I'm having that problem also, some load, some don't. Thought it was my computer.

 

 

My personal opinion is it's not worth anywhere near 11,500. But that's my opinion. Lots of people think these trucks are holy grails, same with the 2nd gen dodges with a Cummins. They are great trucks, and in my opinion better than just about all newer trucks in looks and longevity, but they are not rare. If somebody was selling a centerion with a 7.3 in it that's another discussion. But regular mass produced trucks(I'm pretty sure that Ford made more trucks than GM and Dodge combined in the 90's) that have not been feeling rare I just cant see any reason why they would be bringing such high dollar amounts. Again, this is my personal opinion, but it blows my mind. I check craigslist probably 5 days a week and have a general understanding of market value for my area. It's ridiculous. On the other hand, when I get ready to sell my 97 soon, I'll probably get a decent amount despite high miles.

That trucks visually looks clean. And it will probably be a great truck. But, at that mileage, there is just no way it's making another 5 years on those injectors and transmission. History shows that. Yes, there are probably ones out there that defied the odds. But an overwhelming majority of these trucks need injectors it seems right around the 200K mile range. And at almost 300K miles, I don't think it's uncommon to see people on their third transmission or second rebuild unless upgrading it the first time. There's a boat load of other things that themselves, aren't expensive, but if ansolabsol nothing has been changed, will probably need to be sometime soon ish. And that will add up. Glow plugs, UVCH harness, Fuel bowl issues, seats, front end, suspension, lots of stuff.

I will say, if that guy goes down to 8000 that's a big drop. And that would make me even more suspicious because it seems he wants it gone fast if he drops that much easily. But, if you are mechanically inclined, and know a thing or 2 about these engines, you will still save some money and end up with a great truck, even if you have to change half of what I just said.

 

 

The guys on the forum have some really great advice on what to check out when looking to purchase. Definitely bring someone with you that is mechanically inclined and knows diesels. Also it would help to bring someone along that knows body work as well. There may not appear to be rust on a truck but underneath there can places where rust hides and won’t take long to break thru. You would be disappointed to spend $11,000 on a “rust free” truck only to have rusting breaking thru in a year. And a good body man is very expensive (atleast in our area). We purchased our first 7.3 late summer of 2016 and we quickly learned how to become diesel mechanics. These trucks can become very expensive to maintain/fix if you have to take it to the shop for everything. And as far as $11,500 for the truck….these darn trucks sell high in our area too. It’s pretty crazy really but at the same time for my husband and I it beats paying 40-60,000 for a newer truck. It all depends what you are planning to do with this truck if you buy it, how bad you want it and what your pocketbook can afford. We just bought another 7.3 last week for my husband. We bought it from a guy that drove 10 hours one way to purchase it for his 22 year old son. His son had it a year then decided the truck just wasn’t what he thought it would be and was to old fashioned for him lol. He now has a almost new duramax. In the year he had the truck he put $4900.00 in it taking it to the shop for repairs because they knew nothing about diesels. Of course any vehicle can cost a lot of money to fix at a shop. So anyway, check the truck out the best you possibly can and keep us posted.