What's A Safer Gamble ??
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Topic: What's A Safer Gamble ??
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: What's A Safer Gamble ??
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 5:25pm
An "early" model vehicle with "lowish" miles, or a "newer" model with "a lot" of miles ?? 3/4 ton, gas engine, auto tranny, 4x4. At this point, brand is irrelevant to me unless you guys say otherwise  . Thanks
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Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 5:36pm
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Coin toss. Friend of mine used to say about older vehicles, it’s still old”. The older the vehicle, you have to think, when is it going to need tires, battery. How’s the interior look wear and tear wise. How much cheaper. Will parts remain available as in how common is it. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 5:42pm
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How much salt rot !!!! Usually more miles = more rot, unless 'oil sprayed' every 2-3 years... Ford bed supports are bad for rot.. Chevy bed fender are rot out fast.. The year of truck really matters, some are real bad... engine ? 4.8 Chevy's are good....4.6 and 5.0 Fords are OK... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 5:51pm
1 model is a '15 Chevy W/T 4x4 with a towing/plow package and a service body(which is what I'm looking for) with 116k miles, a 6'ish litre engine(gas) ?? Not familiar with GM engines  $15.600 ? The pics (a lot) don't show any rust  .
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Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 6:02pm
| Is a 6.2 Ford gasser a worthwhile engine with 115k miles ?? |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 6:06pm
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Not going to comment on brand, they ALL rust and they All breakdown, know from experience. That Chevy you’re talking about is on AVERAGE maybe at half life for a 1/4 the price of new. Shop around a bit and look in person, underneath. |
Posted By: blue924.9
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 9:19pm
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Flatbed Ed ran his 6.2 v8 to 450 plus thousand miles before the cams wore abs he swapped a long block in. Do a Google search for him he has become slightly famous ------------- hi my names dan, I am a young guy. i have a problem, i prefer my tractors orange and my clutches mechanical, thanks for letting me share |
Posted By: Kansas99
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 11:42pm
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If it was taken care of I wouldn't be afraid of a 6 liter GM with only 115k. I have had 3 of them and still have 2 and one is exactly what your looking at, a 15', it's my daily and the only one with under 140k that I have. The one your looking at is Probably getting close to loosing it's factory brake pads(maybe been changed already). If it has a 4x4 with 410 rearend plan on 11 mpg if it has 373 then 15 mpg not sure if it's 2wd what mileage to expect. I sold a 05 6 liter with 295,000 on it to a neighbor and it still used no oil and he drives it daily. Only thing ever replaced on it other than brake pads were the A arms on the front end, both front wheel bearings, and the half shafts(it was a 4x4). ------------- "Thank you for your service Joe & the Ho"-----Joseph Stalin |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2020 at 6:28am
| My 6.0 GMC is knocking hard on 400000 miles. I rebuilt the transmission at 230000. Front end work 3 years back . On my second replacement water pump. It’s the best truck I’ve ever owned. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2020 at 7:31am
Well.....I did say "AVERAGE", and I did say "maybe"  Yeah, mileage certainly gets pushed way beyond 200k at times, but normally, expensive stuff starts getting replaced. I'd say a 2015 with 116k for that price is an excellent value if it fits the need and looks good in person. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2020 at 10:07am
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Once you have a service body, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one. My dad had a P/U with a service body 30 years ago and I've missed it ever since. They have lockable storage for everything without cluttering up the cab. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2020 at 5:29pm
I've been running one for 4 years
. Nothing "majorly" wrong with the current '05 F250 4x4 with 5.2, but the "body" (older than the truck) is rusting out BIG TIME ! After a visit with the local Ford dealer  , I got my mpg up to 12 from 9 1/2-10  , so the reply about a Chevy getting 11 mpg is acceptable . Thanks guys |
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