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Old 01-28-2012, 12:36 PM
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How come when you go to sale your truck with a new engine it doesn't matter. I have an 02 f150 and it has 449000 miles on it and it has a new engine with only 15000 miles ob it and this guy said my truck was only worth 2500, the engine is worth more than that.
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Replacing a major component usually doesn't increase the resale value enough to cover the cost unless you do the labor. The transmission, axles, and everything else has high miles and the value of the vehicle will reflect that.
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It's worth more then 2500 though
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Originally Posted by troylamastus
It's worth more then 2500 though
I would just take the engine out an sell that selerate if you really want to get all the money you can. then sell the truck with no engine
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I would just take the engine out an sell that selerate if you really want to get all the money you can. then sell the truck with no engine
i did that...i had about $5k invested under the hood i was only gonna get $1500 out of the truck...so i pulled everything...sold it all off...and then got like $800 out of the truck.

thats the route to go esp. when your truck has 400k miles on it.
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i did that...i had about $5k invested under the hood i was only gonna get $1500 out of the truck...so i pulled everything...sold it all off...and then got like $800 out of the truck.

thats the route to go esp. when your truck has 400k miles on it.
So are you saying you did all that work and got half the money in the end? jokes.
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Originally Posted by troylamastus
How come when you go to sale your truck with a new engine it doesn't matter. I have an 02 f150 and it has 449000 miles on it and it has a new engine with only 15000 miles ob it and this guy said my truck was only worth 2500, the engine is worth more than that.
What's the details of the truck. 4x4? ext cab? reg cab? lariat?
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So are you saying you did all that work and got half the money in the end? jokes.
No he meant he sold the engine and everything seperate and got $800 just for the truck with nothing under the hood
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No he meant he sold the engine and everything seperate and got $800 just for the truck with nothing under the hood
Yea thats what i meant ^
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It's a 02 triton 2x4
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