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Grit_dog
Mar 27, 2018Navigator
Yes, research common issues for sure but in general, other than party stopper issues, when looking at 10-20 year old vehicles miles and condition will mostly out weigh “issues”. Most of which have a hack or fix for by now anyway.
More good advice, if you can swing one with a 6 speed auto that is a big plus over all the old 4 speeds ( and Dodges 5 speed) but I wouldn’t give up a bunch of miles or condition for a 6 speed.
You might even find an elusive 6 speed manual 3/4 ton Ford V10.
Dealer vs private party? I wouldn’t even consider 99% of old used cars on used car lots. Main reasons? 1. Price. 2. You have virtually zero chance of knowing the history of the vehicle. If you buy private party you can size up the owner at the same time. That’s worth as much analyzing the vehicle imo when looking at stuff with high miles.
To that point, big problems aside, I’d rather see an old truck with a stack of receipts for new(er) parts than the one that “went 120,000 miles and has never needed a repair”.
To me that means the next buyer will foot the bill for ALL the stuff about to wear out.
Last thing and this comes from many years of old rusty cars that I had to get under and fix.....buy one that is clean and rust free. Period. Pay more if you have to. Hence my NM reccomendation.
More good advice, if you can swing one with a 6 speed auto that is a big plus over all the old 4 speeds ( and Dodges 5 speed) but I wouldn’t give up a bunch of miles or condition for a 6 speed.
You might even find an elusive 6 speed manual 3/4 ton Ford V10.
Dealer vs private party? I wouldn’t even consider 99% of old used cars on used car lots. Main reasons? 1. Price. 2. You have virtually zero chance of knowing the history of the vehicle. If you buy private party you can size up the owner at the same time. That’s worth as much analyzing the vehicle imo when looking at stuff with high miles.
To that point, big problems aside, I’d rather see an old truck with a stack of receipts for new(er) parts than the one that “went 120,000 miles and has never needed a repair”.
To me that means the next buyer will foot the bill for ALL the stuff about to wear out.
Last thing and this comes from many years of old rusty cars that I had to get under and fix.....buy one that is clean and rust free. Period. Pay more if you have to. Hence my NM reccomendation.
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