Hey guys and gals,

I was curious what your thoughts were.

2000 F150 "Supercrew" (suicide doors)
5.4l V8, 2x4, Auto
Camper top
110k Miles

Looks pretty darn good, couple of scuffs/light scratches. Mainly stock, couple of small upgrades. Interior is 9.5/10. No mechanical issues.

What do you think it's worth (realistically) - in the Pacific Northwest region. KBB has it between 7600-8900ish, and it looks like it'd fall in one of the middle two categories on overall condition.

 

Your area is going to have a significant impact on your market value. That said, I can tell you that in Michigan I think you'd be looking at around $6,000 for a quick(ish) sale (30 days or so), and maybe an upper end at around $7,500 if you didn't mind holding onto it for 3-4 months.

KBB is always high, at least around here, even at the lower end. I'd be willing to bet that you could find someone to give you the lower end of KBB, as some people aren't willing to buy anything that isn't in great condition, they're willing to pay a little more to get it, and your vehicle sounds like it fits that mould.

The issue is, you can find similar mileage, similarly optioned, similarly conditioned 2004 models around here in "pretty darn good condition" for around that price point. Maybe your area is different.

 

2x4?

Not worth much around here. 6-7k in immaculate condition.

 

About the same or lower here. I don't think I have seen a 2 wheel drive truck on a lot around here since the 04 lightning came out

 

I didn't even notice that. Knock $500 off of both of my #'s. That would put it $5,500 to $7,000. Seems right in line with what others are saying.

It seems with the lower mileage, well taken care of trucks, if you're happy with it, you're better off holding onto it. You can keep it for 2 more years, put another 50k on it, and still get $4,500 if you retain it's current condition. That's pretty cheap driving.

 

(50,000mi /16mpg) * $3.70/gal = $11.5k in gas... I'm trying to cut my living expenses down

But you are right, it's suffered the worst of its depreciation already...

 

Holy crap, you actually get 16mpg? I'm jealous!

I understand that math! My cousin was driving 80 miles round trip to work per day in a 13 MPG Ram. When I told him he should get a Focus or Fusion DD he complained about the $200 mo payment. I showed him that he'd save more than that in gas…

From a monthly car payment in terms of depreciation you'd be doing pretty good ($50 per month ish).

Ha, if you don't "enjoy" the truck enough to justify the mileage (meaning, would like to offset with a gas saver), just buy the "free car" like my cousin did, and keep the truck if you have storage. He still has his Ram, figures if he uses it once a month it pays for itself, and there's always some reason to pull it out of the garage (picking up large items, hauling stuff, keeping miles off of his new car, w/e).

If you don't put the 50k miles on it you'd likely not see any loss in depreciation. The low mileage 1997s seem to sell for the same price as the low mileage 2000s, from my experience.

 

4x2 and supercab haha a 2x4 is wood and a supercrew is a crew cab.

 

Oops. The abundance of names always confused me on that for older generation trucks... Scupercrew, Supercab, King Cab, extended cab, Mega cab... and oh so many more.

My insurance/vin check said it was a supercrew, but supercab is probably better. Thanks man