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Jun 16, 2010 | 08:07 PM

F150-4-Life

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Need your opinion

To all F150 owners I'm in need of your opinion.

Well, They gave me this 1993 xlt 4x4 5.0 302 with 206k mile. I've been fixing her up little by little. Today I stepped back looked at her and saw that she needs lots of work...from body/interior/also needs tires.. I would like to keep her but I think it will be to much to put her back together. A junk yard will give me $1,000 for her running. Thats one hundred percent profit. I have been looking at craiglist and saw that I can pick on up in much better condition for around $1500-2000. I'm I thinking the right way?....Just feel bad giving her to the junk yard.

Thanks in advance

Jun 16, 2010 | 08:16 PM

zxwut?

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I'm thinking that anything in the 1500-2000 range is going to need some work, so you'd be better off sticking with what you have. Good luck either way you go.

Jun 16, 2010 | 09:32 PM

86F150302

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All depends on what YOU want to do. Do you have the time and mechanical skills for what exactly needs work? Really depends on what exactly needs work.

Jun 16, 2010 | 10:52 PM

nighthawk285

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Yes and you have to think about what kind of other problems you're just going to inherit with the other truck....may be none, may be a ton but you've been working on this truck and you already KNOW what's been fixed and what still needs to be.

X2 on both of the previous posts, stick with what you have if you can fix it and you're comfortable, or try a new one that may or may not have more problems than what you know.....either way, what do you want to do?

Jun 17, 2010 | 04:44 AM

TexasGuy001

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I would keep it and fix it, especially seeing how it didn't really cost you anything. The parts for our trucks are less expensive than the newer trucks. This body style truck looks better than the newer ones too.

Jun 17, 2010 | 11:24 AM

BCHauler

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I'd look at it this way. Is the frame ok? Is the powertrain ok? Those are the big ticket items. A bad frame - move on to a new truck. Otherwise, I believe its better the devil you know. Remember, most people sell their vehicle because it has problems and they don't think it's worth fixing, so often you're just buying someone else's headache. That being said, if you really just want a change, well, go for it...

Jun 17, 2010 | 07:17 PM

F150-4-Life

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Thanks all for you opinions....

Yea I hear you all but after seeing some other f150's out there that there body is strait, there interior is nice that right there is a lot of money I'm saving in body work.. I have rust on both bed wheel wells, big time rust on the cab corner, rust on the bottom right fender, rust starting to start on the bottom of the rear window...the engine has 206k miles trans seems to be ok. Rear fuel pump is shot. Needs new tires all around. 4X4 doesn't work. Needs ball joints. Believe me I don't want to get rid of her but dam...

Lets say I get $1000 buck for her at a junk yard.. Pick another f150 for lets say $2000 body is strait/ interior is strait/ and it runs. Even if I have to rebuild the engine for $1500 it seems I will be head of the game.

I'm I making sense here or I'm I just frustrated?

Again Love the look of the 1993 f150...It looks like a real truck not the new ones that look like a fancy toy if you know what i mean..No offence to those that own new ones out there.

Thanks again