x2 thats why i said mpg is pretty much the same...

 

that sounds like a good deal, I heard the early years of it though are the ones to stay away from only because they are the least powerful. do some research before you buy. I drive a 2008 F550 dually v10 everyday and I love it it is an awsome truck tones of power. Now going buy the guage cluster my average milage is 7.5 miles to the gallon thats all town driving though.

 

Nope, it's way worse. My '01 F250 V10 2V - 11 MPG Avg. My '01 F150 5.4 2V- 14 MPG Avg. Now, if the 5.4 is in a F250 then yeah, exactly the same.

 

You running a lift or something? I'm getting 13 city and around 15-16 hwy, depending on how much foot I put to the pedal.

 

That's bull, mine was an '01 2V V10 and I had absolutely no power issues. 312 HP stock and torque out the ***. Whoever told you that doesn't know the motor very well.

 

I wasnt saying they had no power I was just explaining what I have read online about the trucks on forums about the superdutys with v10s.

 

With these gas prices a V10 Triton simply isn't the best choice. You can expect about 9MPG City and 12 Highway. Slightly more or less depending on tires, lift, ect. Not to mention, i've heard the gasoline engine in the F350's is lacking overall power unless you push them harder (At higher RPM's). I'd believe it considering they produce significantly less torque than their Diesel counterparts. The 7.3L Diesel produces around 530 lb-ft @ 1500RPM's, while the 6.8L V10 produces around 420 lb-ft @ 3200 RPM's. On the other hand the V10 engine has 305HP while the V8 Diesel (7.3) only produces 275HP. In the end the torque helps a lot more with hauling and will make the truck get moving faster after a full stop. My dad owns a 2006 Ford F350 (Same body as 99 Super Duty) w/ a 6.0L Turbo Diesel and I absolutely love that truck. Has a bunch of power and gets about 15-16 MPG of Diesel on the Highway. The 6.0 is known to have issues, in fact my fathers blew a head gasket at 65K miles on the ODO, he lucky had a warranty, otherwise the repair costs would of been upwards of $7,000 but the 7.3L on the other hand is known for reliability in the diesel community. My dad got his 6.0 gasket replaced and while that was getting replaced he had bulletproof branded parts put in to replace the common part problems in the 6.0, such as the EGR Cooler and Turbocharger.

You also need to understand that the V10 in the truck you're looking at is 2 Valve per cylinder which produces 60HP less and 40 LB-ft torque than the more modern 3 Valve per cylinder V10. Both of them where 6.8L's and built on Fords modular engine platform. Ford quit putting the 3V V10 in F250/F350 Super Duty trucks in 2010 and now only offers them in Ford F450/F550F650/F750 trucks and the 2V V10 was removed from Super Duty trucks in 2004. The 2V remains in production and is put in 1999-2012 Ford E-Series Super Duty vans. Another thing to note is 97-98 2V V10's had slightly less power than the 99-04 2V V10's (Despite being the exact same engine)


Anyways, I wouldn't suggest the 2V V10 F350. Lack of power overall, less towing capacity than the diesel and horrid gas mileage. 9MPG City and 12MPG Highway is horrid. I think the 7.3L Diesel gets 16 highway and 13 city or something along those lines.. Not to mention, the Gasoline super duty's don't hold their value at all, while the diesels do. This is because gasoline engines typically don't exceed 200,000 miles before major drive train issues occur while diesels tend to last longer due to the engines constantly running at lower RPM's (Higher compression engines) transmissions shifting at lower RPM's and the fact that Diesel is an oil that acts as a lubricant for an engine, while gasoline is a solvent. BUT another thing some people don't consider is repair costs. Diesel engine repairs tend to cost more than gasoline engine repairs. My dad's 6.0L PowerStroke blew a head gasket and he was quoted $7000 at the Ford dealership to replace the gasket (They have to take the whole body off the frame to fully access the engine) Luckily his truck was under still under warranty. A gasoline engine would likely be a different story and cost about 1/3 of the price to get the head gasket replaced.


