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Old 09-25-2016, 11:15 AM
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New member here, been wanting a F-150 for a long time ever since I had a Ranger and wanted something a little bigger. What do you guys think of this one?

Getting a prettty good price on it so I'm thinking about pulling the trigger. It's a 2004 Lariat and has a clean carfax and around 110k miles. Around $10k.




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Originally Posted by joeyn0127
New member here, been wanting a F-150 for a long time ever since I had a Ranger and wanted something a little bigger. What do you guys think of this one?

Getting a prettty good price on it so I'm thinking about pulling the trigger. It's a 2004 Lariat and has a clean carfax and around 110k miles. Around $10k.
Go for it looks like a good truck I just bought a 03 f150 supercrew and I love it
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go for it looks like a good truck i just bought a 03 f150 supercrew and i love it






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have you test driven it yet?
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have you test driven it yet?
Not yet, going up to test drive it some time next week. What are some things I should look for? I'm pretty mechanically inclined.
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That looks awesome! Nice and clean
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Just listen for anything that doesn't sound right. Ticking, rattling, clacking. Pay close attention. If you hear or feel anything, just report back here and describe the sound/when it happened.
What motor?
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Very nice truck.
What motor?.
The one I am looking at?

5.4
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The one I am looking at?

5.4
Ok. Try to get a good maintenance history on it. Spark plugs being changed is a biggy.
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Ok. Try to get a good maintenance history on it. Spark plugs being changed is a biggy.
Ok awesome. And if they aren't then should I add that to the list to do right away? I changed mine on my ranger and it was pretty easy. I'm guessing not so easy on these trucks?


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