I am looking to get rid of the ol' Screw. Only to replace it w/ another Screw of course. First my ride: 2001 2wd 4.6l silver(of course) Screw w/ 73000 on it. The potential ride is a 2001 4wd 5.4l silver(of course) Screw w/ 99000 on it. The stealer wants my rig plus 3000 and call it even. Both truck are very cosmetically similar, mine has been carefully maintained, the other nobody knows about for sure, but runs smooths, shifts smooth, and no smoke. The 4wd currently sits at a used car stealer who bought it from a clearing house who bought it from a dealer who took it on a trade. Past is virtually untraceable. I am stumped on this one. I know I could get the stealer down to about 1850 or so, but the mileage kinda bugs me. Is it too much to ask to go 1500 and a handshake? Thanks in advance for all the info you all give.

 

I guess you could look at it two ways:

1) It's essentially your same truck just with the bigger motor and 4x4... how much is that worth to you?
2) There are more Ford trucks on the road with over 250K miles than any other brand.

I wouldn't be too concerned about miles. The difference between 99 and 73 is somewhat negligable.

The bigges thing is this: are you happy with your current truck, or is the bigger motor and 4x4 enough that you're willing to spend more for a truck that has more miles?

And don't forget... once you go sell your truck someday, having the bigger motor and 4x4 is a strong selling point and will make it more appealing to buyers.

You just have to weigh your options and keep your fingers crossed about the history of the truck.

 

One thing to keep in mind when purchasing or looking at a vehicle that you can't get clear info. on: Thousands upon thousands of flood vehicles from Katrina.

If in doubt, keep looking. Flood vehicles are garbage, but very hard to identify if you don't know what to look for.

More info here: http://www.oid.state.ok.us/www2.oid....odVehicles.asp

SL

 

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Well, I went ahead w/ the purchase. I had it thoroughly examined by a mechic and even looked at on the hoist myself. Looks like a solid truck. The under carriage is not excessively rusted or rotted and the interior smells like a truck, no mildew or thing as such. The only thing that bugs me is I went to start it this morning (temps -1 or so) and let it warm up I noticed the oil pressure gauge read 0 and the idiot light was on. I immediately turned it off and nosed around it and found nothing out of sorts, so I started it again, this time proper oil pressure was restored. Could this have just been a sensor malfunction due to the cold weather/truck sitting for 6-8wks? I drove it in excess of 80 miles this morning after this incident and had NO troubles w/ it. BTW, thanks for all the advice.

 

My 2000 Expe. has been doing the exact same thing with the oil pressure.On
really cold starts the pressure sensor gets stuck. No big worries.

 

The stock oil pressure gage is a glorified idiot light anyway. If its not getting any oil you'd know it. I used to have an old ranger that when it was really cold the speedometer would be like 20 mph low. i had to drive by the tach. If you're at all concerned i'd put in an after market one soon, which would give you a good reason to get gage pods in the pillar.

 

I'd due a oil change and install a motorcraft filter and see if that helps, who knows what type oil the PO has used???