Although the V10 WOULD DO THE JOB and it definitely could be much worse...you could have a 5.4L Triton Super Duty, which is extremely gutless compared to V10/V8 Diesel Super Duty's... Luckily Ford quit putting the 5.4L in Super Duty's early on. I can only imagine it being like putting a In-line 4 cylinder in the 97-03 F-150's.

 

Here we go again with the PSD hype. I'll give you that a diesel is more powerful and that it typically has a longer life. But not worth the extra 7,000 brand new and several thousand used. The V10 is a good motor, I had one and your full of crap saying the 2V is underpowered, mine pulled whatever we had to pull on the farm with no trouble. Yeah fuel mileage sucks, but perhaps you haven't noticed the price of diesel lately. I figure it just about equals out in the end.

Have you ever had a V10?

As for the OP, that's not a bad price for a good used truck. I have no idea what the body looks like or what shape the drive train is in, but if it's in really good condition that's a good price.

 

First of all, I want to state that NO, I have not personally owned a V10 Triton powered Super Duty. I have however driven one, and I have driven a 6.0L PSD, which has similar Horsepower and Torque ratings w/ the 7.3L PSD. To me, it felt like the Diesel had much more get up and go compared to the gasoline engine and did wonders going up steep hills compared to the 6.8L V10.

Secondly, around here Diesel is only .35 more per gallon. So I Figure that your getting either 12MPG Highway for $3.70 or 16MPG Highway for $4.05 that extra .35 in gas isn't going to get you an extra 4 miles. Another thing to consider is if your a sporting man whom drives in higher altitudes, the gasoline V10 will be gasping for air and eating fuel while the Turbocharged Diesel will continue to pull whatever you're hauling without issue. The Diesel produces 500 LB-FT torque nearly all the time since it produces that much torque @ 1500RPM's. Even when you're not in high altitudes and towing a gasoline engine will typically sacrifice more fuel economy than the Diesel will. So you may be getting 7MPG highway towing 10,000lbs w/ the gasoline engine, but get 12MPG highway towing with the PSD. Also, all that extra torque you get w/ the PSD will help you launch from a stop and get up to speed faster while towing.

I'm not trying to say the V10 is an absolutely terrible idea, i'm simply saying that the 7.3L PSD would seem to be a better option overall for towing, overall power, reliability and drive ability. Ask anyone who's owned a V10 then switched to a Diesel or vise versa and you'll probably hear the exact same thing i'm preaching. Diesels obviously have some draw backs, like price, the need to plug them in in cold weather, and having to wait ~5 seconds for the glow plugs to heat up before turning the engine on, but in my opinion, that's all worth it for the extra towing power and driving thrill. I mean, why would you even need a super duty if your not going to use it to tow larger amounts?

ALTERNATIVELY. I will say that I wouldn't even consider buying a Diesel unless you have a steady, good paying job and are on good financial grounds.. Repairs can be costly!

Hence why I have a 2WD 4.6L F250-LD (F150 w/ 10.25 rear) that gets about 17MPG highway.

AND to answers the original posters question, 7K seems like a decent deal for a V10 Super Duty. Don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to say the V10 lacks a bunch of power, i'm just saying that I BELIEVE that the PSD is a better choice. Obviously, you're not asking about a PSD.

 

Well I owned a V10 and drove a 7.3 just about everyday at work. I noticed negligible power differences between the two regarding hills under load or any other driving conditions. I just get tired of seeing a good motor get bashed and PSD this and PSD that. Don't get me wrong, for a truck that's going to be used heavily everyday, the PSD is the way to go. But for the average person wanting a good towing truck without having to pay thousands extra for a motor, a ton more when something does tear up (those turbos aren't cheap and they do break), the V10 isn't the horrible alternative everyone tries to make it out to be. I wish I had never let mine go when I enlisted. It cracks me up when I read , "I drove one a few times and it......" How do you know the one you drive wasn't a turd like a lot of the early 6.0s in the '04 Super Duties?

Trust me, I'm not mad, quite the contrary I'm rather amused. I just like to set the record straight. Diesel is great, but not worth what they want for them unless you can afford it and really need one, IMO.

Nothing personal brother, I agree with you on a lot of points though as well.