general,let alone one priced to move at that $.
a 2wd crew doesn't count,nor does any 4wd super cab 4wd f250's.nothing besides the exact f350 cc 4wd diesel combo will reflect the value.
crew cab 4wd diesel trucks are scarce these years and therefore generally run more $ than another other combo by a large margin.
if its solid,fairly clean,it's worth $1500 without an engine or trans imho.
the D60 front axle sitting under the front for example generally sell for 1k alone if this helps.
be handy with a wrench or pass it up though.if you have to pay for work done to it,it'll eat ya alive.
to help you get the idea of this combo,look for one using "searchtempest.com" (you'll have to search all of the US to find enough to compare) that'll show ya how difficult of a combo this is to find in general,let alone one priced to move at that $.
a 2wd crew doesn't count,nor does any 4wd super cab 4wd f250's.nothing besides the exact f350 cc 4wd diesel combo will reflect the value.
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At $1500, you would be stealing the truck from the seller. - You are in California too so I'm sure its solid. Rust free trucks with similar options are hard to find for under $5000 here.
Good luck, those issues are minor at best
Good luck, those issues are minor at best
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At that price, I could care less. A way you can look at it is that things that were going to break (like the trans) have already been replaced. Engines for these trucks can be had cheap if you know where to look anyways. That thing is worth more than $1500 even without its engine.
Now jump on it and report back with pictures
Now jump on it and report back with pictures
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No it's not worth it, now tell me where it is and give me a number!
Get over there today, I looked for 6 months for that combo, and every time I found one it was gone in 24 hours!
Get over there today, I looked for 6 months for that combo, and every time I found one it was gone in 24 hours!
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DAMN IT..... sometime, people just **** me off to the point I want to strangle them
.... So after the initial contact with the seller on Thursday, I think, I I tried contact him fri sat and Sunday... Called and emailed. Never got a response back. Monday morning around 9, I called again for giggles, and he FINALLY answered his phone....he said he just sold it 30 minutes prior.
WTF man, boy was I mad....
.... So after the initial contact with the seller on Thursday, I think, I I tried contact him fri sat and Sunday... Called and emailed. Never got a response back. Monday morning around 9, I called again for giggles, and he FINALLY answered his phone....he said he just sold it 30 minutes prior.
WTF man, boy was I mad....
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IDI only go up through 94, and that year was mixed with the new Powerstroke 7.3 coming out; so you can have either depending on production date. 93 and earlier will be IDI for sure. 95 and newer will not be an IDI engine. Just to help your searching.
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