Hey guys,

It's been a while since I posted up on here. Sold my two flaresides last winter and now have another truck in mind to buy for cheap, and fix it up. Its meant to be a truck just for hauling stuff, camping and for projects around the house.

99 XLT, 5.4L, 348k (kms), fully loaded, some minor dings, no rust. Was a farm truck and hauled a small camper by the previous owner.

Mechanical issues I know of are a few blown spark plugs and possible head gasket issue, but that last one is unconfirmed. Brakes have been re-done and new tires in the past year.

For a grand.....worth it? I figure for the price, it would be worth it as a build project.

 

Worse case scenario for a grand you could part it out and still make money

 

i agree, seems worth it if you have the cash to put in to it, 348K is a lot. do you have any pics?

 

348,000 km= 216,000miles....she's just well broken in...

 

About 300 bucks and maybe 4 hours of work to fix it, so yeah it's worth it.

 

agreed, but was she taken care of?

My new one had 138K Miles and my lady though i was crazy, and i told her it was just broken in. told her there are people on here with over 200 and running strong.

 

You also make a valid point.....

 

I'm hoping to have pics tonight or tomorrow.

It's a typical farmers truck...not pretty but maintained from what I could see.

 

And yes, I do have the $ to fix it...just want a decent platform to work with. My last truck had 340kms and it ran like it was new.

 

I say go for it!!!

 

Yes go for it!!! If you got the money and time to fix it. Might also check the suspension!!!!?????

 

So here's the truck I'm scouting out.

 

Heck yea!!! Thats exactly like my truck before I started modding mine. Nice truck. Ditch the nerf bars, shine her up and she will be happy!!

 

Being that it's a 5.4 4x4 I would say it's worth buying.

 

Just the fact that it's not rusty makes it well worth it. Book value on that truck down here is 5 grand. You would have a great basis for a project.

Pull the heads, replace the gaskets, and Timesert the plug holes. This would probably be all you need to make it reliable for your use.