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From: Over Yonder, MN
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Hi all my friend is looking at a 2002 expy to replace his 2000 excursion (lease is up) anyways i only looked at it for ten minutes or so when he brought it by it it was dark so i only looked at the inside it has 40,000 miles and I'm quessing the 5.4 im looking for any knowen problems thus far as i will look at it later. any help would be great cuz i dont wanna see him get screwed ohh and i think they are asking 22k
96 Bronco, Eddie Bauer, 351w, auto
96 Bronco, Eddie Bauer, 351w, auto
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>Hi all my friend is looking at a 2002 expy to replace his
>2000 excursion (lease is up) anyways i only looked at it for
>ten minutes or so when he brought it by it it was dark so i
>only looked at the inside it has 40,000 miles and I'm
>quessing the 5.4 im looking for any knowen problems thus far
>as i will look at it later. any help would be great cuz i
>dont wanna see him get screwed ohh and i think they are
>asking 22k
I don't know of any significant problems with these. A few 5.4L engines had an oil leak from around one of the heads, but numbers were few and mostly affected 99 and 00 models. $22K sounds a little high for a 40K mile Expy.
>2000 excursion (lease is up) anyways i only looked at it for
>ten minutes or so when he brought it by it it was dark so i
>only looked at the inside it has 40,000 miles and I'm
>quessing the 5.4 im looking for any knowen problems thus far
>as i will look at it later. any help would be great cuz i
>dont wanna see him get screwed ohh and i think they are
>asking 22k
I don't know of any significant problems with these. A few 5.4L engines had an oil leak from around one of the heads, but numbers were few and mostly affected 99 and 00 models. $22K sounds a little high for a 40K mile Expy.
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From: Over Yonder, MN
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thanks buzzard, a few more things ive learned its an EB with a video system, sunroof and a bunch of other junk and they want 27,000 what price range should he shoot for?
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96 Bronco, Eddie Bauer, 351w, auto
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I guess it really depends on where you are and the fundamental economics of supply and demand. Look in local papers and check ebay for similar vehicles. If you look at blue book retail value, you're probably pretty close in price, but here in Houston, there's no way anybody would pay $27K for a 40,000 mile used Expy.
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Go to a site like http://www.kbb.com or http://www.edmunds.com -- you can specify all the options the vehicle has, and get a true blue book value for the vehicle in your specific geographical area. It's a totally free service with no catches.
I would not pay more than the "private party value" (the lower the better) and bring a print-out of the "trade-in value" with me to the bargaining table. The "trade-in" is considerably less than the private party, so you can try to see if the guy will budge if you show him the truck isn't worth as much as he wants.
Most importantly, you can save yourself the most cash by making sure you have a good mechanic check the truck before you buy. Service records, oil change records, etc. should also be requested from the seller. You can tell a lot about how a vehicle is treated based on the maintenance someone is willing to give it.
Good luck -- keep us posted!
I would not pay more than the "private party value" (the lower the better) and bring a print-out of the "trade-in value" with me to the bargaining table. The "trade-in" is considerably less than the private party, so you can try to see if the guy will budge if you show him the truck isn't worth as much as he wants.
Most importantly, you can save yourself the most cash by making sure you have a good mechanic check the truck before you buy. Service records, oil change records, etc. should also be requested from the seller. You can tell a lot about how a vehicle is treated based on the maintenance someone is willing to give it.
Good luck -- keep us posted!
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