2rocky
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1996 Ford F350 4wd diesel with 95,000miles and bedcap. Former Fire dept. vehicle
Talk me out of this...
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BoulderBulls
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Lilhowie83
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Buy it.
FI460
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How much? For what purpose? I have a 97.
noharleyyet
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Do it, it's your birthday.
MThuntr
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A guy I know sold an 97 F250 7.3 Powerstroke regular cab long box with 5 speed for $26k back in December. That was about $1500 more than new. Probably a pretty good flip if you get tired of spending the GDP of Iceland on fuel a month.
BigHornRam
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I have a 2001 Dodge 2500 diesel that has been rode hard and put away wet. Interested?
Straight Arrow
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Buy it! If the nimrods offend you at the overly crowded, litter strewn, noisy trailhead ... just turn on the siren and lights!
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Jason73
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Unless you do a lot of heavy towing i wouldn't buy it. We switched back to gas after realizing we just weren't towing like we used to. Everything thing is more expensive to repair and front end components wear much faster under the weight of the heavy diesel engine. Tires included. Best of luck!!
elkduds
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Hauling, towing, should be good. Probably rides rough empty. Why does it only have 95K mi? Did they save it for offroad, like wildland firefighting and rescue? Any owners since it was a firetruck?
1996 Ford F-350 problems
The 1996 Ford F-350 has 192 problems & defects reported by F-350 owners. The worst complaints are transmission, engine problems.
www.carcomplaints.com
MTLabrador
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Old and simple with low miles would be hard to beat for a diesel that you want to use hard. I’d buy it.
I own one with a crew cab. I f...ing hate it. Has 103,000 on it I think. We use it on the beach in AK each summer and I have been wishing it would quit running so I could throw it away for ten years. Sits for 10 months and starts up and works for another year. I feel like I am going to get stuck at all times but doesn't. Rides too good for a 1 ton but of course the tires are half flat for the sand. Gets poor mileage but we drive it about 1500 miles a year so the $7 dollar diesel doesn't matter that much. I should quit bitching about it but am afraid if I start liking it , then it will quit and I will have to pay through the nose to replace it. So yeah, buy it but expect it to suck.
2rocky
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The number on the truck tells me it was a Fire Chief's vehicle
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must have been a busy department with that many miles on a 96 unless somebody else has owned it since. We just sold 1985 chevy with 11,000 miles. The trucks on our rural FD are beat the shit because outside of some training the only time they are driven is on calls & they get driven like they were stolen!
belshawelk
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cant do it. buy it
Really? Have any more? mtmuley
WestKyHunt
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Have the 7.3?
I got a Navy 65 F250 4x4 at an auction. $1200 and 60k miles. Everyone said it had been trashed. It had never left Pt.Hueneme base.
I sold it later with 565k on it. Never had a major drive train problem. $3000.
Wish I never sold it.
I sold it later with 565k on it. Never had a major drive train problem. $3000.
Wish I never sold it.
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