Choosing First Vehicle
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Choosing First Vehicle
This is my second year of college and soon I'll have enough money to get myself a vehicle. I've been considering a 87-96 f150 with 4.9L L6 or an F-250 with a 6.9L or 7.3L IDI. I'll be using it for back and forth to college and the occasional heavy hauling (I will mostly be using the bed). Anybody wanna weigh in?
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This is my second year of college and soon I'll have enough money to get myself a vehicle. I've been considering a 87-96 f150 with 4.9L L6 or an F-250 with a 6.9L or 7.3L IDI. I'll be using it for back and forth to college and the occasional heavy hauling (I will mostly be using the bed). Anybody wanna weigh in?
One of my favorite trucks was a short box 1/2 ton with the 4.9 std transmission. 4:10s in the back and it could pull a mountain of weight.
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Get yourself something that is Practical for you NOW.
When you need a truck THEN worry about what to buy
When you need a truck THEN worry about what to buy
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1) What's your daily commute?
2) Can you handle it when gas goes to $5 a gallon & you get at best 10-15 MPG?
3) Can you get to where you need to go when it breaks?... Its going to break. Its nearly 20 years old.
4) Do you have the semi-technical ability needed & place to work on it when it breaks or the money to pay for having it worked on?
Did I mention it is going to break?
Sorry, that's just the realities of ownership of this vintage truck & you need to really ask yourself these things before committing to what can quickly become a very large & expensive yard ornament.
Good luck with what ever you do.
2) Can you handle it when gas goes to $5 a gallon & you get at best 10-15 MPG?
3) Can you get to where you need to go when it breaks?... Its going to break. Its nearly 20 years old.
4) Do you have the semi-technical ability needed & place to work on it when it breaks or the money to pay for having it worked on?
Did I mention it is going to break?
Sorry, that's just the realities of ownership of this vintage truck & you need to really ask yourself these things before committing to what can quickly become a very large & expensive yard ornament.
Good luck with what ever you do.
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