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Old 10-21-2013, 10:37 PM
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An old 2007 5.4l with 75k or a newer 2010 4.6 with 108k?

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service records on any?
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As far as maintenance on the engine itself nothing.

Looking at the carfax's both trucks have sucked at oil changes. Do you think putting 30k a year on the 2010 truck has put that engine in worse condition than the 2007 which has gone 40k miles less overall?

What does everyone think, how can you judge something like this? Obviously looking for future potential.
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I think it's a crap shoot without maintenance records
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Originally Posted by techrep
I think it's a crap shoot without maintenance records
X2 keep looking
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I do have the service record for one

http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...EX1EW5AFC07390
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cant trust a carfax report...there's 50K miles missing..although its better than nothing

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Roge.

I will definitely continue to look around. I tried to call the dealership to see if they had any other service records available but they said they did not. Thanks for the advice.
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its really hard to say even with service records, it depends on how one or the other has been run, has it been owned by a 16yr old with a lead foot? or an older person that is easy on one, so honestly its really hard to say



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