considering 2001 F250
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considering 2001 F250
I am about to buy a 2001 F250 4x2 Lariat and I have some questions for my first post:
1.The owner bought the truck in July 2001. Will this engine have the forged rods?
2. The ruck has 49000 miles on it. Is $21995 a fair price?
Thanks for all of you help and I look forward to reading your posts.
1.The owner bought the truck in July 2001. Will this engine have the forged rods?
2. The ruck has 49000 miles on it. Is $21995 a fair price?
Thanks for all of you help and I look forward to reading your posts.
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i think that is a very good price. to find the build date on the engine, look on the left valve cover, on the very front part. there will be a serial and code, plus a date in the form of day-month-year. my build date is 20-sep-01. if it was built BEFORE 16-oct-00, then it will have forged rods. GOOD LUCK!
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Good price. Unless it sat on the dealer lot for a long time it will not have forged rods.
Good price. Unless it sat on the dealer lot for a long time it will not have forged rods.
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Do you know the history of the Truck? Heard a lot of Katrina trucks are starting to hit the market. They will have a lot of corrosion issues. Sounds a little high to me for a 2X4. But maybe that's what they go for back there. Also any mods or straight stock? Seems like low miles on a '01. Is this a private party sale or dealer?
Any Idea on the maintenance records? Hope this helps.... LPR
Any Idea on the maintenance records? Hope this helps.... LPR
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I have to agree maybe a little high on price. I did the same year truck 4x4 longbox crew cab 60,000 miles for $21,000 a year ago. I thought that was fair and had a friend that buys & sells auto's and called him & he said BUY he couldnt get the 7.3 any cheaper at auction. He tells me even today the 7.3 is worth more at auction to the Enthusiasts than a 6.0
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