Capthowdy

I hope I have the right forum to post this question. And thanks for helping me out. My cousin has a 1997 F150 XLT SC 4x4 that he bought new. He wants to sell it and offered it to me for $4000. It has a little under 150k miles but the body and interior are in good condition. A lot of the miles were highway miles and everything on it works. It has the 4.6 V8. The only thing it needs is there is a slight leak in the drivers side manifold and the gauges don't work sometimes. Speedometer and tach work fine always. Would this be a good truck for someone that just wants a third vehicle to haul things in and drive to ballgames sometimes?

Ty

It would be awesome, and that price seams awesome.

check out the kbb value on it first.

And welcome to the site!

LovetheTide

^^^ X2

Ty

but maybe take it into your favorite shop, and have them look it over.

Capthowdy

Thanks. I think I'll take a shot with it and see how it goes. I appreciate it guys. For $4000 I don't think I can go wrong even if it would need a couple things.

Ty

yep, you could part it out and make that money back easy, but that would be A LOT of work.

Capthowdy

I went ahead and bought this truck. I'm happy with it. Has anyone had their gauges act up though? When I first start it up they seem to read fine and then go haywire.

Odain

When i bought my 98 F150 XLT 4.6L V8, i only paid 4000 for it and it had 160,000. Its been a good truck for the past 2 years ive owned it. I am having a bit of trouble with it now, but nothing major i hope. Good truck. And congrats on your purchase.

Capthowdy

Thanks...hopefully its nothing major

Diesel

I just bought a 2002 F150 XLT with a Triton 5.4 liter with 193K miles on it for $3K. Its loaded and everything works great! I bought this from a stranger so would think a family member should give you an even better deal than me. Good luck!