160K miles in F450 for Class C

midnightsadie wrote:
just my .02 cents thats a lot of miles even well taken care of, things only have a life span of so long ,there going to start showing up.but who knows?just me I would not buy anything with that amount of miles on it.

I would and do and here's why. Not debating your choice, not at all, I enjoy all sides of a story:

Recently I drove my friends Kenworth T-2000 big rig truck to the maintenance shop for an oil change, it was then going to head out to Florida for a race , it hauls a 45 foot trailer and they gross around 75K pounds give or take. The truck leaves and with two drivers does not rest until it reaches Florida a few days later, It has 720K miles on it.It runs great.

I don't understand the concern that something will go wrong after a specific point in time. My dad ran Ford Mercury's as a kid and they made 100K and then to the bone yard they went.That was then, cars didn't last as long despite being as heavy as a Sherman tank. Step-son ran his toyota well over 300k without having second gear for 50K miles, he revved it a little longer then shifted. I had a K-5 Blazer, 1990 with 275K miles and never had the valve covers off. I did put a glass of water on the air cleaner while it was idling.

I say this because some folks read about the the perceived longevity of vehicles and that at a certain mileage HAVE TO have this and that, no they don't. They HAVE TO have oil and filter every 5 K miles. They don't need a new transmission at XXX miles. My friend ran his transmission shop for 35 years, he said "change the fluid when it's not red" And the filter.

Enjoy your rig, invest in AAA with 100 mile tow limit or so and enjoy yourself.

I have friends who use the Ford V-10 in pick-up trucks. The first one has over 300K miles on it, a few ignition coils and a water pump and it runs great. Second crew cab dually driven by his crew had almost 500K, just missed it by about 150 miles and the engine had a cylinder failure.
Big strong engines, power to spare, change your oil, it's about half way there. Now when you think about it, how many miles do you think you would put on your rig in a year. Everyday drivers average 12K.
If the price is right and you have maintenance records on all items with the rig then go get it and get those kids in there and start smiling.

just my .02 cents thats a lot of miles even well taken care of, things only have a life span of so long ,there going to start showing up.but who knows?just me I would not buy anything with that amount of miles on it.

Well it is a Former Rental,I would have no qualms about it at all. They are maintained well and refurbished to be user ready and safe.


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