Buying Used Fleet/Commercial Trucks
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Mountain Pass
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Buying Used Fleet/Commercial Trucks
Hi all. Still on the hunt for my next F250. Found a '21 F250 4x4 with the 6.2 and 6-spd with 55k miles. Super crew regular bed. Very basic XL truck and was originally a fleet/rental truck. Payload on it is 3300 lbs and it doesn't look like it was abused or used hard at all. Are there any downsides to buying used fleet trucks if they look like they've been taken care of and have verified service records? I can get this one for $39k which seems like a good deal for a Superduty with some factory warranty left. I'm seeing it as a potential blank canvas to do some cool stuff. Thoughts?
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It's really is no different than buying used from one owner or off the lot. If it looks like it's been cared for inside chances are maybe proper routine maintenance was done. Any service records?
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Not trucks, but in the 1960s and early 1970s I bought and sold quite a few fleet Ford station wagons and a couple of other brands. I was familiar with the fleet and they had all been maintained and none of them abused. Unless inspection uncovers a serious issue, and you like the truck, go for it. Depending on who drove it, you may find clutch issues.
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Mountain Pass
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There are a few service records on CarFax and it’s pretty clean inside. I’m not the biggest fan of the bench seat setup but the price is swaying my opinion.
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Not trucks, but in the 1960s and early 1970s I bought and sold quite a few fleet Ford station wagons and a couple of other brands. I was familiar with the fleet and they had all been maintained and none of them abused. Unless inspection uncovers a serious issue, and you like the truck, go for it. Depending on who drove it, you may find clutch issues.
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Just make sure you get a pre purchase inspection by a mechanic that YOU choose. if it checks then why not.
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My Sterling Dump/Plow truck was a fleet truck. Honestly depends on how the guy that was assigned to it treated it. Also depends on how well they maintained it and did the services. My truck is a 2009 little rust considering its first life and the truck next to it was a 2014 International and the guy that ran it didn’t wash it after a salt event. It was completely rotten and the frame was rust jacked.
I looked at some f-450’s that had service bodies on them. Same experience one was immaculate and the other had 3” of mud packed under the flooring.
I looked at some f-450’s that had service bodies on them. Same experience one was immaculate and the other had 3” of mud packed under the flooring.
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Having seen how employees treat the vehicles, I am going to say "I'm skeptical". I would prefer not to buy a fleet vehicle. Sure, the service is done but I have seen fleet vehicles that have never been taken to a car wash to get the road salt off, for example. I know someone who drives fleet vehicles for his/her job, told the boss about the service soon light and it has been that way for a few weeks. Does that count?
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There are a LOT of fleet vehicles out there that have been abused REALLY hard, but you can usually tell from the get-go on those.
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