Make sure it will pass an inspection, the head gaskets fail eventually and ruin the cats. If it is burning oil you are in for a new engine. Also, there should be zero rough spots at idle, it should be perfectly smooth otherwise its misfiring and or has a vacuum leak. The front steering should be tight, if not you will chase that looseness for a long time. Good news, lots of parts available, cheap to fix and maintain.

 

Huh, never heard of those before.

If a head gasket fails, it ruins your wallet. IF a coil fails, THAT ruins you cats.

I don't think I ever seen one these modulars burning oil. Burning oil means you have a smoker. Using oil, these trucks use oil all the time, some use a quart every 1000 miles. But they can do so for 300,000 miles plus and the engine is fine.

Perhaps you just got confused momentarily lol.

 

I bought an 03 screw 4wd w 4.6 all original in Dec with 265k on it and it runs great. Granted, not at that price... but not quite as clean as that one looks either. I am happy and plan to fix it up little by little and keep her a good while! I am not scared of miles typically. This forum is a great source of knowledge for sure!

 

Bought mine in September with 258k miles and paid 1/3 of that, however it needed some love (gas tank was leaking, EGR system needed work, other general maintenance.) I've been working on it as time and funds permit but haven't had a code in over 2 months so I'm happy. Of course I'm also in the center of the country so prices are a little different.

 

The only thing that would stop me from buying one if I was in the market is rust. Otherwise, these trucks are simple to fix, maintain and improve.

 

Thanks for all your input! I took it to the mechanic this morning and he war really impressed woth how well the truck was taken care of. Long story short we are finalizing the paperwork tomorrow! Now just to find better looking wheels