Opinion 1999 F250
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#18
The only factors you have to consider are the following...
1. How much are you willing to pay
2. There will be repairs needed, can you do them yourself
3. That is it...
It does not matter how much I would, or did pay because I found the exact truck I was looking for and drove 1200 miles to get it. I knew it needed things as I drove it away, but I was OK with that because it was a 2000 model year truck.
While we are typing our messages out to you, someone else is looking at that truck and might be buying it. If you see something you want and are OK with the price, jump on it.
1. How much are you willing to pay
2. There will be repairs needed, can you do them yourself
3. That is it...
It does not matter how much I would, or did pay because I found the exact truck I was looking for and drove 1200 miles to get it. I knew it needed things as I drove it away, but I was OK with that because it was a 2000 model year truck.
While we are typing our messages out to you, someone else is looking at that truck and might be buying it. If you see something you want and are OK with the price, jump on it.
#19
I found a 2003 7.3L Lariat Crew Cab with just shy of 90,000 miles. Single owner - no accidents - at a new Ford dealer. Looks perfect in the pictures. Presumably a trade-in. They are asking $20K. I realize that you're average diesel truck in Florida is going to be $30K or have 200K+ miles but I can't imagine 20K.
The only under $20K diesels built after the year 2000 around here are the 6.0L SuperDutys.
I'm going to probe on this dealer and see if they have a lot of margin built-in. KBB and NADA are saying it's worth $15K retail and $12-13K trade-in. There's no way they gave someone 18K-19K as a trade in valuation, right?
The only under $20K diesels built after the year 2000 around here are the 6.0L SuperDutys.
I'm going to probe on this dealer and see if they have a lot of margin built-in. KBB and NADA are saying it's worth $15K retail and $12-13K trade-in. There's no way they gave someone 18K-19K as a trade in valuation, right?
#20
Went to see that truck. It's legit in the sense that 1 person owned it and seemed to take care of it. I don't see any leaks. I don't know what's normal for blow by on a 7.3L but this had a very faint white smoke from the oil filler.
They claim to have to put 2K in service/parts into the truck at Ford dealer retail prices. Looks like they changed air/fuel filters, new batteries, and replaced an ICP sensor.
I asked them to justify the price because NADA and KBB don't go much over 15K for excellent condition - retail - accounting for the low mileage. They are saying it's market pricing. They are not going to go lower than a grand or so down from $20,000. This may be the going rate for a near perfect 7.3L with 90K miles, crew cab, F350 Lariat, etc.. But, for a few thousand more, I can probably get a much newer used gas truck albeit the sad part is they'll all have 100K miles at this price point.
Not sure I want to spend $18K for a 15 year old truck that could still very well have problems. There's no compression test, no fuel pressure test, or any diagnostics above what they do for a regular maintenance.
They claim to have to put 2K in service/parts into the truck at Ford dealer retail prices. Looks like they changed air/fuel filters, new batteries, and replaced an ICP sensor.
I asked them to justify the price because NADA and KBB don't go much over 15K for excellent condition - retail - accounting for the low mileage. They are saying it's market pricing. They are not going to go lower than a grand or so down from $20,000. This may be the going rate for a near perfect 7.3L with 90K miles, crew cab, F350 Lariat, etc.. But, for a few thousand more, I can probably get a much newer used gas truck albeit the sad part is they'll all have 100K miles at this price point.
Not sure I want to spend $18K for a 15 year old truck that could still very well have problems. There's no compression test, no fuel pressure test, or any diagnostics above what they do for a regular maintenance.
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KBB is worthless. I sell most of my vehicles for 30-40% above KBB. Nada is a pretty good "gauge" . I agree on these trucks, they are getting hard to find.
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