Loaded. 3500 Miles. 160 hours on the engine. No mods. Crew-Cab, long bed with liner, everything. It has never towed anything. All required maintenance. It has been broken in properly thus far (non-towing, etc) but it hasn’t been worked (obviously). It is a gorgeous truck.

I haven’t been a member of this board long enough to know if this is against posting guidelines but this is not a solicitation for sale. I am looking for some intel from the most knowledgeable folks I know, on a site I kinda know. Bottom line, I feel like I can trust this site. And the members.


So here goes: If I want to sell her, what is she worth?

It is kind of a shame (really more than kind of) but this beast has been babied. She hasn't even had the cord of wood we bought for the winter (I know, I live in Texas) in the bed. We used the 1983 454 Dually -- the "real" work truck (the only one we kept when we sold the business) in the family. And I do NOT mean that as a brand flame.
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This family has owned work trucks (Ford, GMC, Dodge). We know work trucks. But this one was not purchased to work.

The Lariat was bought mostly to be a cowboy Cadillac. A truck that we might work part time towing 5th wheels, etc, to Florida, or making an occasional run and bobtailing on the way back. For fun. If we met cost, that's all we wanted. If not, well, it was fun.
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Long and short, we bought it mostly just to have the biggest, stoutest, best-lookin’ truck on the road.

On to the point…I can look up values on Kelly and so forth myself. What I want to know is how much is she worth to the average Ford enthusiast on this board (or anywhere) who can afford a truck like this?
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Again, this is a serious question. Thanks in advance. <O</O

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Nobody? C'mon, gents. Kelley say roughly 42k. What are the odds of getting that plus or minus 3k?

 

Im not to sure what your truck would be worth. What I used to do is search on ebay for trucks like yours and see what they are going for. This will atleast give you a good idea on what people are willing to pay for one.

 

What is everything? 4X4, dually, Crew cab, Auto, ????? I have an XLT which is pretty well optioned and paid less than that brand new.

Mark

 

Sorry I wasn't clear, Garrity. It doesn't have "everything." As you know the standard Lariat is pretty well optioned. Listing everything is probably more than most want to read. It has the Fx4 offroad package, leather, power windows, doors, seats, cruise, multi compact disc, premium sound, bedliner, premium wheels. It is a dually. I am probably just spinning my wheels. I was just looking for some real world feedback. Thanks for the replies.

 

I guess the only way to find out would be to put an ad in your local paper and see if anyone would buy it for what you are asking.

Mark

 

well considering i have the same truck , except its not a dually,or a crewcab, and i only paid 38k brand new....i think ur a little off withthe 42k------

 

Mine listed for $50,650. I bought it brand new for $40,500.00 Your realistic sale price would be around 35K I would think.

 

What ever the truck is worth, be vary prepared to take a huge hit on this vehicle. Depending on how much you payed for it brand new. I would think $7,000-$12,000 loss. I buy my vehicles brand new, but i keep them for a long time, Ten + years.

 

I just bought mine after shopping for 6 months. I paid $38k for an '06 king ranch w/ 15k miles and I probably overpaid (but I HAD to have this truck!) The Lariat package would probably bring a tad less so I'd say mid 30's is a good guess. I think a good rule of thumb would be the KBB listing for private party sales.

 

I got mine brand new for 42k

 

Anything above $38 is asking a lot.

 

I would think in the $35K range is reasonable. Unless you find just the right buyer that HAS to have your truck. BTW 3500 miles and 160 hrs does not add up. Did it sit and idle for weeks at a time?

 

$35K - $36K is what a wholesaler would offer you. I'm trading my 2006 for a 2007 as we speak. Bought the 2006 for $36.5K, drove it for 10 months and now I'll be in the new one for $37.6. I don't mind loosing $1.6K for brand new one, again.

As for your avg. mph...22? Pretty low for even a city truck.

 

I paid 42K for mine new and its loaded, so I would also agree that your too high. 35K is more realistic. 20% is typical reduction for very low mile used trucks.