+1 but not living in the bay area.

 

So I get first dibs

 

FREE??? I think not.

In any event, I'm not quite ready to sell it YET, but, if I do, I'd sell it for what I bought it for, which was $10k -- about $3-5k under FMV depending where you're located -- which I thought was a pretty good deal, but becomes less so the more I have to put into the truck. .

Let me know if you're interested. at $10k.

 

I think we'd have to know a little more about your truck to assess if it's worthwhile.

Year, color, trim level, over-all interior and exterior condition, transmission type, long or short bed, dually or SRW, tire condition, additional accessories, etc. You get the idea.

A regular-cab XL, over 200K, with worn-out tires won't bring 10K, anywhere.

$10K is kinda' "wishful" for a Lariat, crew-cab, short bed , SRW, in current market conditions. There's LOTS of 'em in Texas right now, and the drive back isn't bad.

Pop

 

Thanks for the welcome. I belong to a SIG for every vehicle I own.

I spent less than the costs you quote but didn't get the Red Tops and 200+ amp alternator. Would have opted for them if I had the time to do the research and shop around. Thanks for the tip about the starter. It sounds good for now.

The truck wasn't babied but was in pretty good shape for the age and price (only $10k). So, I bought it. Needed a real work truck to replace a "show" truck (a Dodge Ram SRT10) that I owned previously in order to move.

I don't like to spend too much time dealing with mechanical issues. I realize that I may just be improving the truck to the point of making it reliable for someone else, but that's not certain either. More things could just go wrong after I do whatever I need to do to keep it running long enough to get rid of it. However, I do know that, if the problems continue, I won't have to deal with any further problems, if I just get rid of it.

I bought this truck because seemed to be in relatively good condition and had pretty much everything I needed (including a 5th wheel mounting plate for hauling a trailer), but if it looks like it's going go cause me more problems, I'll just sell it or trade it in for a brand new truck instead.

Money is not the issue. I bought this truck for cash and I can buy another truck for all cash too if I need to do so. Reliability is the issue. I can't suffer any vehicle that won't start when it's supposed to and dies when it's not supposed to.

We'll just have to see how it goes.

 

When I checked KBB for it, it was quoting about $13k for the SF Bay Area on this truck, but I did see lower prices in other areas of the country. Like I said, EVERYTHING costs more in SF -- gas, lodging, clothing, food, whatever!

It's an Island Blue Lariat, leather seats, long bed, Supercab, 7.3L diesel w/206k miles on it now, 4x4 w/Tenoska brake controller, high flow air filter, chrome running boards, sliding rear window, 5 or 6 CD changer, spay on bed liner, 5th wheel plate, oversized mud tires & alloy wheels (which need to be replaced soon), DP Tuner & dual guages (pyometer & volt meter).

So, I think $10k reasonable for this area, but if I wanted to get rid of it right away, I wouldn't have a problem taking less in a cash deal or for a trade in. Like anything, it all depends on how bad I want to get rid of it and what's being offered to me in return.

Right now I'm not motivated enough to take less than the $10K I paid for it, but that could change. I'll keep you posted.

 

Dually?

Pop

 

Welcome to FTE. Sorry to hear about your problems but that is part of owning an older vehicle. My '97 Caravan died 12 times in 90 miles. Needed the new fuel pump that I was thinking it needed. Has it now. Next was the alt. and battery. Then another alt. under warranty. The van has 230,000 mi. and has treated us very well till now. Seem to have the problems fixed but definitely in the same boat as you about reliability since it is the wife's ride.

May want to take your truck to the dealer to get the CPS checked. There has been a recall on them as they are prone to fail. It's an easy fix but a pain on the side of the road.

Hope things go better for you with the truck.

 

No its not just did the drive my self to get the new 450

 

LOL he just got it and here we are trying to get him to sell it. Keep it these trucks can go a long way if properly maintained. It sounds like just minor upkeep was all that was needed. Along with that change the fuel filter and check the air filter too. See if the oil is needed, I'd just replace all the oils, motor, trans and diffs for peace of mind. Check the
PS fluid too.

 

It makes for a great "shakedown", and it's a pretty drive.

What route did you come back?

Oh, and congrats on the 450!

Pop

 

"High Flow" air filter kind of sounds like K&N. If so, you might want to check the turbo for signs of dusting before you get into some real $$$ repairs.

Good luck.

 

Imagine that you borrowed $3500 for a 10 year old truck with 300k on it, drove it for 2500 miles and noticed a gushing oil leak under it, to find out that the service center wanted $1300 to replace your HPOP because of a leaking o-ring....then, as a matter of discourse, you look up some internet help and find the FTE site...the great bunch of guys on here accurately diagnosed the problem, but also hooked me up with the o-ring kit to fix it and sent me the complete directions, diagrams, pictures, and everything i needed to get her running again...based on your, SOMEWHAT, unrealistic expectations, i should have dumped this mule on somebody because it wasn't reliable...guess what???? My truck is now fixed, and running better than when i bought it...reassuring my LOVE of my truck, and bolstering the reality that everyone said if i bought a diesel, i could learn how to work on it and it would last forever...

The mear fact that you refer to a 2002 as an "old" truck baffles me...you stated that you have owned @60 vehicles in your life...then you know full well that when they get older, they cost loot to maintain...sh^t or get off the pot, cause if you don't want it...there's plenty of us that would dive on it....so, go ahead, post it on e-bay and one of your FTE brothers will ****** it up...

Later for you

David
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1999 F-250 SD, 7.3l Super Cab, HPOP rebuild, ICP dress-up, ZOODAD coming next...

 

Thanks for the kind words!

I may take it into a AAA Diagnostic Center to have it completely checked out. Should have done that before I bought it, but like most things you don't think about it until something bad happens.

I was just ranting about the problems with my "new" truck and I obviously came off too much as a whiner, which I didn't mean to do. As long as the truck starts when it's supposed to and doesn't die on the freeway, I'm fine with whatever maintenance issues come along. It's just annoying to have these kind of problems come along so soon after I bought it.

I don't think the seller (who was a mechanic) was trying to hide anything. He said that he safety and equipment checked the truck and changed all the fluids when preping it for sale. I should have but didn't verify this, except to pull the dipsticks out of the engine and tranny (both of which looked clean). The truck was running fine until a week or so ago, when it first died on the freeway because of the loose DP Tuner switch and then this week the battery/alternator died too.

Hopefully, that'll be the end of the problems for awhile and I can just go back to using the truck for the purposes for which I bought it and stop whining about my problems with it online here.

 

Actually, I normally buy a car new and don't keep it more than 5 years, which is the main reason I seldom have mechanical problems with my vehicles. However, I currently own two 7 year old vehicles, which I both bought used -- the F250 that I just bought and a Toyota MR2 Spyder that I've owned for about 4 years. I've never had a single problem w/the MR2, but it may be time to trade it in or sell it before things do start to go wrong with it too.

I was hoping to use the F250 to tow a trailer on a cross-country tour for a year or so, but, going back to the reliability issues, if I can't depend on it to start when needed and not die unexpectedly on the freeway, it would probably be better to sell it and get something newer and more reliable. In that event, my loss will be your or another FTE brother's gain.