ANOTHER "SHOULD I BUY" thread...'96 F-150 XL 5.0 L, 93K miles?

$5,950.00
Does anyone think think the right side and tailgate paint is not as glossy as the rest?
Are those chrome pieces on the wheel wells called "Flares"?
Will be checking CARFAX/VIN this morning shortly.

Seller text: "1996 Ford F-150 xl non smoker 2owner truck with 93k original and actual miles, kept in emaculate shape, 5.0 v8, at, A.C., ps, pb, always serviced every 3000 miles, ayll gauges work like their suppose to, and no unwanted lites coming on dash, ice cold air and great heat, cloth seats and no cuts, tares or burns, has Bedliner and tailgate cover and top rail covers, has 2" Reese hitch and hook up, has rhino bumpers and a matched set of Goodyear Wranglers with no miles on them, this truck runs and drives excellent, can drive anywhere, it needs nothing,this will make a for a student or simply to drive back and forth to work"

 

I like the red one better given the price difference. $6000 is pretty spendy.

 

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1996...-2WD-V8/Values

 

Answers to your questions are above^

Overall I don't think you're going to find a nicer truck then this one. I do agree that it is pricey at $6,000, but that is ultimately up to you and not us.

My biggest concern at that price is most insurance companies will only insure that truck for around $4,000, so in the event of an accident you will not get what you paid for the truck. If you decide you want it, then I would call around first to try to find someone that will insure it for that amount.

 

XL 2x4? For $6k? With the little motor? Sure it's clean, that just seems really expensive for what it is. I do like the 1996 trucks, by then Ford had pretty well worked out all the little issues and built a really solid truck.

Those aren't "Goodyear Wranglers" as the seller says. Minor detail I suppose.

 

I like it! I sold that color 2wd f-150 in 2009 with about 80,000 miles for $1500. Mine had the 4.9 and wasn't as clean, it had some rust around the wheels. I miss that truck! I would definitely buy it.

 

Are the front tires different than the rears, or is that just the photo? 6k is kind of steep for a no option standard cab 2wd, though I wish mine was still that clean.

 

Just the lighting. It has four BF Goodrich AT KO's on it, looks like in a 235/75R15 size.

 

She sure is some clean.If you tried to restore one back to this condition,could you for that money? That's the question you need to ask yourself when your in the market of any collector vehicle.This isn't really something you would want to use for a daily driver anymore but in lines of something to collect and potentially pass down one day.That isn't to say there are no longer enough of these trucks in this condition to actually buy for an all purpose vehicle but they're getting rarer everyday and I wouldn't advise that.Is a 2wd of this age worth that kind of money? Probably not for the purpose of buying as just another used vehicle.Surely there are far better deals on such trucks.Could you find another and or restore one for a collector to keep for life,like this one? Probably you'd end up spending much more bringing one up to this level.In this case here,a 4wd wouldn't add much value (Imo) due to the fact,this wouldn't be something for winter roads either way.These ones are hopefully passed between (if ever sold) to people who will continue to maintain and keep them as their previous owners did.....immaculate.

 

It's clean but $6k is steep for a base model 2wd regular cab long bed.

 

Duplicate post.

 

I wouls also say its allot for a single cab, 2wd 5.0, no matter how nice it is. these things arent exactly rare. You could get allot better featured truck for that much.