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Hello,
I'm from central NJ. Looking to buy an F250 for a personal/recreation vehicle. I've owned, in the past, a 2005 F450 dump and F350 pickup. Both had 6.0 and were relatively trouble free. They were work vehicles for my landscape business. I changed careers and commute A LOT, so I've been buying cars. I'd like to get a pickup to get a little more active hunting and fishing. I thought about various SUV's and nearly went down the road of a Landcruiser or Lexus GX. I get the whole Toyota reliability thing and appreciate all the enthusiasm for the brand/s - but they are so overpriced.
Anyway, I've been zeroed in on an extended cab F250 in XL or XLT trim with the 6.2L gas motor. I love diesels but they're too complicated an expensive now and I don't thing occasional use is good for any diesel. I know doing your homework definitely pays off with a used purchase. I'm trying to be diligent about that. One thing I never looked for or atin the past is idle time. I found a pretty nice example with about 100k miles but it has 3900 total hours with 1600 idle hours. Should that chase me off. It seems quite clean and the seller says theres a good service history, but 1600 seems high.
I guess that's it for right now as far as questions.
Appreciate in advance
John
I'm from central NJ. Looking to buy an F250 for a personal/recreation vehicle. I've owned, in the past, a 2005 F450 dump and F350 pickup. Both had 6.0 and were relatively trouble free. They were work vehicles for my landscape business. I changed careers and commute A LOT, so I've been buying cars. I'd like to get a pickup to get a little more active hunting and fishing. I thought about various SUV's and nearly went down the road of a Landcruiser or Lexus GX. I get the whole Toyota reliability thing and appreciate all the enthusiasm for the brand/s - but they are so overpriced.
Anyway, I've been zeroed in on an extended cab F250 in XL or XLT trim with the 6.2L gas motor. I love diesels but they're too complicated an expensive now and I don't thing occasional use is good for any diesel. I know doing your homework definitely pays off with a used purchase. I'm trying to be diligent about that. One thing I never looked for or atin the past is idle time. I found a pretty nice example with about 100k miles but it has 3900 total hours with 1600 idle hours. Should that chase me off. It seems quite clean and the seller says theres a good service history, but 1600 seems high.
I guess that's it for right now as far as questions.
Appreciate in advance
John
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1600 idle in a 100K miles truck isn't too awful bad, and it is more of an issue for a diesel than gas.
Just have to make sure the maintenance kept up with how it was used.
But, the thing to do is not get in a hurry to buy, take the time to find the right truck, lots of them out there.
Just have to make sure the maintenance kept up with how it was used.
But, the thing to do is not get in a hurry to buy, take the time to find the right truck, lots of them out there.
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I came from a 06 Lariat 6.0L and got a 2020 XLT with 6.2L and couldn't be happier. Like you i wanted to stay away from the complexity of the modern diesels and all the EGR, DPF, DEF BS. Not to mention the CP4 failures. Idle hrs on a gas doesn't really bother me but I could be wrong in that thinking. In diesels its more of a concern. I think you'll be happy going with a 6.2L.
Last edited by Dairyboy; Nov 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM.
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From: sussex county, nj
with the above, idle hours i don't worry about as they are no load on the drive line,
welcome to FTE
,check out the jersey chapter https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum143/
welcome to FTE
,check out the jersey chapter https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum143/
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