Buying a used 2012 F350 - what maintenance?
So I didn't do my homework two years ago when I bought my '11 F-150 EcoBoost with its 1400 lb payload and my 1000 lb tongue on my trailer. The payload has been bugging me which has had me looking ...
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tsetsaf wrote:CKNSLS wrote:tsetsaf wrote:
Personally I would have a problem with the "finance manager" taking it on vacation. He/ she has no skin in the game so who knows how much wear and tear will occur during the oughting. May be a good piece of ammo to knock the price down at a minimum.
No justification for the above statement. On used cars/trucks they are "borrowed" by Management all the time at dealerships. They are not going to knock down the price too much....they know they can sell it to someone else.
It's a great "perk" when working at dealerships. He could put 500 miles on it over the weekend and not affect it's value one bit.
As noted it is my opinion but your clarification further supports my argument. How well do folks in general treat rental cars? 500 miles as a perk? Again I would be reasonably (not very) concerned that my soon to be ttuck was off on a "vacation".
From my truck's point of view, being rented out for 500 miles to a new operator would likely feel like a vacation. I've tried about as hard as one could to break this truck and after nearly 3 years it still runs drives and looks like new.
The thing I think you need to recognize is that if you wait two or three months you should be able to buy a two year newer truck with zero miles equipped exactly like the one you're looking at for about $52,000.
