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Old May 16, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Looking at a couple of trucks...

Problem is, neither are local. This one is in Boston, has some rusty bumpers and a broken mirror. 2006 F150 Lariat Supercrew.


This one is closer, but is over budget by a couple grand

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Which looks like a better deal? Better truck?
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 12:44 AM
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The one with rusty bumpers because u it's an easy repair
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 03:32 AM
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I'm partial to the blue one...my sig pic explains why.
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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The craigslist one looks to be priced much more in line...I just bought a 2008 FX4 fully loaded with luxury package and 110k miles for $17k from a dealer. Private party on a 2006 Lariat with comparable miles should be no more than $14k in my opinion.

It looks like the blue one is coming from an owner that has probably had it for some time, the other seems like he only owned it for a short period of time and the description is short and sketchy. You never know which is really the better truck, but I would definitely lean toward the blue one.
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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You are located in a big metro area. Should be able to find a killer deal there I would think. I am 90 miles north of Seattle and the deals are better in the city.
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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Just from searching on cars .com. It seems like deals can be had in mi and oh. I'm surprised prices are still high here since gas is high, but truck prices here are nuts
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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The blue one has less miles and cheaper. I personally like the color in wedgewood blue. Of course, need to actually check out by test drive, look at maintenance history if available.
The brown one has more miles and cost more. Again, it depends on test drive and etc.
I would lean to the blue one.
 
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Old May 19, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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The blue one is about 1200 miles from me, the brown one 250 miles, Sotheby's costs would be a bit more even
 
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Old May 19, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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I forgot to mention, the brown one old be 14 500
 
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Any luck with the truck yet? Maybe you need to go old school and go to the dealerships and walk lots. Up here in WA, not everyone is on CL or cars.com.
 
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I've been hitting the local dealers, Nothing in my price range that isnt beat to crap
 
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