Which one will fill the hole in my heart??
12-05-2012, 10:57 AM
#21
RDNK150
Originally Posted by Truck Norris
What would be the highest mileage 03 you would buy if you planned on it being your daily driver and only vehicle for say 5 years? Just wondering. Because if a truck with over 100,000 will be reliable then I'd gladly find a better deal.
12-05-2012, 11:01 AM
#23
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I'd say the grey one. You can get a Zone for about $1200. And I got my truck at 77k miles. By 83K I had put $3000 in maintenance into it. I figured it was time for plugs and wires, trans flush, radiator flush, full brake job, front hubs.
Now I think I may need ball joints, but not sure yet.
Point being, the blue one is right up there where maintence gets very costly for a bit. Once you have all that stuff done, you are set for a long time.
The grey one looks clean and still has a ways to go before it needs a lot. But damn, prices are up there. I bet I couldn't get more than $12k for mine around here, even with the lift and goodies.
Now I think I may need ball joints, but not sure yet.
Point being, the blue one is right up there where maintence gets very costly for a bit. Once you have all that stuff done, you are set for a long time.
The grey one looks clean and still has a ways to go before it needs a lot. But damn, prices are up there. I bet I couldn't get more than $12k for mine around here, even with the lift and goodies.
Last edited by rbrais; 12-05-2012 at 11:30 AM.
12-05-2012, 11:03 AM
#24
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I'm hoping I can talk him down to atleast 13. And yes if I get one of these it will be the grey one. Stock is the way to go. Ill build it up on my own
12-05-2012, 11:06 AM
#26
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12-05-2012, 11:21 AM
#28
You can also look up the millon mile for van its a 97 with 1 millon and 300,000 miles than the engine finally blew. Look it up youll be suprised how long it took him to do oil changes etc
12-05-2012, 11:29 AM
#29
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I really want a truck with low miles. Not planning on upgrading from the truck i buy for a few years. I want a 97-03 model and really only want an 03 5.4 lariat or king ranch. I thought those prices were high but is that just how it has to be to get low miles?
And how many miles do these 5.4s go generally??
And how many miles do these 5.4s go generally??
These trucks go for a lot of miles if properly maintained. Like I said, you go through a period where it gets expensive; everything in the front seems to go at the same general time, but then you are good.
My father kept telling me to get rid of my Ranger and buy a new truck, rather than dumping money into an old one. I said no, because I spent an average of $1000 a year in maintenance (sometimes it was a few hundred, others it was fifteen hundred, etc). But a new truck (which would be a full size) is around $40k. Two months worth of payments is what I spend in a year to maintain an old truck with over 100k on it. Of course it was paid off, however.
I sold the Ranger when my uncle left me this one. It had 160k and pretty much everything had been replaced, except for the motor. I let my friend have it for $3k.
12-05-2012, 11:42 AM
#30
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Yes I actually had an apointment for my 03 regular cab with 88,xxx miles to get all of what you mentioned done and the diffs. Glad I didn't spend all that money....