Tow Truck discussion
I'm in the market for a different truck. I currently have a 2001 F150 Super Crew with a lot of miles, 223k. I'd like something newer, but I'm not against older provided its a better vehicle. I've g...
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Rather B Fishin wrote:
The weak part of getting a 7.3 is the 4R100 tranny. It's not that stout so you'll want to look into it's history or plan on a rebuild at some point. That rebuild should not include a "factory" rebuild but a "bulletproofing" rebuild with a better TC and other improvements. That said, the 2000 F350 I had, had 174K on the original tranny, chipped and all. I did have gauges and installed an aux 20K tranny cooler in 2003 when I bought the truck.
I sold the truck 6 months ago and got top dollar for it even with some issues. Don't kid yourself tho, while it's a heck of motor it needs maintenance and other things on a truck that old will need maintenance as well. I thought I'd have that truck forever...until I sold it. The new truck is twice the rig that 2000 could ever hope to be. my 2 cents.
Rwice the truck, 3 times the payment.....:)
My '97 owes me nothing. It's been paid off since 2001. Nice not to have a payment book. Probably the prime motivator for not buying a new one other than all the emissions junk.
